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We have a few defined projects we'd love to get done ahead of spring 2027:
- Creating a new home and run for our chickens
- Preparing the old chicken run to become a 'huerta'
- General garden/grounds maintenance - (gardening, planting, paving, small outside wall repairs, tree pruning)
25 hours of help per week
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Fluent English or Intermediate Spanish
Over 25 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
We're Alex and John, both 34 originally from UK. Just last year we moved to the Andalucian countryside, escaping London life to renovate an old country house in need of some serious TLC.
We're in the heart of the Serrania de Ronda, surrounded by rolling hills, wineries and of course olive groves (we have our own trees too!) - the Cortijo is close to historic Ronda and many other amazing, smaller pueblos blancos (Setenil, Olvera, Zahara de la Sierra, and more).
The building was originally a countryside school run by nuns and has also been a rehabilitation centre, so it has a quirky story! Most recently it was a bed&breakfast (Casa Rural) - we do plan to re-open in the future, but for now we just need some help getting on top of things outside and around the garden.
It's just us two here - plus a dog, 3 cats and 5 chickens, but they aren't much use with their hands - so some additional support would be much appreciated!
Up to you - we usually work for 2-3 hours in the morning and 2-3 hours in the afternoon/evening. With a nice break for lunch. But its flexible.
A few rules/need to knows:
- No smokers please
- No pets, sorry. We're animal lovers but have enough of our own (1 dog, 3 cats, 5 chickens)
- Couples/singles welcome
- We currently have builders on-site, weekdays 7am-3pm
