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Peaceful Hillside Farm Experience in Central Portugal! 🌿

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The experience

We are a hillside property in central Portugal near Oleiros. Its a small fruit farm and you are very welcome to come and stay and help us reach our potential. There are many things to fix or create and we have a lot of materiel to work with, some natural and some left lying around the place. Its a relaxed place and we will work in short bursts like 4 hours a day and four days a week the rest of your time is for your self

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, 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.

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

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

Beginner English

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

if you have any skills we will work around those - there are carpentry and electrical and building skills needed. This doesn't have to be volunteer based. There is plenty of other tasks that need attention. currently : building raised beds for winter vegetables. Irrigation maintenance and expansion. Pruning trees and particularity a very large Kiwi plant. Fruit harvest and storage - this is ongoing. Finishing the downstairs kitchen area for volunteers. Please get in contact for more info and see if you are a match.

Activities & Shift

we can see what works best but 4 hours daily and 4 times a week is standard. It would be advantages to have a vehicle to get around if you want to explore the area. we have room for campers but make sure you have levelers as its mountainous.

Rules

no hard drugs no excessive drinking and show respect to all