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Be welcome at our piece of Paradise in the mountains of Monchique

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The experience

Are you on a journey of discovery? Do you yearn for meaningful experiences with like-minded, sovereign individuals? Perhaps our little chunk of paradise will put a smile on your face.

Hi... we're James and Nadine. We are a couple of Canadian transplants living and thriving totally off-grid and self sustainably on a lovely 12.7 hectare plot of land in the heart of the famed Algarve region of Portugal.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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.

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.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 25 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)

Academy Course Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts

Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

Travel insurance

Mandatory volunteer introduction video

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

In the almost four years since our arrival, using the principles of permaculture and regenerative farming, we have endeavoured to develop the land in ways that respect and honour the miracles of nature. The gardens provide us with all of our fruit and veg needs all year round (apart from bananas and avocados). The fruit trees in the orchard are just recently planted but many began to bare fruit starting this year. Moreover, we have countless numbers of medicinal plants that we use to make teas, tinctures, salves, soaps, poultices, and more!

Activities & Shift

There is always some sort of building project going on, for which we often need a hand. As well a lot of the work will allow you to develop skills in the areas of; seed-saving, Bio-intensive planting, planting by the moon cycles, companion planting, tree pruning, low water use irrigation techniques, composting, mulching, trellis construction, and much more.

Rules

No smoking on the property.
No animals without prior consent.