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Food grown from degraded dryland is one of the most powerful things you can grow.
In this role you will work in our permaculture garden, tend food systems, care for plants and maintain the water systems that make it all possible. You will learn how to adapt in a dry and hot climate β composting, seed saving, building soil health and understanding how water moves through land.
Practical, grounding and full of life. π±π₯
25 hours of help per week
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Amount: β¬ 30 Per week
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: Weekly fee covers food, water, gas and shared resources. Three flexible exchange models: β 15β16 hrs/week + β¬45β55/week β 20 hrs/week + β¬30β40/week β 25 hrs/week + β¬0 (limited spaces β confirm availability with us before applying) Most volunteers start on the first option and shift over time by mutual agreement. Sliding scale β contribute on the higher end if you are from a high-income country, lower end otherwise.
2 days off per week
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.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours: Weβll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Between 18 and 70 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Academy Course Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts
Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker
Travel insurance
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
PurposeFlow is a land-based living project in Pavia, Alentejo. Volunteers join a rotating community of 10β15 people working on land restoration, food systems, natural building and communal living on six hectares in one of Europe's driest regions.
Volunteers contribute 15β25 hours per week depending on their chosen exchange model. Mornings are structured working time. Most afternoons are free..
Life here is real: shared bell tents, compost toilets, limited water, and genuine community. It is challenging and it is rich. The people who thrive here come ready to contribute, communicate openly and find the good in a tough environment..
We welcome volunteers of all backgrounds. Communal meals are fully plant-based.
Shifts run 4β5 mornings per week, roughly 3β5 hours each.
π± Permaculture garden β planting, weeding, mulching and bed preparation
π₯ Implementation for pre food-forest systemsβ tending trees, understory plants and agroforestry systems
π§ Water systems β maintaining and developing water retention, irrigation and harvesting features
π± Seed saving, composting and soil building
π± Harvesting and caring for seasonal produce
πΏ Learning the principles behind what you are building β not just the tasks
Afternoons are mostly yours β rest, explore, join workshops or connect with the community. Community circles and activities happen throughout the week and are optional.
π Water is scarce here. Use it mindfully β showers, dishes and personal use all count.
π± All communal meals are plant-based and vegan. Private consumption of non-vegan food is your own responsibility and is fine..
π§Ή Leave communal spaces cleaner than you found them. This applies to everyone without exception..
π€ Communicate directly. If something is not working β with the space, the work, or another person β say so. Passive friction spreads quickly in a small community..
π¦ Contributions: volunteers are expected to honour their chosen exchange model (hours and/or weekly food contribution)..
πΎ Pets: welcome with prior conversation. We have animals on the land and their safety comes first..
π« We will ask someone to leave if their behaviour causes consistent harm to others, to the animals, or to the land.
