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Family-run permaculture homestead on the Portuguese Silver Coast

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The experience

A multilingual family of four on Portugal’s Silver Coast offers a permaculture homestead experience. Join them in developing a food forest, raising ducks and geese, and homeschooling with a Montessori-inspired method. Volunteers help with gardening, DIY builds, animal care, and more. Accommodation includes furnished apartments, shared meals, and a solar-powered setup. Ideal for those passionate about sustainability, community, and nature.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

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

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

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This is a family-led permaculture homestead on Portugal's Silver Coast, run by a multilingual couple with two young daughters. The land is being developed into a food forest with animals, gardens, and sustainable systems. They live simply, use solar power, and follow a nature-connected lifestyle, blending homeschooling with outdoor learning and permaculture values.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers help with a variety of tasks, including:

Gardening (planting, weeding, harvesting)

Compost management

Animal care (ducks, geese)

Small construction or DIY projects

Preserving food or cooking

Occasionally helping with the children

Usually 5 hours a day, 5 days a week — but the schedule can be flexible and shaped around shared needs and the weather.

Rules

Minimum stay: 2 weeks

No drugs or heavy drinking

Respect for nature and animals is essential

Shared responsibility for keeping spaces clean

Accommodation in a private furnished space with shared meals

Vegan/vegetarian-friendly kitchen

Respect for the family’s quiet and intentional lifestyle

Open communication is valued