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The project
Hey there! 👋 We’re Lars and Ayla, a Dutch couple who traded the Netherlands for a new life in Portugal. Since 2022, we’ve been building our off-grid farm in the stunning Gouveia region, surrounded by 🏔️ boulder rocks, 🥾 hiking trails, and a flowing stream 💦.
After two years of renovations, our off-grid home is nearly finished—but our dream is far from complete! 🌱 With 4.5 hectares of land, we’re now focusing on creating a sustainable farm. We’ve already planted a food forest 🌳 and vegetable garden 🥕, and coming season, we’ll be welcoming chickens 🐔, ducks 🦆, bees 🐝 and pigs 🐖 to help us maintain the land, enrich the soil and to help us become more self-sustainable.
We love meeting new people, sharing stories, and working together on this adventure. We’d love to have you! 😊
The work
Together we will work on the following:
🌱 Gardening – Maintaining the food forest & vegetable garden, clearing land, and planting.
🐔 Animal Care & Housing – stables for chickens, pigs, and ducks.
🛖 – Help building a volunteer glamping area, outdoor kitchen, extra compost toilet, and outdoor shower.
🚜 General – Tidying up, and making the farm even more beautiful.
🍽 Communal & Independent Meals – We love sharing big (vegetarian) meals and taking turns cooking, but we also enjoy personal time, so you’ll sometimes cook and eat alone or with fellow volunteers.
Includes & Required
You will experience a self sustainable project from the very beginning. How do you start and what do you need to become self-sufficient? Maybe this gives you inspiration and the tools to start your own project one day.
💪🏻We ask for a minimum of 4 hours of volunteer work per day, with weekends off. We’re looking for volunteers who take initiative, clean up after themselves, and contribute positively.
In exchange, you get accommodation, three meals, drinks, and probably some new friends, including Athos 🐕 and Fransje 🐈.
Accommodation
🏕 Stay in a camper, safari tent, or personal tent/campervan – We have room for two volunteers in our cozy camper (with two double beds & a small kitchen). If the camper is full, we offer tents and sleeping supplies. You’re also welcome to come with your own campervan.
🚿 Basic but Beautiful Living – Compost toilet, outdoor shower, and a stream for natural bathing in the springtime.
😌 Relax & Unwind – Hammocks, fire nights, siestas, and plenty of spots to enjoy nature.
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