The tasks are as described: to maintain and increase an organic, educational and community garden; to implement the aromatic garden and create spaces and dynamics to support activities and workshops with children and families as part of the Terra MEpounde Ecofestival; to build composters for organic recycling (for the Ecofestival and for awareness-raising workshops); to recover 6 dry toilets for use at the Festival; to recover spaces for leisure and socializing among families at Quinta do Minhoto; to support the workshops and concerts happening at the Ecofestival, ensuring security of the spaces, hosting artists and other tasks related to the festival.
Accomodation and food
Participants will be living in tents (for individuals or two people) in a part of the Farm with available hot and cold showers and dry toilets. A kitchen complex is an indoor building where participants will have breakfast, lunch and dinner. Snacks in the morning and in the afternoon will be displayed for those who want in the outdoor space of the kitchen. The kitchen complex has an oeelectrical corner to plug devices for charging, but we highly recommend participants to go offline or reduce the use of digital devices to take as much from the experience as possible. There is no internet
Location and leisure
Bring personal hygiene Kit considering natural products (if you dont have, we will produce it during the workcamp), beach and bath towel, swimsuit, sleeping bag, individual flashlight, boots and casual footwear, slippers, work clothes, warm clothing, waterproof, hat, sunscreen, personal documents (European health card, identification card or passport), drink and food for the night intercultural, traditional music and traditional instruments, personal medication. Please, also make sure you have enough of any medication you may need.
Project hosted by
A group of local associations in Fornelos (municipality of Fafe) has been organizing the Terra MEpounde Ecofestival for a number of years in order to invite families to take part in leisure, knowledge and social activities around environmental issues and personal development, under the slogan oeThree days to change the world, three days to change your life. This festival takes place only with the mobilization of volunteers who set up all the structures, spaces, recovering spaces in nature for sustainable use, preparing workshops, concerts and other workshops for children and adults, in a festival aimed at the whole family. During the festival, participants will have the chance to meet different people, prepare workshops but also engage in other workshops from dances, meditation, arts, etc