Farm Talavera de la Reina, Spain

3.5
(6 reviews)6

Ayúdanos en nuestro bosque de palmeras

Immerse yourself in the local culture
A traveler recommended this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with nature
A traveler recommended this experience for reconnecting with nature
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Farming
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Painting & Decorating
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Tent
You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Bikes at your disposal
You can use our bikes any time you want.
Support
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Availability

Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Stay at least
4 weeks

The Experience

My husband and I got other jobs but we have a beautiful land covered on palm trees with an old tabaco barn that we are converting into a rural house. My family runs a nursery garden in this town in the province of Toledo, not far from Madrid, we are now trying to finish the smaller details in the house as well as creating and maintaining the garden. At the moment due to our current jobs we are not abailable to spend too much time in the farm

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Requirements

  • Beginner Spanish or Beginner English
  • Over 27 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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6 Reviews

3.5

Host & Team

3.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Farm

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 1 Immersing in the local culture
  • 1 Get in touch with nature
  • 1 Developing environmental awareness

Greece

2

We didn't felt comfortable at all. When we arrived Sarabel was sick and she didn't know if it was because of COVID or not. This was a surprise for us and we would have expected to be told before so we could make our own decision on moving forward with the experience or cancel it. We slept on a big tent (cold at night, hot during day) with 2 other voluntiers (who were awsome people) but the matriz was really uncomfortable. The 1 bathroom we had for the 4 of us was 2 blocks away from the tent (didn't have any lights at nigh). In addition to daily tasks, volunteers had to cook the mealsforhosts.

about 4 years ago


Sarabel replied

I dont feel this feedback is accurate at all, I believe their expectations are too high and I dont recommend this couple for a volunteering, as they obviously expect a 5 starts hotel treatment, we are in the process of setting up a business which is why we need volunteers and why things are not 100% ready. We had excellent experiences with volunteers all along, with really good reviews in other platforms, we treat everybody like equal and had a lot of fun together. As I was sick in covid times, of course I lived separate from the rest of the group and didn’t mingle with them, the farm is big enough to be able lo live far away from the others. We do not treat volunteers as slaves making them cook for hosts, but obviously host eat too… they don’t live from thin air and they eat the same for all, rather the opposite I usually cook for them (for all, us included) but due the circumstances I could not cook and the volunteers had to cook taking turns for everybody, (we don’t do different meals for hosts and volunteers, we all eat the same together enjoying each other companies) When I recovered I made wonderful paellas, barbeques and Spanish dishes for everybody, everyone helped me to cook while they learned Spanish cuisine, but this two seemed they wanted all prepared for them like hotel guests. They where offered a big double bed or two single beds but they decided to share a small one, which I dint understand, they were offered extra blankets etc and every time they were asked if everything was ok they smiled nicely to say it was ok, so I really felt they were all fine, I suggest in the future no to be double faced and say if there is anything you would like to change to your host specially when they ask you, other ways they will not know. They seemed very smiley and happy that’s why I didn’t mind their poor working skills, and they accepted the tasks (which I can assure you were not hard at all or out of proportion) nicely so I thought it was nice to have them even though they didn’t contribute much, we rather want happy people. In the other hand they decided to leave without explanation a couple of days after their arrival, so I think they didn’t even give a chance to the project. My advice to hoist this couple is: If you have a 5 start accommodation and a chef to cook for them please take them, other ways they will not be happy.

Italy

2

We stayed with Sarabel and Diego for only four days and we arrived at a complicated moment. Sarabel was feeling sick and worried about having covid (we only found out about it after we arrived), so we were not able to socialize with them that much. On the other hand, we got to spend some quality time with two other volunteers and we really enjoyed it 😄. The house rules and tasks were clear. We help with trimming the farm trees, setting up a tent for events, cherry picking and laying tiles. The accomodations for volunteers were not what we expected.

about 4 years ago

Colombia

5

Gran experiencia y aprendizaje

over 2 years ago

Brazil

3

Gostaria de agradecer primeiramente pela experiência, não é exatamente o que eu buscava em um voluntariado no campo, esperava mais imersão cultural, gastronómica e aproveitar o lugar. tivemos problemas com as instalações de uso comunitario(cozinha e casa de banho), alimentação oferecida é bem basica e bastante repetitiva,(basicamente produtos enlatados) por estar no campo eu esperava uma alimentação diferente da qual nos foi oferecida. Decidi encerrar meu voluntariado apos 3 semanas, apos ter uma conversa com o anfitrião sobre coisas a melhorar, ele dizer que concordava e nada mudar.

about 2 years ago

Italy

5

La experiencia en la finca de palmeras fue muy buena. Sara y Diego nos recibieron muy bien, siempre estuvieron muy atentos a que estemos cómodos y no nos falte nada. Si había algún inconveniente se encargaban de resolverlo con rapidez para que la experiencia siga siendo buena. Aprendimos sobre jardinería y fue una semana muy linda para conectar con la naturaleza y el medio ambiente. Sin duda recomendamos este voluntariado y volveríamos a realizarlo en algún momento. Nos sentimos muy a gusto realmente!

about 3 years ago

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