Listing summary: Quinta da Bazágueda welcomes volunteers from March 2021 onwards in the Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve, in central-east Portugal. The main focus is hands-on natural building and restoration using local materials (dry stone, clay, river sand and wood), plus a practical farm task: building a new electric fence for the animals. You can also experience daily farm life, including grazing animals and learning about milking and cheese-making. The setting is wild and authentic, with river time, wildlife and a real rural rhythm.
Volunteer at Quinta da Bazágueda
Eco-building opportunity – Hello, people interested in natural construction. Quinta da Bazágueda is back on hosting volunteers from March 2021 onwards in the beautiful natural Reserve of Serra da Malcata, in the centre-east of Portugal.
Volunteer activities
At the moment we are specifically focused on restoring/building with the natural and local materials available: dry stone, clay, river sand and wood from our land in a very traditional way. We also have to build a new electric fence for the animals.
Although this is the main work we need help with, the farm continues to go on its daily needs, so you will have a chance to see our animals grazing happily around, to get to know how we milk them, make cheese and so on…
More information: a real farm life experience!
If you are interested in a more sustainable lifestyle, surrounded by Nature, wilderness and a very authentic, original landscape, this is for you! Among all the farm and day-to-day activities, we are now especially needing help to build an electric fence to keep our goats, sheep and cows safe. Other daily animal care, gardening and foresting tasks will be done so you can participate in your free time if you feel like it.
We are looking for people with:
- Strong interest in Nature and Heritage Breeds of animals;
- A vigorous capacity of adaptation;
- Respect for Nature and behaving accordingly;
- Welcome, Families with children as we also have 2 sons.
Free time
There will be also plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, bath in the river, see wildlife, share and get to know our way of living on a real farm. Contact us to know more! Kind regards everyone
Please note: This listing was originally shared in 2021, so details about availability, dates and tasks might have changed. We recommend contacting the hosts directly to confirm the current status before making plans.
CONTACT DETAILS
Listing page: https://voluntouring.org/2021/09/04/volunteer-at-quinta-da-bazagueda-in-portugal/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Quinta-da-Bazágueda
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