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Im Gal and me and my 6.5 year old child are living on our small farm next to Odeceixe, a cute village in the Southwest of Portugal.
Our place is located by the river of Odeceixe, 3 km outside of the village and 6 km from the Atlantic ocean.
I bought the land in the spring of 2014 and I had been very busy sense!
I have hosted over 100 volunteers the past years and i have had an amazing experience renovating my houses and building up the farm! We could never have done it without the help from so many wonderful and caring people, we are truly blessed!
My vision is to live a quiet life in the countryside, give my son a good childhood growing up close to nature and growing as much of our own food as we can.
We are practicing permaculture and we have renovated several houses built out of rammed earth.
To support our selves we are renting out our self made houses for tourists.
We have a garden and fruit trees to care for and some chickens.
We need a bunch of strong hands and curios minds to help us create something beautiful for the next generation to come.
The living circumstances are simple but comfortable :)
We look for volunteers to stay with us this year for a long term. We look for people that would like to stay for a few months. If we will not find it, so for a minimum of 2 weeks and we will choose volunteers that have possibility of staying longer.
This November (2024) im planning on starting to build one more house. so im looking for people that want to be a part of building a natural house with mostly natural materials, which are not "scared" to work hard and get there hands dirty.
If you have any building skills please write it down since we will prefer volunteers with some building experience, but not necessarily.
We kindly ask you to not write us if you are travelling with dogs or with children :)
Unfortunately we don't have any possibility of picking up volunteers from Odeceixe after 4 pm so you need to plan your trip to us very well.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpBabysitting and creative playHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have had many volunteers already and I would dare to say that we are quite experienced when it comes to hosting ;) We have lots of friends in the area and often we have friends staying with us in the land.
With us you can learn about natural building methods (this is what we have been doing for the past year) and how it is to live on a farm with all that goes with it.
As we are hosting volunteers pretty much all year around, we are trying to keep our privacy as a family especially at evening time. This means we usually have dinners separately and we do not spend much time with our volunteers in the weekends. Therefor we always try to make sure we have two or more volunteers so there will still be company outside of working hours. We also appreciate volunteers that are independent and don't mind spending time on their own :)Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
This winter and spring we are going to need help with a lot of landscaping outside of the houses, making terraces, planting trees and flowers and making it all look neat and tidy :)
We are looking for people that have no problem doing heavy lifting, digging etc. There is also a lot of different help to be done, so the daily helping tasks will vary a lot.
Hopefully we will also have a lot of time to spend in the garden!Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hebrew: Fluent
Portuguese: IntermediateAccommodation
During winter/spring we have a caravan for two people.
Between May-October volunteers will be staying in tents next to the gorgeous river.
Kitchen, toilet and shower are outside.What else ...
Our land is placed on the border between regions Algarve and Alentejo, both are very charming and beautiful. The beaches in this area are perfect for surfing. In Odeceixe you will find everything you need, banks, postoffice, restaurants, bars, shops, etc.
There are busses going to the Southcoast and to Lisbon daily, and in the summer a lot of young people are in the area to attend parties, festivals and beach-events.
You can swim in the river on our land in the hot days.
There are a lot of hiking routes around the area.
We are vegetarians and will provide vegetarian food, but of course you are free to bring your own food of choice.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The work isn't complicated or hard and there's lots of free time. I could even ride Gal's bike to town when I needed to.
Definitely for people who like the outdoors and are ok with simple living. I was by myself which worked for me but it's… read more
I spoke to here on the phone before arriving in order to make to explain her the work here, as i do with all volunteers, so they will understand better where they are arriving to.
Veronica, even though fully understood the work at her time here will be in the garden, didnt want to do the work in the… read more
always welcome back in our farm. i would highly recommend any host to host her.
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The work isn't complicated or hard and there's lots of free time. I could even ride Gal's bike to town when I needed to.
Definitely for people who like the outdoors and are ok with simple living. I was by myself which worked for me but it's… read more
I spoke to here on the phone before arriving in order to make to explain her the work here, as i do with all volunteers, so they will understand better where they are arriving to.
Veronica, even though fully understood the work at her time here will be in the garden, didnt want to do the work in the… read more
always welcome back in our farm. i would highly recommend any host to host her.
Also he is friendly and very positive! I am sure he will be helpful where ever he goes :)
She is super sweet, a very gentle yet outgoing person. It was a pleasure to have her with us and I would recommend anyone to host her!
Jo and Gal Gal became really good friends, feels like we know each other long before.. not to mention the adorable baby viking Danny..
The work was diverse - Mostly gardening, building, general maintenance and cleaning.
this guys have a lot of knowledge, we learned a lot during… read more
He works very well with all power tools, and we felt 100% trust in him working our land without supervision. He is super independent and cares about doing a good job, he is very strong but also great company! He was respecting our privacy as hosts and he is in general a very… read more
Dave.
We had a great time with the two hard working Spanish girls!! :)
You both gave a lot to the project, even though it was for very short time, we felt that you contributed with a caring and very helpful attitude. We wish you good luck and really hope to… read more
Mais Massa!! mais Massa!
First off sorry its taken me a couple of months to leave a review!
I had a great time staying with you guys and working on the quinta refurbishment. Learnt a lot from the dois manuales and you both.. including the skill of mixing different massa.. and just all lots of useful work/skills I can hopefully… read more
To hosts out there I can truly recommend you to host Anthony, he showed us a great helping spirit and worked many extra hours… read more
Thank you for visiting us, we really enjoyed your stay here with us! :) We hope you will come back to visit us one day.
Corine was our very first volunteer and it worked out excellent! She was very helpful and didnt have any problem doing anything we asked her to :) She is a very sweet girl and we enjoyed her flute-playing a… read more
Hope you will be back soon. Good luck with everything!
To all hosters Petra is a very sweet and lovely girl, she is strong and doing very hard work, she always wants to do her very best and… read more
Dear JoJo & Gal,
How to thank you and where to start?!!! You were my very first real work-a-way experience and I loved it from the very first moment! So many good laughs, good vibes, your amazing singing, the fight for a hot shower, my cursing in Moose coz of… read more
We miss you soooooo much, we often think and speak about you..
You gave with all your heart and we could feel how you took responsibility for your work and found it meaningful. Having you in the farm changed the energy here and now it feels like something is missing.. We want you back!
To all hosts out there I can truly from… read more
You both gave a lot to the project, even though it was for very short time, we felt that you contributed with a caring and very helpful attitude. We wish you good luck and really hope to see you again one day. (No warm sweet home yet, but we are working on it!) ;)
To hosts out… read more
(hope the ruin is rebuilted and you have a warm sweet home this winter!)
Best regards!
But during work hours we had a good time and Matt had no problem doing heavy work and were happy to do what ever we asked :)
I am sure Matt will… read more
To other hosts I can definitely recommend you to host Scott. He is a sweet boy… read more
We are very grateful for all the good work and the things we got done while you where here.
You are always welcome back, we hope to see you again :)
I would recommend every host to receive Quinten, he enjoys to work and is just a great guy! Peace