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Hello dear reader, thank you for stopping here and welcome to this life project.
I, Aaron, 49 yo french man, try to create a node of kindness in our strange fast growing human network. For this purpose, I decided to build an as possible resilient place on a piece of land on the west cost of New-Caledonia, facing the sea (but not on the beach, sorry), with astonishing sunsets and amazing starry sky/vault.
I love life so much ! Get up every morning at 5 (ok, now it is more 6, 6:30), so have time for every little house's tasks, "administratives" and a hot full mug of coffee, before starting the day with the sunrise.
I could say that I do live my dream, being on the way to transform our valley in a huge abundant peaceful garden forest (just beginning, so trees are not yet very producing ...) with vegetables/fruits/leaves raisebed gardens, taking care of different livestocks : bees (around 80 hives), goats (13), laying chicken (120), 4 cats, a swamp harrier and a rabbit, and doing my best to protect and regenerate the ancient ecosystem destroyed by human activities : the dry forest.
I only miss some generous helping hands and cheerful brains to achieve all the so numerous mini-projects within this big one.
The farm is 20 minutes walk from the main road, or 5 minutes by 4x4 cars. It is a quiet place (really quiet), with a beautiful view to the sea. Nearby (within 10-30 km): rivers, sea, trek in mountains.
I write in english but I'm french, so n'hésitez pas à m'écrire en français ;-)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Farming
Plant care
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Carpentry
Books
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Fitness
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
New-Caledonia is a french archipel in the south pacific, with a lot of communities from many cultures : melanesian, polynesian, indonesian, european, ... . I can help learning french (even if, as you can read, my english isn't really fluent), I teach bee-keeping since 15 years, and as a farmer/peasant I love to share the knowledge we accumulated.
Over all, what I expect in hosting many different people on our farm is to make them connect together. I would love our place becoming an energetic positive knot in the human network.
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Help
!! Last minute !!
The help we need mostly is currently with the food gardens.We already have the beds, but they have been destroyed by over-raining and wild pigs. Even if you are not an experimented gardener with skills in bio-organic-syntropic-permaculture food production, all motivated hands will be warmly welcome.
Because it is a farm starting, (since 8 years from scratch) we also need help for watering young trees, brush cutting under electric fences, raking the straw for mulching, building wood structures, general house maintenance, cooking, building new fences, preparing ramial crushed wood, looking after goats, collecting seeds, growing seedlings in the nursery, walking on the slack line, playing music (piano and guitar available), planting new trees, harvesting vegetables and fruits, having good time, playing tarot, beekeeping, ... each day the "to-do-list" can be settled regarding who is there and volunteer to work ! :-)
And when the work has been very hard under a biting sun, we sometimes drive to the river for a refreshing bath.
We have received many volunteers since 2016, and after a stop since 2022, I would like to welcome again and keep on sharing my lifetime project, offering opportunities to life-lovers to experiment and discover another way of life.
About Internet access : I use my 4G mobile phone as a wifi-router, it is not always on, but you just have to ask for connection ...
About hosting families : I do accept children of course, but only older ones, not under 13-14 yo, please.
About help requested
A typical day would be :
- first matinal visit of the chicken coops
- watering the tree nursery
- watering newly planted trees
- watering the food gardens
- harvesting the produce for the day's meal and for the chickens
- preparing lunch
- small nap
- pick-up the eggs and visit the chicken coops again
- other tasks : planting trees, brush cutting, cleaning the coops, harvest the straw, visiting the hives, ...
- a last round in the coops before the night.
But some days would be much more bee oriented, or more landscaping oriented or more sea/river, ...
Languages
Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Japanese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
French is a nice and hard language to learn, as it is my mother tongue I would be happy to share some of its richness/secrets :-) And I would love to learn english the same way, from inside the brain of the speaker.
Accommodation
We built a place with a small roof to protect a sink and a table. A tent or hamac can take place on that deck.
An rustic A-frame wood cabin (2 places), connected to this place, is now functional but not completely finished :-)
There is also a tiny house, bedroom above a small kitchen-living room, with its own toilets and external bathroom.
Showers are open to the stars and we use dry toilets. But there is hot water (well, when the water heater is in a good mood) !! We try to eat as much as possible from the garden (a lot of green beans and egg plants currently), we are cooking our bread, eating the daily fresh eggs of our chickens, honey from our hives, ... I do not cook for everybody, but I enjoy cooking together.
What else ...
The farm is located right between (16 km away each) the villages of Boulouparis and La Foa, with a many activities to do. See the different local tourism offers.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (11)
Clément était motivé, prompt à l'action et désireux de comprendre. Son séjour s'est passé dans le respect de chacun, et nous avons pu échanger en profondeur sur… read more
Répondant à mon envie d'être utile et de participer à un projet qui avait du sens, je suis allé à Camp Brun pour aider.
Les travaux proposés étaient variés, toujours au contact de la nature et des animaux, toujours accompagnés de pédagogie.… read more
Énergique et moteur !! Toujours de bonne humeur et plein d'entrain. Facile à vivre et travailleur, Mathis a su pleinement s'intégrer dans la petite vie de la ferme, dans le plus grand respect des règles de vie du lieu.
Encore une belle rencontre !!
Je ne peux que vivement… read more
Une de ces rencontres qui marque !
