Note: We currently have availability for the following dates: 1-8 July, 20 July to 7 August and 22 August to 5 September.
1. Describe your project, your place, and its inhabitants (including animals):
We (Amanda and Paul) are British nationals, resident in Portugal since November 2019. Our goal has been to turn a previously uncultivated piece of land into a productive organic garden producing a wide range of fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs.
We live in the beautiful countryside of the Minho region in northern Portugal, about 15km from the northern border with Spain and 8km from the nearest town, Paredes de Coura. The nearest airports are Porto (Portugal) and Vigo (Spain) and there are connecting bus links to the towns of Ponte de Lima, Viana de Castelo and Valença.
The garden covers an area of approx. 3000 m2 and includes an orchard of fruit trees, 36 vegetable beds of varying sizes, a greenhouse, pergola, pond, and wild uncultivated area. We also keep chickens and own a lively but friendly dog.
2. List the activities that WWOOFers will participate in and what you want to teach them:
We are looking for help in managing our extensive garden and orchard. WWOOFers will learn how to apply organic and permaculture methods to raise vegetables, herbs and manage fruit trees.
3. What could a WWOOFer's day look like at your site (time slot for participation in activities, expectations...)?
Depending on the time of year a typical day might include any of the following: weeding, raking, pruning, sowing seeds, harvesting, planting, maintenance of fencing, cleaning tools, collecting leaves or bracken for mulching, tidying shed/store-rooms and log storing. Help will also be expected in the kitchen. Minimum working hours – 5 hours per day excluding breaks.
4. Play the guide! Talk about your own hobbies (music, cooking, etc.) and those possible around (hiking, swimming, etc.):
In your free time you can relax in our garden and use the swimming pool. There are plenty of pleasant walking opportunities in the surrounding countryside.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Wild foraging
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Methods or systems
No-till farming
Permaculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
Former WWOOFer
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Hectares
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0.7
Acres
