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Farm stay in the hills, close to world famous Portugal Beaches

The experience

Hello, We are a retired couple with an old farm in need of restoration. We have done up the house and have a 2 bedroom apartment for family and friends . We need help around the house and land with small tasks such as garden work and weeding, Oct/Nov olive harvest, land maintenance, and regular household duties. I teach ceramics also.
We live 2km to the closest town that has wonderful restaurants and cultural events. 20 minutes to Faro

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Fluent English or Intermediate Portuguese

Over 20 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

We are new to the volunteer hosting program. I do most of the organization of tasks and work together with the volunteer on projects. Typically we decide on some tasks for the stay and work a few hours each morning or evening depending on the weather. Summer is hot in Portugal. Tasks are simple and don't need a lot of skill. Some outdoor painting, trimming plants back from walls, pulling weeds, raking leaves, topping up soil in planter beds, making things neat and tidy. As we restore this land the jobs are always changing with the seasons.

Activities & Shift

Daily activities vary. One day it may be trimming the sprouts on the bottom of the trees, the next raking leaves. Some days I need help in the ceramic studio painting pots, or making things, and vacuuming the studio floor. Other days we pick a bigger project like organizing the storage room or doing some repairs on the rock walls. All things I can do by myself but just easier with a helper.

Rules

Rules:
We don't have a lot of requirements besides no smoking.
Respect the house and property, keep it tidy and at the end of the stay do a good clean for the next guest.
Put the sheets and towels in the wash, clean the dishes and remove all old food that is perishable, bag up the trash so we can take to the bins down the road.
To respect our neighbors quite hours are 10p to 8am.