Je les remercie vivement d'avoir osé leur premier workaway dans mon projet de vie et d'y… read more
Le travail peut être rude: la sécheresse appauvrit les sols, il faut donc palier le manque d'eau comme l'on peut. Taillage d'arbustes pour nourrir les biquettes, remise en état et réalisations de techniques hydro-retentrices pour les plantes, à… read more
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Clément était motivé, prompt à l'action et désireux de comprendre. Son séjour s'est passé dans le respect de chacun, et nous avons pu échanger en profondeur sur… read more
Répondant à mon envie d'être utile et de participer à un projet qui avait du sens, je suis allé à Camp Brun pour aider.
Les travaux proposés étaient variés, toujours au contact de la nature et des animaux, toujours accompagnés de pédagogie.… read more
Énergique et moteur !! Toujours de bonne humeur et plein d'entrain. Facile à vivre et travailleur, Mathis a su pleinement s'intégrer dans la petite vie de la ferme, dans le plus grand respect des règles de vie du lieu.
Encore une belle rencontre !!
Je ne peux que vivement… read more
Une de ces rencontres qui marque !
Je les remercie vivement d'avoir osé leur premier workaway dans mon projet de vie et d'y… read more
Le travail peut être rude: la sécheresse appauvrit les sols, il faut donc palier le manque d'eau comme l'on peut. Taillage d'arbustes pour nourrir les biquettes, remise en état et réalisations de techniques hydro-retentrices pour les plantes, à… read more
Endurant et discret, Robin a su s'intégrer sans souci dans le groupe parfois nombreux (jusqu'à 12 personnes présentes), et amener sa persévérance constructive à divers chantiers de ce projet de vie. Les conditions de "travail" étaient en général dures (soleil dardant, chaleur, tâches physiques,… read more
Là bas on vit simplement, on s'occupe du jardin, des animaux, c'est un véritable retour à la terre, un retour à l'humilité, à l'essentiel, un gros bol d'oxygène… read more
Une vision partagée en de nombreux points sur l'état actuel de notre "monde" nous a permis de rapidement tisser des liens de sens.
Vous pouvez… read more
Merci également pour votre enthousiasme de vie et le partage de votre vision de notre monde actuel.
Rémi et Mathieu sauront pleinement apporter leur touche d'originalité… read more
Merci Ophélie pour ton implication et ton attention sincère portée à ce projet. De nombreux échanges/discussions qui auraient mérités un peu plus de temps que ces 2 petites semaines ...
Je ne peux que recommander d'accueillir Ophélie.
Entre autonomie et curiosité, beaucoup d'aide apportée, de bonne humeur et d'initiatives heureuses. Absolument rien à redire. Vous pouvez accueillir Sophie sans hésitation. :-)
Sérieux, appliqué et volontaire, Thomas a su apporter sa pierre à l'édifice de ce projet de vie hors conventions.
I can only recommend to host Thomas without a doubt. Kindness and application in his commitment to the different projects of the farm make Thomas a remarkable… read more
I loved the lifestyle here so much, working with nature, working with animals and working with my hands :) and lots of fun working with Aaron and other workawayers!
Aaron is such a lovely spirit, kind, sincere, funny and fun. He makes such a lovely atmosphere.
Good people, good… read more
Nothing more to add.
Thank you so much Izsi, take care of you.
The Stardust will memory those moments !
May be see you in Chicago !
Hope *Stardust memories* will not forget this shared time.
See you in ten years !!
Je ne peux que recommander Emma.
Encore merci de ton passage et de ton… read more
Que la suite de tes partages de vie soit aussi riche et bienveillante que ce que tu as apporté ici.
Très certainement à "bientôt".
Si vous vous posez la question de recevoir Pierre dans votre Workaway, surtout ne manquez pas l'occasion d'un bel instant de vie… read more
C'est avec plaisir que je vous… read more
Ce que j'aime beaucoup chez lui c'est de… read more
Akari is a really nice volunteer I had a lot pleasure to host. She was always on demand how to help, and wanted to learn as many new skills as possible. Never complaining, nor grudging, even on hard works under a biting sun.
Of cheerful company, really helping in the house holding and in the garden as well.
Ce sera avec grand plaisir de… read more
It was my first workaway experience,but an unforgettable treasure in my life!
Aaron is a funny, delightful and kind man.Thanks to him and other nice 3 workawayers, I had a very good time.I can't speak French at all,but he always cared about me and asked "Is everything good for you?"In addition,his English is… read more
Que de découvertes et d’échanges... c’est un lieu de partage où chaque personne apporte un peu de sa culture, de ses connaissances et de ses expériences.
Chez Aaron, j’ai pu découvrir le monde de l’apiculture. Très pédagogue, il saura vous parler avec passion de ses abeilles (un vrai plus) mais aussi… read more
Aaron is kind, funny, generous and knowledgeable. He's very driven! He has got many plans and projects in his head and he always surprises me with what he comes up with writing a to do list in the morning! I had only been gone for two days and so much had changed again!
The work is very diverse and the… read more
:asterisk_symbol:Sarah ne m'a pas tué à coup de petites cuillères:asterisk_symbol: (was a private joke during her stay). Vous pouvez donc lui faire confiance. Organisée, autonome, volontaire, très bonne cuisinière, couturière à ses heures, d'agréable… read more
