We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in living, learning, and contributing to a vibrant and growing community based on respect for the land and each other. As a volunteer at TDF, you will have the chance to participate in a variety of activities:<ul><li>Gardening: Experience hands-on regenerative agriculture, learn about permaculture, and contribute to our food production.</li><li>Hospitality: Assist in maintaining a welcoming environment for all of our community members and visitors, including cleaning, bed dressing, and making people feel at home.</li><li>Kitchen and Cooking: Help prepare delicious and nutritious meals using fresh produce from our garden.</li><li>Building Projects: Use and develop your skills to contribute to various building projects around the property, from furniture to social areas, outdoor showers, or building smart systems like helophyte filter or biopool</li><li>Others: As part of a dynamic community, there will be many other opportunities to learn, contribute, and grow.</li></ul> To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> The recommended stay is 1 month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Generalist Volunteer

We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in applying permaculture principles and growing food together. To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> We recommend staying for a month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Gardening & permaculture

We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in doing carpentry and construction work. Ideally you have some experience already and would be able to take on some project autonomously. To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> The recommended stay is 1 month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Carpentry & Construction

We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested in helping us run our hospitality business and caring for our guests and space. To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> The recommended stay is 1 month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Hospitality & Space Care

We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who love cooking and/or want to improve their cooking skills. We tend to have 20-30 people on the ground, and feeding everyone with delicious and nutricious meals is our top priority. You'll be working in direct contact with our land, getting fresh vegetables every day. To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> The recommended stay is 1 month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Cooking

We are excited to extend an invitation to join us at the Traditional Dream Factory, a regenerative farm and co-living development in Abela, Alentejo, Portugal. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who love taking photos and documenting. As our photography volunteer you'd be in charge of capturing magical moments and sharing them to our social media. To join us, you should align with our community's values, be open to learning, sharing, and working, and be excited to contribute to our collective efforts. Our community is about more than just work; it's about having fun, growing together, and sharing in the co-creation of our land and experiences. We ask for a minimum commitment of two weeks. In return, you'll be immersed in our community, gaining invaluable experience and insights, and contributing to a meaningful project. We expect volunteers to contribute four hours of work each day, five days a week. Before you apply, we recommend reading our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/177JkHCy0AhplsaEEYpFHBsiI6d4uLk0TgURSKfBIewE/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pink paper</a>, which details our community's culture and processes. If our vision resonates with you and you're eager to play, learn, and create with us, we'd love to hear from you. Check our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/198vWYEQCC1lELQa8f76Jcw3l3UDiPcBKt04PGFKnUvg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visitor's Guide</a> and let's schedule a call to know each other by sending a mail to <a href="mailto:space@traditionaldreamfactory.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">space@traditionaldreamfactory.com</a> The recommended stay is 1 month - and ideally coming in the beginning of the month so that we can have a good group dynamic.

Volunteering Opportunities

General

Generalist Volunteer

Land

Gardening & permaculture

Infrastructure

Carpentry & Construction

Space Care

Hospitality & Space Care

Cooking

Creative

Film & Photography