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Live and learn on organic farms in Portugal

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What is WWOOF®?

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) links visitors with organic farmers, promotes an educational and cultural exchange and builds a global community conscious of ecological farming practices.

WWOOF was founded in 1971 and is one of the world’s first educational and cultural exchange programs. Today, WWOOF is in more than 132 countries around the world (and growing).

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WWOOF in Portugal

WWOOF Portugal is the national organization helping to create local WWOOFing opportunities in Portugal and to promote sustainable farming as a lifestyle.

Visitors, or 'WWOOFers', share in daily life with their host and learn about organic agriculture, while spending about half of each day helping out on a farm.

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Be part of the WWOOF community

Be a WWOOFer

Share daily life on an organic farm, learn about sustainable lifestyles and experience new cultures.

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Be a Host

Welcome people from various walks of life and share your expertise and passion about organic farming, growing food, and living sustainably.

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Experiences

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Cristiana

Cristiana Italy

Conoscere la Quinta Pachamama e Yasmina e Daniel, è stato un regalo! Belle anime e con moltissimo da raccontare in generale :) Ho messo un piede nel vasto mondo della permacultura e li ringrazio molto per tutto ciò che hanno condiviso con me! La Quinta è un luogo armonioso e di pace, e tutto l'intorno (spiagge, cittadine) merita di essere scoperto.

Yanghwan

Yanghwan South Korea

C'était ma première expérience de WWOOFing. Contrairement à mes appréhensions initiales, elle s'est révélée bien meilleure que ce à quoi je m'attendais. Je repars avec des souvenirs inoubliables et réconfortants de cette semaine passée à travailler aux côtés de Laurent, de Cécile et de leurs deux filles, qui m'ont accueilli comme un membre de la famille. Merci.

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Diana

Diana Portugal

Com esta experiência sinto que cresci bastante no foro co-relacional, na observação e viver no momento presente sem qualquer pensamento intrusivo. Fui bem recebida desde início, e sempre me senti muito à vontade na casa onde estive alojada. Vou levar sempre comigo o carinho recebido do meu host e das restantes pessoas que fui conhecendo pelos arredores. Recomendo bastante esta quinta, porque apesar de estar constantemente a aprender e ter responsabilidades, também tive tempo para explorar o local, ter inspiração para criar e sempre fui acolhida de uma forma muito calorosa e livre.

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Giulio

Giulio Italy

I spent two weeks at Chumbaria with Steve and Sarah. Even just two weeks were enough to slow down my pace a little, thanks to this place surrounded by nature (with a beautiful view always in sight), welcoming people, and great food. Thank you for helping me improve my English, for sharing your lifestyle with me, and for being open to embracing mine as well. I hope to see you again!

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Daniel

Daniel Portugal

As my first experience in Wwoofing, I had a wonderful time at Juicyland. Uri and Lola were great hosts, so very kind and attentive and concerned for my well-being. The farm and it's location is beautiful, although still recovering from last year's fire. So the work revolved mostly around building/restoring things (fence, flood prevention, etc) and invasive eucalyptus removal. But there is also a lot of fruit to pick (or eat) and it was fun figuring out the various ways to use/preserve it. Sometimes I worked alone, sometimes with other volunteers or Uri, the schedule was flexible and there was always openness to new ideas and feedback. There were also other nice volunteers (not from Wwoof), which made our daily group dining experience a great time for socializing, share experiences and stories and hear people from all around the world. All in all, it was a great and fun experience and I hope to someday have a chance to go there again.

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Agathe

Agathe France

Nous avons adorés notre expérience Woofing chez Cécile, Laurent et leurs filles ! Une famille très accueillante et une ambiance conviviale…ce sont des moments que nois n’oublierons pas :) Merci !

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Eva

Eva France

Très belle expérience chez Raphaël et sa grand-mère, où nous avons découvert tout ce qu’il faut pour vivre en autosuffisance. Un grand merci à eux pour leur accueil si chaleureux et pour nous avoir partagé leur quotidien 🙂

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Eva

Eva France

J’ai passé un excellent séjour chez Cécile et Laurent. Tout la famille m’a accueillie chaleureusement et je me sentie comme faisant partie de la ferme très rapidement. J’ai découvert et appris beaucoup aux côtés de Cécile, notamment sur les arbres fruitiers. Nous avons partagés beaucoup de bons de moments en cuisine, lors des repas et sous les caroubiers. Je vous remercie encore pour ces beaux échanges et cette belle expérience partagée.

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Talia

Talia United States

I had such a special two weeks at Quinta da Coruja. Shanti and Simon are both so kind and accommodating and made me feel at home. The farm is in a beautiful part of central Portugal and I enjoyed helping care for the goats and taking them on their morning walks. Despite being the only WWOOF volunteer during their off season, I got to meet other travelers who passed through to stay at the farm. I would recommend this lovely experience to anyone visiting Portugal! :)

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Alba

Alba Spain

Dara and Dennis have been lovely hosters. They live in the most amazing valley in the middle of Portugal and they know much of taking care of their beautiful garden. Wonderful talkers and with much culture in their backs, although not big fans of Spanish culture 😜. Best stay for relaxing and learning! Thanks for all, Alba.

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Alexandre

Alexandre Belgium

First time using woof for us and it was amazing, the host were really nice and made good food, also the housing was really confortable. In the middle of the nature it was perfect ! Everything was incredible we trully recommand.

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David

David Portugal

I was a little nervous about my first experience as a WWOOFer, but I don’t think I could have chosen a better place for it, quinta Shiva is a wonderful place and the perfect spot for anyone looking to get away from the noise and fast pace of city life. What truly makes this place so special, though, are the owners, Miguel and Anni are some of the kindest-hearted people I have ever met, their patience, positivity, and great sense of humour are always present, and they really make you feel welcome and at home while you are there. Thank you once again for such a wonderful experience, it makes me genuinely happy to know that there are still people like you in this world :D

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