Join our warm and friendly family and share your skills in Marvão, Portugal

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  I live on an organic smallholding and also help run my parents farm which consists of olives and sheep. Mine is a new venture whereas my parents have farmed all their lives in the Alentejo and have worked on many conservation projects.
  It's an idyllic spot away from the fray but near enough to walk to a couple of historical gems with lots of happening and a colourful international flavour too. My parents used to run a tourism business but are now scaling down and focusing more on their own farm projects. Although they occasionally still have guests, volunteers would not be expected to help with this.
  We all help together on the land as a family although I also teach Portuguese to incomers and English at a local college. This region is spectacular for its natural diversity: cork and chestnut forests, vineyards, sheep and cattle farms, and plains which stretch as far as the eye can see providing a privileged habitat for wildlife.
  We are warm and welcoming people who value simple values and integrity.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Interesses

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Mascotes

  

  Cultura

  

  Fazenda

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Idiomas

  

  Mochilão

  

  Desenho e pintura

  

  Animais

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Camping

  

  Montanhas

  

  Praia

  

  Esportes aquáticos

  

  Caminhada
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  Part of what we offer is the chance to integrate with the family and share skills. This is a 2 way thing. My Father is very good at husbandry and has a wealth of knowledge about Portugal and farming but as he is over eighty, needs support with many tasks which would have been so easy a few years ago. Having fun is very much part of the agenda and people will be made to feel part of the family.

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  Ajuda

  You will be helping with various projects depending on the time of year: olive picking from late October to late December, general help like feeding animals or helping my parents with household chores they may find challenging.
  
  My Father has a wealth of local knowledge and will teach about the local country ways and traditions as well as showing people a good time. Tasks may be shared or not depending. Olive picking is certainly a shared task as we get family members and friends to come and help too so it is a fun and social time. We are currently looking for volunteers to help pick olives to make our own family olive oil for our own consumption and that of our guests.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Português: Iniciante

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  Acomodação

  Workaways will stay in very nice rooms on the farm, some which have an en suite bathroom and others with a shared bathroom. A fully equipped kitchen is also provided as well as a sitting room area and an outdoor patio.
  
  Meals provided. Some meals may be taken with the hosts but a stipend is also provided as well as access to local shops to buy ingredients. Our volunteers tend to cook together as a social activity but this is optional.

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  Este anfitrião indicou que adora hospedar nômades digitais.

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  

  Avelã

  

  Border Collies

  

  Sheep

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