Come learn about permaculture and sustainable living near Coimbra, Portugal

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  Hey, my name is Inês, I am 33 years old, and I have been renovating my family house, for the past 3 years with my friend Simone, after 30 years of being abandoned. Now it has a new life by being a learning and transformation centre, and a rural coliving space since October 2025.
  
  If you like the experience of being part of a community in a rural area of Portugal, join us!
  
  We are 2 full-time members living at the Quinta: Simone and I, and now we have our most recent part-time member, Ana!
  
  Volunteers will be welcomed as new team members who will be co-creating with us. We expect responsibility, proactivity while learning, sharing and, of course, having fun (:

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Projetos artísticos

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Cuidar de animais

  Ajuda em fazenda

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa
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  Interesses

  

  Política/justiça social

  

  LGBTQ

  

  Vegetariano/vegano

  

  Autodesenvolvimento

  

  Sustentabilidade

  

  Mascotes

  

  Fazenda

  

  Eventos e social

  

  Cultura

  

  Cuidar de plantas

  

  Faça você mesmo

  

  Jardinagem

  

  Culinária e comida

  

  Carpintaria

  

  Animais

  

  Yoga/bem-estar

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Praia

  

  Dança

  

  Montanhas

  

  Velejar/navegar

  

  Atividades ao ar livre

  

  Caminhada

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Esportes de aventura
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  Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

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  O que é isso?
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  Quinta da Caravalheira has become a Rural Coliving focused on nature, sustainable living and regeneration since October 2025. This means we are welcoming colivers from around the world (more during spring and summer, fewer to none during autumn and winter).
  
  Besides that, we host retreats and workshops conducted by our team members and partners who love the space and combine their area of expertise with the purpose of the Quinta. We have hosted workshops about cooking, picking and selection of forest mushrooms, yoga, meditation, forest bathing, permaculture, olive picking, volunteering activities related to the house's renovations, Christmas markets, exchange markets, and so much more. Creativity has no limit!
  
  Most of the year, we have thematic weekends, where we gather friends, family, previous volunteers and any curious people who are welcomed to join us, learn, contribute and enjoy!
  
  So this means, by joining us, you will have the option to help organise and attend these workshops for free (:
  
  We welcome any knowledge that you might be passionate about and think is useful and nice to share with us, our friends and any coliver who passes by. Gardening/farming, painting, decorating, arts, sustainable products...you name it!
  
  In the surroundings, there are hiking paths, climbing walls (outdoors and indoors), and amazing river beaches. You can visit the nearest town, Soure (15 minutes by car) and the nearest cities, Pombal (25 minutes by car) or Coimbra (35 minutes by car).

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  This is a community environment with amazing neighbours and a welcoming team. We host workshops while growing our vegetable garden in accordance with permaculture principles.
  
  We have been working on the house renovation for 3 years, and it's now a Learning and Regeneration centre.
  
  Therefore, we need volunteers to take care of the house and the animals, and to plant more in our vegetable garden 😊
  
  Workawayers will not be asked to help out in areas with paying guests.
  
  We meet every day at 9 am for a team check-in where we divide tasks and share our personal needs.
  
  Then usually we work until 12h/13h, we have a 1h30 lunch break, and we continue in the afternoon for the amount of hours left for the day.
  
  The activities can be varied: planting, weeding, feeding the animals, cleaning the garden and patio, painting walls, managing wood stock, etc.
  
  Ps: We accept only vegetarian food. No smoking/drugs allowed within our space.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Português: Fluente
  Espanhol: Intermediário

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
  Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.
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  Acomodação

  Your main accommodation will be in a dorm, which you will share with other colivers, guests or volunteers when necessary. So this means there might be periods where you will enjoy a room just for yourself too (:
  
  Don't worry about bed linen and blankets, we provide that for you! In the cold months (November to April), we recommend bringing a sleeping bag, just in case you are a very cold person.
  
  Your stay includes 3 vegetarian meals per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). As well as free access to the internet, laundry, tours, events, bikes, yoga classes on Wednesdays (not available from December to March) and any equipment in the house (including the kitchen).
  
  We also provide free rides to and from the Quinta. During your stay, we combine rides (when the car is available) and use local buses or taxis for any additional commutes.
  
  For any questions, just contact us. We would love to know more about you (:

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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

  We accept workawayers who have their personal jobs, as long as your commitment to the Quinta isn't compromised. We foster a safe space to share and communicate any needs or priorities that might come up. But please, be always honest from beginning to end about them. We want to make sure that this experience works wonderfully for both sides (:

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  Parking is possible but limited. Lets communicate in advance so our needs and availabilities are in sink!

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  Pode aceitar animais

  We accept pets that are confortable/respectfull with cats, chikens and duks, since we have those roaming freely in the outdoor space of the house, and the cats in the indoors spaces too. We ask for the owners to be mindfull.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Meus animais / animais de estimação

  

  Ducks

  

  Chickens

  

  Maia

  The queen of our farm: with lots of energy and eager for attention!

  

  Ragnar

  The king of our farm: loves sun baths and adores chin scratches!

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