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Come help restore 2 little houses and enjoy the rural life!

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The experience

After searching for several years we found a 5500 m2 land with 2 little houses to restore/renovate right on the border with Portugal. The area has a lot of options to get to know (the truth is that we still don't know it very well yet) and the idea is to share the space and ideas to make it a more livable place. We would like to make raised garden beds, greenhouse, finish landscaping and planting flowers and more trees.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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.

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.

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.

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

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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.

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

Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent Spanish

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are asking people for five hours of work depending on their taste and preference as there is a wide range of tasks to do. Usually we will be doing it together but sometimes alone depending on the baby. Mostly garden work, bioconstruction work that should be fun and DIY, shared cooking on a rotating schedule preferable. We are a young couple trying to live better in this world and would like to share the space not only with our family and friends but also with volunteers from all the over the world and live through trust and healthy initiatives.

Activities & Shift

There are many options for different varied tasks and are open to dialogue about that. Gardening, collecting oranges and apples, weeding, building, make a letter box. Depends on the weather, usually like to do a few hours in the morning have lunch and enjoy the afternoon or in summer work early and late to avoid the heat of the day. We consider the work to be play, it should be enjoyable and fruitful.

Rules

No smoking on the property, as the ash is also toxic and would prefer non smokers due to second and third hand smoke. But if you smoke, you can do it up the driveway. We aren't really party people though enjoy meals outdoors and local festivals.