Building, carpentry, electric, plumbing and/or fixer genius
The experience
In June 2026: we are 7.5 months pregnant, hoping to leave all construction works finished and tidy before the homebirth and your skilled help would be extraordinary right now for:
DRYWALLS- 3 small ones to hide building crumbs. Bit of invisible cement to be used so wild boars cant brake them
ROOFING- undoing, waterproofing nd redoing leaking 40 m2 old arab tile roof
We some days/week have a team of local professionals coming to team up ; )
What you offer
25 hours of help per week
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
What you get
2 days off per week
Private Room:
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Tent:
You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
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.
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Pick Up:
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Fast Internet Access:
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We are a family of 3 loving living in the absolute core of this mountain forest, caressed by the songs and majesty of the eagles and other creatures and by the sweetness, beauty and softness of the cherries, plums, pears, figs, almonds, chestnuts, walnuts, blackberries, olives... We forage what we know and leave the rest for the mare, eat most food found and prepared in ancient ways, and enjoy the gentlest wild cat when he privileges us with his presence. The little boy basques in joining all papa or mama are doing: sawing wood, feeding animals, picking edible wilds, arranging stones... This piece of paradise we now steward since a couple of years had been abandoned for 8, thus it is still needing help to be fully walkable and more easily liveable. It is absolutely sacred for us, a pristine piece of earth that we are humbled to be a part of.
We are preparing to entrepreneur a "no school school" for people 0-100 full of culture, music, science and warmth of heart and fresh air, supporting natural pregnancy, birthing and postpartum care.
Super health and resistance is necessary here (gym-training strength renders not so useful) ... and arriving VERY rested for a great beginning... it is full of walking up and down slopes to get anywhere around to do all daily wonders, and ability to persevere without tiring is necessary.
We are ready to manifest some amazing unschooling, worldschooling or homeschooling families (who if with little children can do more nearby things to avoid big slopes :) to stay for a month or some months or a season or a whole year or almost or more ; ) And also incredible human beings (alone, couples...) coming for a month or several, with all their skills and wonderful attitudes and connection towards this precious life.
BRING YOUR MUSIC ; )
Activities & Shift
For professional builders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, brushcutters, upholsters social media experts and such: 25 h/week help would be amazing yet we are open for your preference. We can provide all food preparation and clean up for you so you remain focussed and can be rested for next day.
***MEALS*** we provide 3 meals/day for you, one we eat together for sure and we love to share these moments with you (normally lunch at Spanish time, 2 or 3 pm, maybe also dinner, at Spanish time 9-10 pm). We give you the ingredients to cook your breakfast and one other meal on your own when needed -if we are too tired and are barely eating, for example. This provides this little family (and you too : ) with some free eating times + private and intimacy time and time to recharge in more silence and "cave mode" when needed ; )
If you need to eat at other times please specify in your first communications with us before coming and be ready to cook for yourself and clean up beautifully after yourself.
***SCHEDULE*** We follow the weather, the light and the needs of nature and of what has to be done, like any traditional people. So our activity times change a lot depending on the season and needs. It is based on presence, awareness to what is needed, intuition, mindfulness, improvisation in face of surprises, carefully finding-choosing tasks in a team so we all make something happen as "one" & wisely acting (hopefully!). So we have not one very fixed schedule in our lives, other than the eating times above (which include a breakfast at around 8-9-10 am)... yet baby rythm rules and that mama sleeps when baby sleeps is SACRED, please honor that ; ) Can be any time of the day!
***DAYS OFF*** A proportion of 2 days off per week, chosen in agreed ways useful for both you and us.
Rules
We need you to:
-be flexible: with tasks, since some projects might need to halt for some days while others are continued till material comes; and with the food and activity schedules, since we go with nature (rain/no rain, heat/freshness...) and our energy level instead of with the watch.
-respect our siesta and other sleeping hours -no noisy jobs near by then.
-care for resources (water, food...) as the jewl they are
-not take any legal or illegal mind altering substances
-honor your word
-leave toos/material where you found them
-keep & leave clean your living space
-leave mobile phone off around us & if on duty
-be able to keep your inner and outer balance, calmness and happiness, your wisdom, health, gentleness and humbleness to maintain all this and the air and energy clean and tidy. We need that you are aware of your needs and able to communicate them calmly as they rise, fully trusting that we are here to serve u too😉 And that u are just as happy to see and listen to our needs and help fulfill them.
-show up in your awareness, sensitivity and ability to join the being all like one huge body with many arms and legs... of being in the precise place at the precise moment for what is needed each day.
-merge in the way we do with kids. Our parenting and educating values and way is the closest we manage to get to the ancestral indigenous wisdom way of parenting and education. Books you can read about it: "The Continuum Concept", and "Hunter Gather Parent".
Think that we are far out in the middle of nowhere and you will be a great percentage of our company, and thus has a great impact in our lives ; ) ... then your attitude becomes a very main instrument in the orchestra, in the song... we are all about making a song prettier than silence ; )