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🐎 Help Build a Self-Sufficient Farm with Horses in Central PT

The experience

Just one month ago, we began a new chapter on our beautiful Quinta in the heart of central Portugal. The horses roam freely and play a key role in our Coaching work. We’re restoring old vineyards and olive groves, growing a vegetable garden and orchard, and moving steadily toward a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
From seeds to our plate, we aim to be self sufficient when it comes to healthy food and the wellbeing of our animals is top priority!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Dutch

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

In the coming years, we’ll also welcome small-scale tourism and intimate retreats — helping fund the long-term restoration of this beautiful farm.
This is a space to slow down, reconnect, create, learn, and truly live with nature.

Activities & Shift

Life on the Farm – Get Your Hands Dirty & Your Heart Full
Every day is different, shaped by the seasons, the weather, and what the land needs most. You might find yourself:
🐎 Caring for horses, goats, dogs & cats
🚶 Walking the goats through the hills
🌿 Gardening, planting, pruning & harvesting
🫒 Reviving vineyards & olive trees (yes — hundreds of liters of olive oil!)
🍋 Turning kiwis, lemons, oranges & more into jams and treats
🔥 Collecting firewood & helping make the land fire-safe
🍳 Cooking and sharing meals together
🛠 Building projects: outdoor kitchen, chill spaces, animal shelters, guest accommodation

Rules

We want volunteers to find their sparkle, share their talents, and explore activities outside their comfort zone. Therefore, we are looking for mature, hands-on individuals who are not afraid to communicate, dare to take initiative, and—an absolute must—have respect for nature and every living creature!