Help us grow our permaculture nursery and enjoy a peaceful place!

Help a sustainable project: 7 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Learn about sustainability: 7 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
Connect with nature: 7 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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

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What you get

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.

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.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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!

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

What we want to share is an immersion into 'campesinos life', hands in the ground, close to nature, adapting the rythm to the season, simple life, and also our reflexions and actions for regenerative agroforestry (we start to follow syntropic principles and are working with the notion of preservation of a living soil, adapting to our dry and extreme conditions here in Serra Sao Mamede)

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

In our community, you can talk to worldpackers who have already collaborated with this host and get your questions answered directly.

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a) How was your experience with this host?
b) How was your day-to-day routine?
c) How much did you spend on this trip?

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

No poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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7 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Permaculture Project

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

7 Learning about sustainability
7 Get in touch with nature
6 Developing environmental awareness
3 Meeting international travelers
3 Meeting locals
3 Immersing in the local culture

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

7 15. Life on land
5 3. Good health and well-being
1 1. No poverty

Rawan

Egypt

Authentic experience, genuinely nice company, beautiful land and work thank you!

3 months ago

Steph replied

Thanks Rawan :-) welcome to visite!

Gabriel

Brazil

Absolutely incredible in every aspect! Steph and Fabien were always extremely kind and helpful, providing all the necessary support. I had the opportunity to learn a lot about the agricultural world and the importance of wildlife conservation. Without a doubt, I will be back!

4 months ago

Steph replied

Thanks a lot Gabriel, shared feeling :-)

Mathis

France

Thanks a lot to Steph and Fabien for their super host! Time spent here was really great, I loved to learn more about permaculture with them. They are really flexible, the work is nice. And the area is really lovely, there are many beautiful things to see around!

12 months ago

Steph replied

Merci Mathis :-)

Alan

Brazil

Truly wonderful experience with this beautiful family. It was a great pleasure to have shared some time and work together with Steph, Fabian and little Gaston in this incredible and unforgettable place. Gratitude for the enriching exchanges friends.

about 1 year ago

Steph replied

Pleasure and gratitude totally shared :-)

Andy

United Kingdom

Thank you Steph and Fabien (and Gaston and Pascel) for such lovely people and hosts. Working and being with nature, learning about permaculture and syntropic methods was a treat. A comfortable learning experience in gorgeous landscape with welcoming people. The wholesome food and caravan stay were great too. I helped build a large greenhouse too! Thank you! (Fabien, you still owe me a beer! ;-)

over 1 year ago

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