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Care for our food forest - Portugal

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The experience

we need help with the general maintenance of our ever-growing food forest!

you'll only be asked to work 3h/day, ideally in the morning. we'll cook lunch for everyone, mostly sourced from our garden

when we have availability, we'll show you around (we have lakes, waterfalls, trails, cultural events and local markets)

you can also take the chance to learn more about our local flora, natural cosmetics and cooking!

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

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

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

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

we just need help with general maintenance tasks for our food forest, like cleaning garden beds and planting.

our volunteers will have their private wood cabin, made entirely out of recycled materials, for single or couple, with light (battery operated), a small stove top to to make teas and cook small meals, a water dispenser and a sink outside to give you more autonomy.

our energy is through solar panels, limited to 800w daily and only in our main cabin/kitchen.

there's only one bathroom with a compost toilet and the shower is with heated water (on the stove) and a mug.

we get our drinking/cooking water from a spring water fountain near by
we also have water from the well.

the weather is very extreme - up to 45ºC in the summer and down to -5ºC in the winter, so the best times to come are spring and fall.