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This July Lars, our dog Athos and me (Ayla) are moving from the Netherlands to Portugal.
After travelling Portugal for only a month, we found our dream home in de Gouveia area.
There are two big houses that we have to renovate and 4.5 hectares of land. The land is surrounded by boulder rocks to climb and go on hikes. There is a stream, two big wells and a natural swimming pool.
We are starting a food forest and permaculture garden. There will be sheep, chickens, and pigs to maintain the garden, feed the soil and to have good company.
This is the very beginning of our big project. We have always wanted to live a self sustainable life, and now it's finally here! Our new home is completely off the grid, but still a short walk to the little villages Vila Franca Da Serra and Vila Ruiva. Also, just a 15-minute ride to Gouveia, a small big city :)
We are both still young, love to have fun and meet new people. We want to share this beautiful place with workawayers from all over the world.
Our dog Athos was born in 2021. He is very kind, smart, and gentle with everyone.
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
You will experience a self sustainable project from the very beginning. How do you start and what do you need to become self-sufficient? Maybe this gives you inspiration and the tools to start your own project one day.
Lars is an ecological gardener in the Netherlands and can teach you a lot about the land, soil, trees, and everything you need to know.
Ayla is a yoga teacher and virtual assistant. She will provide yoga classes, free to join. Also, Reiki treatments and good conversations.
We would love to learn some Portuguese!
Starting July 1st 2022:
Our project can start now. Ayla will need help with clearing the land (it is overgrown now). We will start with pointing/filling the outside of the houses. Gardening and building will be the focus for the next few months.
We will also make a small vegetable garden and clean out our natural pool / spring.
In august it's time to make the roof waterproof! This is a big project. After this is done, we can live inside the waterproof house!
Year 1 – 2023 :
Renovation of off grid house and volunteer/guest room.
Rough clean up area:
Remove blackberries
Dredging the stream
Pruning trees.
From year 2 – 2024:
Renovating studios and camping
Build shower/toilet cabin
Herbs/flower meadows
Lay out green fertilizers
Creation of food forest 1 and 2 (trees)
Building an eco swimming pool
Construction of a raised terrace with pergola and bridge
Build stables for chickens, pigs and sheep
Construction of the driveway
We will have big (vegetarian) meals together. So we will need help with cooking. We would like to have big BBQ's as well.
(We will need to work a maximum of 4 hours a day, weekends are off. We are not strict at all, but like to have volunteers that like to work and make a change.)
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Français: Débutant
Portugais: Débutant
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We want to learn more Portuguese! We are still beginners.
There is more than enough space to stay with us with your own camper van or tent. (we can also provide 1 tent!)
If you don't mind sleeping in a house that is not finished yet, we can also place beds inside the house. (you may also put your tent inside the one of the houses, this could be less hot in summer)
It will be really down to earth and basic accommodation, since we still have to begin to renovate the houses. We have outside solar showers, and we'll make a compost toilet. The pool / spring will also be a nice refreshment.
After the house renovations have finished:
The main house has two floors. Upstairs, our family will live. Downstairs we have a big floor where we will make bedrooms for the volunteers and guests. There will be a kitchen and bathroom, and a big living area as well.
We will have a lot of fun. The area is beautiful and located next to the national park Serra Estrella.
You can visit Torre, the highest mountain of Portugal. In the right season, you can ski here.
There are multiple river beaches close by and the beach is an hour drive away.
The land is surrounded by boulder rocks to climb and make hikes. There is a stream, two big wells and a natural swimming pool.
We like to go on hikes with our dog, make fires at night, play games and of course enjoy a well deserved siesta!
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
We have little connection at our place. But we have a hotspot extender that works okay... Ayla works online and goes to a café close by to work. (in 2024 we will have Wi-Fi)
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.
Plus de 2
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week
