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Help us with our self-sufficient house

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The experience

Hi! We are Núria&Marc, and we run an Ecotourism accommodation in an isolated environment in the middle of nature.
House is off grid, with photovoltaic panels, biomass heating, and water from spring.
We grow an organic garden, take care our animals: sheep, chickens, donkeys...
We look for a couple to stay with us minimum a month, to help in the house and outside. You'll stay in a private renovated tiny house with all facilities.
See you soon!

What you offer

25 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.

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

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

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate French

Between 23 and 60 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 looking for a couple to stay in an independent full equipped renovated shipping container with kitchen and bathroom.
We run a guest house with five rooms, so tasks are varied.
Usually we work in the morning but can change if needed.
Basically we expect you helping, when we got costumers, in the rooms and kitchen.
Outside the house there are a variety of tasks: weeding, planting, collecting firewood... and animals feed.

Activities & Shift

* Help in the kitchen and rooms.
* Working outside: in the orchard, with animals, collecting firewood...

Rules

You'll stay in an independent full equipped renovated tiny house.
After work, we cook lunch and eat together in our house.
We provide food you need for your breakfast and dinner, and you cook to yourself in the tiny house.
The food is mostly vegetarian and although one of us not, we eat little animal protein.
The house is located in a mountain setting and is from about a 30-minute drive to the nearest serviced village. We do not have availability to leave you our car, but you can make use of the bikes that we have.
There are 2 days off per week, usually labor days.
You have to take care of the cleanliness of your place and on the last day you will have to leave it clean just as you found it.
We prefer non-smoking person