Non-profit cooperative for permaculture and sustainable health in Viseu, Portugal

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  Description

  We are a group of Permaculture teachers, gardeners, natural builders and health practitioners. We function as a Cooperative, on a non-profit basis and as self-sustainable as possible. Six years ago we followed through on our collective dream, to settle in Portugal and renovate an abandoned village. The village is located in the Viseu region. (1,2 hr east from Porto, 1 hr from Aveiro). We are currently setting up our infrastructure as well as growing 70-80 percent of our own food. We have 1000 m2 of greenhouse in which we grow seasonal, regional, and global varieties of produce. We manage 14 hectares of terraced land along with a flock of 20 sheep on rotational grazing year round (also provide us with meat). In addition we press olive oil and make chestnut puree. Since the project encompasses quite a lot and we are an ambitious group of people, we decided to open towards volunteers to help us with our goals related to self sufficiency and village restoration. Most of us were running a permaculture school in Thailand before moving to Portugal. This means we have some experience hosting volunteers and working with you, rather than you working for us.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Ferme

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We are a dynamic group of passionate people who used to run a Permaculture school in Thailand and can offer you a unique experience where your learning could be pretty diverse! We always have building projects in the pipeline, as well as lots of land management and gardening. We also have a passionate Bush doctor, homebirth midwife, contact improv dancer on the land !!

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  Aide

  UPDATE May 2026: We are open for the season! We are looking for some great hands and hearts to help us with communal infrastructure (clean up the land, carpentry projects, build compost toilets, and more .. ) and natural building. Come summer months, the gardens and fire prevention are our main priorities.
  
  Are you passionate about play? Our children - ages 2, 3, 9, 12, and 14 years old - are always looking to make new friends.
  
  Other general tasks include helping out with the gardens, tending the sheep, and cooking for communal meals. Are you passionate about cooking, processing and helping us transform our produce into community shared meals and preserves? If you have very specific skills, let us know! We are always excited to learn along with you! ;)

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  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Hollandais: Courant
  Portugais: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  We are currently setting up our pioneer infrastructure. We have one comfortable communal house (with hot shower and toilet, kitchen and living room). Inside "the farmhouse," there are two cats, we also have two dogs on the land (in other houses), all are friendly, beware if you have any allergies. Accommodation is tent camping, fully outfitted, along with composting toilet, hammocks and lounge space in a centrally located campsite zone in the forest.

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  Autres infos...

  We all care deeply for the village we are renovating, so expect us to ramble on and on about our dream for the abandoned village. :) We also have great neighbors, so be prepared to spend some time socializing with the elders over red wine and talk about cabbages and beans. We tend to work hard but also enjoy ourselves by cooking spectacular home grown meals. Please come with a tolerant mindset, as this type of early-on pioneering work comes with it's challenges, specially when the weather is very hot or very wet. You may push your own comfort boundaries. We expect mutual respect of others and the land in which we care for. The amount of people living here is 11 adults and 6 children. During Spring and summer we receive often guests and family. We are a group of families and appreciate our private time in the evenings, so people that volunteer here need to be comfortable spending time independently. As a group, we are a mix of Portuguese, American and Belgian. We speak English, Dutch, French, German and Portuguese.

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Your caravan is welcome, we can offer electrical hookup

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

Sécurité du site

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