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Help picking olives in a organic farm with good energy

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The experience

We are an organic farm with a permaculture vision
we have superb century-old olive trees and we harvest the olives by hand, it is not intensive cultivation and no chemicals are used, therefore completely sustainable .
The picking is done in a spirit of good humor 5 hours a day for 5 days a week, the rest of the time is free with the possibility of walking or cycling, tourisme, yoga classes, meal preparation with our organic vegetables .

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

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

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.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

Requirements

Beginner Portuguese or Beginner English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Participate in the world of the farm in the spirit of permaculture, that is to say, respect and provide more than take. Help in the ecological projects of the farm, and taking care of a vegetable garden. Agroforestry according to the principles of permaculture participates in the world of the farm in the spirit of permaculture. If you have skills or simply a desire to participate and learn.
I am someone who seeks to integrate both the wilderness of life with some of the luxuries and benefits of the modern times we live in, in a mindful, expansive, respectful and loving way. My goal is to create and co-create wherever I go, to learn and transmit, to inspire and be inspired, to empower myself and let myself be touched by the great diversity that exists around me and use it to bring “the best” into this world to serve us as a collective.

Activities & Shift

You need to have your own health and accident insurance and be in good health and physical condition as farm life is very sporty.
If you are a person who loves the great outdoors, nature and movement this is for you, if you are more of the type to have difficulty emerging in the morning, not being able to separate yourself from your iPhone for a few hours, and a If you're a bit of a sluggish person,, this probably wouldn't be ideal for you.
This experience requires motivated people, nature is generous with us and we are used to interacting with it with respect.
We also have animals: sheep in respect of their quiet way of life and not at all to exploit them in any way, as well as 5 cats who are our mascots.

Rules

Apart from picking olives, we share moments of rest, entertainment, social exchanges together, we also participate together in the preparation of the vegetarian's meals with our organic products direct from our vegetable garden.
Drugs are prohibited, alcohol in reasonable quantities only for dinner
The farm is vegetarian nearly vegan .