Défrichage et amour des animaux à Vale das Barrocas, Portugal

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  Description

  We will be focussed on decorating and building kitchens and bathrooms this season.
  
  
  Hello, thanks for visiting our listing - please read full description before messaging us, so you know what to expect and what we expect from our guests.
  
  Welcome :)
  
  Our community hub in Portugal is near the city of Castelo Branco, in the forest between two small villages.
  
  We have 11 hectares, a river and eucalyptus and pine forest, some meadows and other gems, a natural swimming pond (during winter-spring) and a bigger all year lake 15 mins walk away - We spend a lot of time there.
  
  In 4 years and a small budget we have transformed the place into a cool hideout in the forest, good energy and conscious mindset, many people from the wider community frequent the space, we hold and attend events fairly regularly.
  
  - we have really awesome people staying here - kind, problem solving, proactive, creative, respectful, helpful.
  
  we welcome woodworkers, builders, gardeners, artists, electrician/plumbers, people who can work independently and are creative.
  
  Please if you're just looking for a holiday stop gap, this maybe isnt the place for you...we want people who are excited and proactive about community living & we have a 3 week minimum stay policy for volunteers.
  
  We work hard, play hard & rest hard.
  
  If you come with the intention of working well for 3 hours a day 5 days a week & keeping the space tidy, we are happy to provide some of the most self reflective and memorable times you will have on your trip, however we expect punctuality and productivity during working hours.
  
  our Horse Blue, Rambo & Ninja our dogs, our 8 cats and 10 chickens live in abundant happiness...who needs a tv with them around..
  
  We are diverse, musical, spiritual, weirdo, aliens, queer and accepting of everyone - apart from big ego energy - with respect, that can stay at the beginning of the dirt road.
  
  We have a bathroom with shower (hot showers available with some effort, a few compost toilets, kitchen, heated chill room/communal space, a gym, event space, gardens of veg, water tower, small swimming pond ( most of year) and a load of other stuff..
  
  Being animal friendly/lovers, we are vegetarian/vegan and don't eat meat, please respect this and refrain from eating meat at our home. You can go to town when you like.
  
  There are wild boar, hares, terrapins, otter, frogs, lots of flowers, birds and insects around, depending on the time of year.
  
  In the summer it gets really hot sometimes hitting 45, prepare accordingly - the most temperate times are spring and autumn, winter is fair in the day time - however in the evening not so much. Nothing a couple of logs on the fire /a warm sleeping bag cant fix
  
  Preparation is important.
  
  Ideally volunteers have their own transport.
  
  If pick up is needed from city, it must be arranged before 1330 or preferably hitchhiking/bus works from castelo Branco (15€ pick up towards fuel as its an hour round trip) and we pick up from Barbaido village for free, if a car is available - you maybe can get a cab otherwise. Or hitchhiking to Barbaido, the closest village and a 30 min walk to us.
  
  3 week minimum stay, we prefer people staying longer and joining the fam longer term, makes life easier for us and more authentic for you.
  
  Any questions DM please
  Helios
  
  Please add: 'Rambos Jambos Mambos' as the subject title in the email you send to us, to confirm if you can follow simple instructions. Thank you. Hope to see you soon 👽💚😅🏳️‍🌈🦄

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et projets de construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique / avec Internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  it is tranquil, peaceful, healing energy, time for yourself, time to be in nature and connect with good people and animals, time to do yoga, make music or do art - to learn open communication and how to be part of a community.
  
  we do bi-weekly team meetings and always stuff happening, be prepared for random adventures - considering its in the middle of the forest.

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  Aide

  Current Tasks:
  
  Building kitchen/bathroom area
  
  - land clearing from Estava
  - building shed
  - tidy up of land
  - picking olives,
  - veg gardens to maintain
  - paths to decorate,
  - steps to install,
  - painting/maintenance of buildings,
  
  
  
  minimum 3 weeks
  (if we get on okay/the match fits). It takes this long to get into the swing of the place and figure out how everything works/goes; will build a load of cabins and platforms too.
  
  Our schedule for volunteers is 5 days a week 3 hours a day, in exchange for a place to stay which will be a simple tent with mattress and bedding ir your own van.
  
  An arrangement can be agreed upon for food
  
  Everyone joins in the cooking schedule at home if eating with the family
  
  Food we eat a lot of veg/beans/protein/varied and healthy diet aimed to keep us energised and fuelled.
  
  Sometimes we have pizza night or burgers and chips.
  
  People go in town regularly for food too.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Débutant
  Portugais: Débutant

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  Hébergement

  single tent or shared bell tent, with mattresses and bedding/sleeping bag,
  
  Bring your own snacks and food. Veggie only please.
  
  
  prefer independent people with own accomodation or people with tents and sleeping bags.

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  Autres infos...

  swimming, hiking, drive to town if you have a car, bar in village, sleep, read, art, play music
  
  We have so many cool events here and a packed social diary if desired.
  
  bus from village twice daily

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We are fully off grid. We do have our solar set up and this allows us to work online if there's a need to - care to charge during the day in sun on cloudy/ winter days and also flexibility weatherise. 4g picks up just fine and have Wi-Fi most of the time (hotspots). During rainy days minimum electrical at present

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  plenty of space to set up a camper/motorhome. (Please only organic toilet/compost or take to town to dispose of) actually its preferred to have people with their own vans, this is because it is helpful to have more drivers and frees up sleeping spaces. :)

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Only cat and chicken friendly female dogs / spayed boys - it will not work otherwise - our male dog doesn't like other boys, especially if they're barky/too energetic. please let us know first :)

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  3 hours a day, 5 days a week- for a place to stay

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