Agrotourism Destination, Vineyard, Mixed Farm, Family farm
Setúbal
En: HUMUS FARM is a multicultural ecological farm where we apply fundamental principles of syntropy, organic and biodynamic agriculture.
WHAT WE HAVE
We have an orchard with 350 trees, some vegetable garden areas, animal areas and several leisure areas. We are about 40 minutes from Lisbon. There is a grocery store, cafe and restaurant close by. We are 20 minutes from Setubal and Uber already passes by! We are surrounded by vineyards so there is no shortage of wineries. We have a trail right outside the door for nature lovers.
WHAT WE WANT
Continue to regenerate our orchard. Sow our seeds, plant our garden. Create pallet fences for our vegetable garden and 2 different areas for the animals. We need to improve the mobile chicken coop and also build a dry toilet. We need to create a new elevated structure for our strawberries. We are always “orchard cleaning” bringing the wood to the ground in order to recover our soil.
WHO WE ARE
We are a family of 6 who live on the farm and a few other workers who work during the day. We do several different activities (workshops, courses) and events (retreats and weddings) at the Farm and we like for wwoofers to participate in them.
Methods applied: Agroflorest/Syntropy
Certifications: Certiplanet
Internet access available throughout the Farm.
In our free time, we allow wwoofers to enjoy the pool ONLY when there are no guests there.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
Resident wwoofer who helps take care of the orchard, animals, new construction and monitoring of temporary wwoofers.
For temporary stays, minimum 2 weeks and we give preference to people with knowledge in:
Organic farming;
Gardening;
Animals;
General construction (work with pallets, dry toilet
The stay takes place in our caravan in good conditions. Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are eaten in our cafeteria and sometimes with the family.
Days off may vary according to events at the Farm. Normally between March and October they are Monday and Tuesday. The other months are on the weekend. We work 3 hours in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. But sometimes we add the hours depending on the work to be done. In summer work starts earlier because of the heat.
The only thing we ask wwoofers to bring are work gloves.
We meet weekly to plan the work for the week and also the Chefs for the week.
LOGISTICS
The train station is 200 meters from the Farm. We have a train that comes from Lisbon (Estação do Oriente) every day at 8am during the week and at 10:45am on the weekend. For the return trip, it always leaves at 5:40 pm. There is only this one. That's why this is the best option to get to us, otherwise you can opt for Uber but it will be more expensive.
We expect you to respect common areas (such as the bathroom or cafeteria) and always keep them clean and actively contribute to this.
Good hearts are always welcome at HUMUS FARM!
PT: A HUMUS FARM é uma quinta ecológica multicultural onde aplicamos princípios fundamentais de sintropia, agricultura biológica e biodinâmica.
O QUE TEMOS
Dispomos de um pomar com 350 árvores, algumas zonas de horta, zonas de animais e diversas zonas de lazer. Estamos a cerca de 40 minutos de Lisboa. Existe uma mercearia, café e restaurante por perto. Estamos a 20 minuto de Setúbal e o Uber já passa por cá! Estamos rodeados de vinhas por isso adegas não falta. Temos um trilho a passar à porta para os amantes da natureza.
O QUE PRETENDEMOS
Continuar a regenerar o nosso pomar. Fazer as nossas sementeiras, plantar a nossa horta. Criar vedações de paletes para a nossa horta e 2 zonas diferentes para os animais. Necessitamos melhorar o galinheiro móvel e também construir uma casa de banho seca. Precisamos criar uma nova estrutura elevada para os nossos morangos. Estamos sempre em “limpeza do pomar” trazendo a madeira para o chão de forma a recuperar o nosso solo.
QUEM SOMOS
Somos uma família de 6 pessoas que vive na Quinta e mais alguns trabalhadores que trabalham durante o dia. Fazemos várias atividades (workshops, cursos) e eventos (retiros e casamentos) diferentes na Quinta e gostamos que os wwoofers participem neles.
Métodos aplicados: Agroflorest/Syntropy
Certificações: Certiplanet
Acesso à Internet disponível em toda a Quinta.
Nos tempos livres permitimos que os wwoofers usufruam da piscina APENAS quando não há hóspedes na mesma.
O QUE PROCURAMOS:
Wwoofer residente que ajude a tomar conta do pomar, animais, novas construções e acompanhamento dos wwoofers temporários.
