Short short wwoof stay

I’ve been staying at Quinta das Abelhas as a wwoofer for the last week and tomorrow I’m moving on to another quinta to learn some more about sustainable agriculture practices. This was my first wwoofing experience and I have to say it’s been a positive learning experience. I’ve been in Portugal a while now and have only been speaking Portuguese and this was my first time living and working with anybody from England, or foreign immigrants in Portugal for that matter.  Sophie and Andy are really cool. I would recomend this place to wwoof at if you’re alright with getting up in the morning, and shoveling horse shit. That’s really the only constant task that needs to be done. Otherwise there are other tasks that come up like picking fruit, watering, cutting and stacking firewood, etc. As long as you do your part, which really isn’t a lot ot ask, they take good care of you and don’t treat you like a slave (most of the time). Andy is an excellent cook as well. They’ve got a forest-type garden that they’ve been establishing and it’s really interesting to walk around and check out how it was designed. If you’re into learning more about permaculture and sustainability, they’ve got tons of literature and some time for conversation.

cheers.