Permaculture hospitality exchange on an organic farm in Portugal – Participate in the world of the farm in the spirit of permaculture, that is to say, respect and provide more than take. Help in the ecological projects of the farm, Eco construction Gardening and taking care of a vegetable garden. Agroforestry according to the principles of permaculture participates in the world of the farm in the spirit of permaculture. If you have skills or simply a desire to participate and learn.
I am someone who seeks to integrate both the wilderness of life with some of the luxuries and benefits of the modern times we live in, in a mindful, expansive, respectful and loving way. My goal is to create and co-create wherever I go, to learn and transmit, to inspire and be inspired, to empower myself and let myself be touched by the great diversity that exists around me and use it to bring “the best” into this world to serve us as a collective.
What type of host are you? 🏡
Private/Individual/family
What are you looking for help with?
- Cleaning 🧹
- Computer/Web 💻
- Teaching/Language Exchange 🧑🏫
- Farming/Gardening 🌿🐄
- General Help 💁♀️
What’s the mission of your community? 🎯
I want to participate in the turning point of humanity by preparing the world of tomorrow according to the principles of permaculture on the farm that has chosen me to renovate it, to wake it up from the long years of abandonment and to make it an oasis of happiness, fertility, abundance, sharing, and love of the living.
How many volunteers could you host? 🎎
- More than two
When would you need volunteers? 📅
- From March to the end of April and from July to the beginning of December
How many hours of help per day? ⏱
- 5 hours of help per day
How many days of help per week? 🌒
- 5 days per week – 2 days off
Note about the volunteer work and other expectations 📝
You need to have your own health and accident insurance and be in good health and physical condition as farm life is very sporty. if you are a lymphatic person of the type “who has trouble emerging in the morning and who is tired all day…” this will not be the right place or a good hideout for you because this land requires motivated people with the love of work for her, for the trees, for the plants 🙂
Are accommodation and food included? 🏠🍜
Yes, we offer fresh organic food and accommodation
What type of accommodation can you provide? 🏕
- Dormitory/shared rooms 🛌
- Private room for a couple 🎎
- Tent
- If the volunteer has their own van or caravan we offer a good place to park with the availability of a shower, sink, toilette and electricity connection.
Diet – nutrition information 🥗🥤
Totally vegetarian nearly vegan, fresh and organic from the garden.
Fees transparency 🆓🔍
No fees
VISA – could you provide Visa support/info/invitation letters? 🛂
No! we cannot help with Visa/invitation letters – similar requests will be ignored. ❌
Volunteers’ benefits 🏆🏅
- Cultural exchange
- Healthy food
- Cooking advice and recipe ( I created a gourmet vegan restaurant in Switzerland)
- Learn how to conserve fruits and vegetables for the winter period
- Good bodily practice in physical labour
- Shamanic ritual and practice, yoga courses
- From July to the end of September, it’s a period of picking fruits, and collecting vegetables, and we will teach you how to prepare them for conservation, how to make dehydration, jam, vegetables in olive oil, and lactofermentation. We teach you our methods and you will leave with some specimens of our preparations
- In November until the beginning of December, it is the time to pick organic olives to make olive oil, the collection is done in an artisanal way in a good mood and with efficiency. You will leave with your bottle of exceptional quality olive oil.
What to do in your free time 🚴🚣🦒
The farm is located 4 km from a small traditional tourist town with a castle and a historic centre, it is known for the quality of its waters (spa) and is about thirty km from the Spanish border. The largest artificial lake in Europe Alqueva is a dozen km away. There are beautiful hikes to do on foot or by bike in a landscape with valleys, it is also possible to practise swimming, sailing, and windsurfing. We have 2 bikes available. There are lovely walks and bike rides from the property.
Language 🗣🇬🇧
French, English, Portugues
Geography 🌳
We are in the continental Alentejo 30 km from the Spanish border, the climate is continental hot and dry in summer.
How to get to your site ✈ 🗺
Coming from Lisbon there are 2 daily buses to reach Moura (Alentejo)
Is there internet access? 🌐
Yes!
CONTACT DETAILS 🔍📧
If you’d like to join the Permaculture hospitality exchange at an organic farm in Portugal, email us at voluntouring.freelist@gmail.com. Please include a brief intro about yourself and use “Permaculture hospitality exchange in Portugal at Brigitte’s” as your email subject for a quicker response.
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