Para estadias temporárias, mínimo 2 semanas e damos preferência a pessoas com conhecimento em:
Agricultura biológica;
Jardinagem;
Animais;
Construção geral (trabalho com paletes, WC seca
A estadia é feita na nossa caravana com boas condições. As refeições (pequeno almoço, almoço e jantar) são feitas no nosso refeitório e por vezes com a família.
As folgas podem variar de acordo com os eventos da Quinta. Normalmente entre Março e Outubro são segunda e terça-feira. Nos restantes meses são ao fim de semana. Trabalhamos 3 horas de manhã e 2 à tarde. Mas por vezes juntamos as horas em função do trabalho a realizar. No verão o trabalho começa mais cedo por causa do calor.
A única coisa que pedimos para os wwoofers trazerem são luvas de trabalho.
Reunimos semanalmente para programar o trabalho da semana e também os Chefs de cozinha da semana.
LOGISTICA
A estação de comboio fica a 200 metros da Quinta. Temos um comboio que vem de Lisboa (Estação do Oriente) todos os dias às 8h00 durante a semana e às 10h45 ao fim de semana. Para o regresso sai sempre às 17h40. Só existe este. Por isso esta é a melhor opção para chegar até nós, caso contrário podem optar pelo Uber mas ficará mais caro.
Contamos que respeitem as áreas comuns (como WC ou Refeitório) e as mantenham sempre limpas e contribuam ativamente para isso.
Bons corações são sempre bem-vindos à HUMUS FARM!
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Forestry
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Green Building
Methods or systems
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
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Ana Aguiar da
Member since 2018
Languages spoken:
English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Response rate: 77%
Response time: typically within 7 days
Setúbal
The Humus Farm is in Fernando Pó - The Garden of Vines - in the Municipality of Palmela, Setúbal, Portugal.There is a daily train from Lisbon and from Évora to Fernando Pó. The farmhouse is 200m from the train station.
Reviews
Jerlyn
Singapore
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February 2026
I had a very enriching time at Humus Farm! Really appreciated that Ana tried to give me various tasks so i could try my hand at different farm work. The family is also very friendly and generous. I stayed in one of their houses as it was low peak season and it wasn’t occupied, which made it very comfortable. Thank you Ana! I was well taken care of and would love to return in the future 😄❤️
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Reply from Ana Aguiar da
Thank you so much Jerlyn! Your always welcome!!!!
Mathis
France
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September 2025
Nice experience at Humus Farm ! Beautiful place, adorable family. Hard work everyday and a lot of sweat (careful with the sun, can be hot there) but worth it ! See you i hope
Sarah
United States
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August 2025
Ana is an excellent host - I would highly recommend volunteering at Humus Farm! You are well taken care of during your stay. The food is excellent, the caravan is comfortable (it’s nice to have your own living space), and the work can easily vary enough so you’re learning and doing new things all the time. I felt very comfortable here and would come back again!
Lucille
France
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July 2025
Had fun but unfortunately I had to leave earlier due to a disagreement with the other WWOOFer :)
Take care Bruno, Bia, Duart and of course the kids! 💓
Katarina
Sweden
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April 2025
Our experience was overall an all right first WWOOFing experience. The family was welcoming, the farm was beautiful and the food was really tasty. The farm has had WWOOFFers continuously for the past 7 years making them very accustomed to having volunteers working at the farm. Its located in a small village with not a lot of other things to do, which makes it a good place to relax and focus on other things such as yoga and running.
We visited the farm in March which meant preparing a lot for the upcoming planting season. We got to work on preparing for planting season and the work in the orchard was nice but hard. One wish would have been working more together with the hosts instead of almost completely by our own since that would have given us more opportunities to learn properly about organic farming. During our stay there were no events or guests staying at the farm.
There was a lot of heavy rain during our stay which made living in the camper a downside with not a lot of space for us to store or dry our clothes after a day of work. We assume that living in the camper works great during summer time when you spend much more of your spare time outside. But for heavy rain days, we felt very confined in the small space knowing that the apartments was not booked for the week. Luckily, we got to move to the apartments the week after which was much better option this time of year.
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Anna-Mae
Germany
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November 2024
I stayed for 3 weeks at Humus Farm. The farm is very beautiful and spacious. I worked in the vegetable garden and fed the animals. It is also possible to help out on events at the farm, but this is not mandatory. I felt very comfortable there and everyone was very nice.
I would definitely recommend :-)
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