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Ayúdanos en nuestro bosque de palmeras

3.5
(6 reviews)6

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

What you offer

25 hours of help 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

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.

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.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

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

Program Details

We are doing this on the side while we have other paid jobs, so at the moment we are not able to spend too much time in the farm, we have hosted volunteers a lot of times, when we lived in the farm but at the moment due the fact that we cannot be in the land too much, we are hosting one or two people a a time (a couple or a single individual) who are capable to help us in a autonomous way while we are not there, (my dad goes there often to do some tasks), so this program will suit someone who loves the solitude of the countryside and is willing to spend a long term in the farm (minimum 1 month)and be able to follow instructions and have initiative to do the required tasks while we are not there, nearest village is 15 min. on bicycle. Or 35 minutes walk. will come on weekends or when possible. We look for someone responsible and able to work on their own even if we are not there.

Activities & Shift

. We usually work from 9am to 2pm and the rest is free time but working hours can change depending on needs, weather etc…, if we are not there due to our other jobs, we will give you a number of tasks to do and you should be able to do it on your own even if you are unsupervised , so we look for independent, trustworthy, responsable people, there is not difficult tasks, mostly is watering the plants, pulling out weeds, cleaning and maintaining the gardens, Building new areas for entertainment, helping us with some diy task that my dad or us we initiate, building a bbq for example, painting some elements, picking up fruit, etc. there is different tasks depending on the time of the year. it’s important to maintain the plants so they don’t die, we will love to host people who likes plants and gardens,

Rules

We are very flexible people and we expect only common sense rules to be followed, its important not to smoke in dangerous flamable areas of the forest, and always use and ashtray, do not litter around, we had some volunteers littering around and that is not what we expect at all… in fact trying to maintain the place natural and clean is a must, the tools are expensive and it took us along time to gather them… please use them with care, we cannot replace then each time someone uses them… they must always be return to the wear-house after use and never leave a tool unattended.