Help us start our self-sustainable Project & food forest in National Park Serra de Estrela, Portugal

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  July 2022, Lars, our dog Athos and me (Ayla) moved from the Netherlands to Portugal.
  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 and three big wells.
  
  
  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.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Prática de idiomas

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Projetos de 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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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  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.
  
  We would love to learn some Portuguese!

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  Ajuda

  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 make a small vegetable garden and clean out the spring and wells.
  Making a compost toilet is also high on our to do list.
  
  In august it's time to make the roof waterproof! This is a big project.
  
  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.)

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Francês: Iniciante
  Português: Iniciante

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  We want to learn more Portuguese! We are still beginners.
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  Acomodação

  We have a big safari tent for our volunteers to sleep in, we provide sleeping suplies. There is more than enough space to stay with us with your own camper van or tent.
  
  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 spring and river beaches close by 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.
  
  Update June 2022:
  Because of the drought in Portugal our wells and spring have dropped down. This means we cannot swim on the terrain. We have a small pool for some refreshment and like to go to river beaches in siesta time.

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  Algo mais...

  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 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 and three big wells.
  
  We like to go on hikes with our dog, make fires at night, play games and of course enjoy a well deserved siesta!

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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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  Pode aceitar animais

  Este anfitrião está aberto a aceitar viajantes com animais de estimação.

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  Mais de 2

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  Horas previstas

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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