Permaculture food forest and healing community in Portugal

Help a sustainable project: 3 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
High demand host: This host has received 4 applications recently. We recommend you apply for other positions too.
Connect with nature: 3 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Expand your environmental consciousness: 2 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

22h

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

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

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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.

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.

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

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

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: 2 weeks

The Experience

Hey! I'm Andrew, 37, from England. I bought a small quinta just over 4 years ago near São Pedro do Sul to start a healing permaculture project with food forest, medicinal plants, and community spirit. We value meditation, yoga, dance, plant medicine, and conscious living in general. Looking for volunteers (min. 2 weeks) to co-create and and grow with us. Spring/ summer 2025: veggie garden, compost toilet, outdoor kitchen & forest magic!

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 21 and 51 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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

Climate action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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3 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Permaculture Project

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

3 Get in touch with nature
2 Developing environmental awareness
2 Learning about sustainability
1 Meeting international travelers
1 Meeting locals
1 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

3 15. Life on land
2 13. Climate action

Jason

Canada

Andrew was an absolute treat to live with when we stayed with him. He has a passion for making good food, and it shows. All his meals were delicious and he made us feel at home by adapting to our tastes and supplying any ingredients we needed to make food we enjoy. He is very chill, down to earth, and passionate about his the project and the beautification of his natural land. He focused on providing lots of communal and personal chill areas for the guests and him and gave us the freedom to do as we please on the property. He was extremely easy to work with and the hours were very favourable ❤️

28 days ago

Abbie

Canada

My boyfriend and I stayed with Andrew for 3 weeks and it was our favourite worldpackers trip so far! Andrew was super kind and welcoming from the beginning. He picked us up in Oliveira de Frades and drove us to his property where we met his AMAZING dog, Kinnie. (She's so so sweat, kind, and loves new people and will go to the beach with you everyday) Andrew had a massive tent set up by the stream, where we slept for our time there. The bed was very comfortable and the sound of the stream next to us made us sleep all night! The work was also very enjoyable! I definitely recommend staying!

29 days ago

Luis

Mexico

Volunteering at Andrew's was my first experience and a truly transformative one. It was a shift from city life to sleeping in a tent by a the project stream, disconnected from the world. The place is magical — the project, the water, and Andrew's wonderful neighbors. Andrew shared his deep plant knowledge and cooked amazing meals (and so did the other volunteers) with fresh food from his the project. Work was flexible and creative; he gave us the freedom to manage our time and tasks creatively. Despite some communication differences, learned a lot and feel grateful for it. I left feeling lighter, freer.

29 days ago

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