Hospitality exchange in an organic farm in Portugal near Fundao – Eveline B photos – 4

hospitality exchange, volunteer, Portugal, food and accommodation

Eveline is looking for volunteers to help her manage her self-reliant farm near Fundรฃo in East Central Portugal. She needs assistance with various tasks including:

Animal Keeping: Caring for goats, chickens, cats, and dogs.
Farming/Gardening: Weeding, pruning, haymaking, harvesting fruits and olives, and managing the vegetable plot.
Building and Maintenance: General upkeep and repairs around the farm.
Cleaning: Keeping the farm clean and organized.
Market Assistance: Helping with selling produce and preserves at the Saturday farmers market in Alpedrinha.
She offers accommodation (private rooms) and food (gluten-free diet, with meat and vegetarian options available). Volunteers are expected to work 4-5 hours per day, 5 days a week, with occasional help needed on Saturdays for market days. In return, volunteers will learn gardening techniques, food preservation methods, and animal care, and can explore the local area with Eveline on their days off.

Eveline is unable to provide visa support but welcomes volunteers who can work with some level of independence and have basic gardening or machinery experience. There is internet access on the farm, and she can help with transportation to and from nearby towns.


Eveline sucht Freiwillige fรผr ihre selbstversorgende Farm nahe Fundรฃo, Zentralostportugal. Sie benรถtigt Hilfe bei:

Tierpflege: Ziegen, Hรผhner, Katzen und Hunde.
Landwirtschaft/Gartenarbeit: Unkrautjรคten, Beschneiden, Heuernte, Obst- und Olivenernte, Gemรผsebeetpflege.
Bau und Instandhaltung: Allgemeine Reparaturen.
Reinigung: Ordnung und Sauberkeit auf dem Hof.
Marktunterstรผtzung: Verkauf auf dem Bauernmarkt in Alpedrinha.
Eveline bietet Unterkunft (Privatzimmer) und Verpflegung (glutenfreie Ernรคhrung, Fleisch und vegetarisch). Freiwillige arbeiten 4-5 Stunden tรคglich, 5 Tage pro Woche, mit gelegentlicher Unterstรผtzung an Markttagen (Samstag). Im Gegenzug lernen Freiwillige Gartenbau, Lebensmittelkonservierung und Tierpflege. An freien Tagen kรถnnen sie die Umgebung erkunden.

Visa-Unterstรผtzung kann Eveline nicht bieten. Freiwillige sollten selbststรคndig sein und Grundkenntnisse in Gartenarbeit oder Maschinenbedienung haben. Es gibt Internetzugang auf der Farm, und Eveline hilft bei der An- und Abreise.

Author: Voluntouring staff

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