📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Projecto Novas Descobertas (PND) is a non-profit organization with 21 years of experience in social work and programs for all ages. It
offers educational and recreational programs on a 43 hectares farm in the western Algarve, promoting a deeper connection with nature and developing links with local communities. It combines creative learning approaches with traditional knowledge providing new
discoveries for all. To know more visit: www.valedalama.net ; www.projectonovasdescobertas.org
We want to create beauty and abundance in our campus with the best renewable energy - group energy This is an immersive group experience in an Algarvian farm dedicated to community/group learning to support the regeneration of the land and ideas.
💼 What the programme involves
You can expect to be engaged in the following activities: -Seasonal harvesting of summer Mediterranean fruits (figs, almonds and carob);- Processing and transforming seasonal fruits and herbs into jams, sun dried products, etc.;- Permaculture design implementation of green areas, gardens and land art structures;- Infrastructures and furniture repair and care using natural materials and methods as much as possible.You will co-create the following additional activities:- Group councils for shared inspiration, decision-making and agreements; - Artistic evenings and celebrations; - Activities of reflection and learning: sharing experiences and concepts in groups or pairs. Around the farm you can also: - go to the beach and visit Ria do Alvor estuary, an unique ecosystem of sand dunes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Participants will be camping. We have tents available but if you wish you can bring your own. The shower facilities are divided, as well as camping areas. The project will provide food 5 times per day (breakfast; Lunch; afternoon snack; dinner; supper). Our food ethic is based on the following sequence: healthy, local and organic.
📍 About the location
Odiaxere, Lagos. -- Airport you should go from Faro to Lagos: by bus, Railway Station (about 150 meters from the Bus Station), taxi will cost you
around 10 (depending on numbers, luggage).