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Nurturing a family Quinta with Permaculture, Biodynamics, Waldorf

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The experience

Working with the principles of Permaculture, Hügelkultur and Biodynamics in the garden and on the land, natural building using woodcrete, growing a Waldorf/Steiner educational hub, co-creating family meals, living a quiet rhythmical life with depth in conversation - knowing that inner work serves outer work, and outer work serves inner work!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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.

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.

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

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

Between 20 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Seeking kind, grounded souls to grow something beautiful with us 🌱
Availability: Late May through Winter

We are a small, heart-led family tending a Waldorf-inspired, regenerative Quinta in the forested hills of Figueiró dos Vinhos, Central Portugal.
Since moving here in 2023, our long-term family vision has been gently clarifying and deepening. It is truly rooted in our passions: Waldorf Education, Permaculture, Biodynamics, and the Dances of Universal Peace—a way of life that honours the land, the sacred, and the unfolding of childhood with tenderness and intention. We are growing a place of beauty, healing, and deep connection—with the earth, each other, and spirit.

We are inviting individuals, couples or families who feel the call to live in rhythm—with the land, with family life, and with real, present-hearted communication. We especially welcome those who bring a sense of care, beauty and reverence into their work.
Outer work reflects inner work 🧡

We’re looking for people who:
• Feel aligned with conscious family living, simplicity, and shared responsibility
• Can offer steadiness, presence, and ideally a longer-term commitment (minimum 2 weeks)
• May have experience (or heartfelt curiosity) in Permaculture, Biodynamics, Waldorf/Steiner education, natural building, or soulful community living

A Little About Us

We’re Sarah, Mendel, and our 3.5-year-old son Mani—originally from the UK. Since arriving in Portugal in 2023, we’ve been tending both inner and outer landscapes: planting gardens, shaping play spaces, and dreaming a Waldorf initiative into being. The principles of Permaculture and Biodynamics guide our daily choices, and we’re gently weaving a long-term vision of community and co-learning here.

Activities & Shift

25 hours per week in exchange for living well and eating well with us.
We have a structure to our week and like to plan ahead. We can be flexible, with prior communication and agreements.
At the moment it works best for us if the 25 hours are spread over 4 days, with three rest days.

Rules

We expect people to drop into our family rhythm, have high standards of care taking and cleanliness, also being able to communicate clearly around needs and boundaries.
We have weekly check ins where we aim for clear truthful communication. All feelings are welcome! If there is a feeling in the air then we want to be able to talk about it.