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Our project is the brainchild of Paul & Yvonne, a Dutch couple (in our late 50’s) who emigrated to the South of France in late 2022, to get out of the corporate rat-race and become self-sufficient in food, water and energy.
We have bought a 5ha 'green valley', surrounded by forests, in the South-West of France, close to Montauban (50 km north of Toulouse), to build our farm/food-forest, based on near-to 100% renewable (solar) energy and near zero-waste!
Based on the concepts and ideas of Stefan Sobkowiak, we are building a permaculture orchard with a large variety of nut and fruit trees and various species of berries and herbs. All our 1-year edible food (salads/tomatoes etc.) is available from our ‘no-dig’ vegetable garden. A part of the valley is be for a small animal-friendly farm with a rare breed of pigs, 2 donkeys (in 2024 also some cows), 7 hens, 6 ducks and our 2 dogs.
With more than 20 volunteers in 2023, we have managed to build almost all infrastructure for the animals and plant in the orchard 250 trees and shrubs. In 2024 we want to create large water-capture and -storage infrastructure and continue the work on the permaculture orchard.
Working on a farm is hard physical work; we expect our volunteers to be truly interested in farming and permaculture, willing to learn and willing to put in the effort and energy to contribute.
It may rain or it may be 30+ degrees, the farm does not stop! We love volunteers that can work independently, take responsibility and deliver an outcome that is of high quality. Our volunteers should come well prepared (in practical terms with clothing/boots etc.) and be committed to improve the planet and climate!
We hope you will join us on this mission! Paul & Yvonne
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide dans une ferme
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Being experienced in life and international environments we can help with languages, help understanding cultural differences (work and life) and encourage some soul-searching. We are parents to two mid 20-ers so we have seen most of it, first or second hand.
Aide
For 2024 it is mostly:
1) planting / seeding vegetables in greenhouse / polytunnel and veg.beds. for wintercrops.
2) planting vegetables and weeding the orchard and vegetable garden.
3) compost making
4) cutting trees - making wood chips (machine)
5) caring for our dogs, chickens, ducks, cows and donkeys
6) build tree drip-irrigation system
7) painting walls (interior/exterior; we have 6m scaffolding)
8) building a shade-system for our berry-lanes
Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Français: IntermédiaireCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We are fluent in 3 languages (and Yvon is even a teacher for expats in Dutch-English) and we would love to learn better French.
Hébergement
For our guests we have 2 modern rooms (approx. 24 m2 each) with kingsize beds in each room; a shared bathroom w shower/bath for the 2 guest rooms. All meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner) are shared 'family' meals with a typical French lunch with fresh croissants (weekends) and eggs from our own chickens .... (all free of course).
Autres infos...
Our eco-farm/orchard is in a secluded, private valley, although only 5 minutes by bicycle to the town of Monclar-de-Quercy (with some basic shops, pharmacy, bakery and a small supermarket). At less than ½ hour are the beautiful medieval cities of Montauban and Albi. Nearby are many towns with lovely farmers markets, with the one in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val being the most famous one. The Mediterranean is a 3 hr drive, as is the Atlantic and it is also only 3hrs to the Pyrenees. We can provide 2 e-bicycles.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have a separate room on the ground floor which can be used 'as an office' some hours of the day, the guest rooms are private with adequate seating. The Wifi is high-speed fiber.
Espace pour garer des vans
Free parking on site (facilities with water and 220V in-house).
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
max 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Highlights for us were that they are very organised and hardworking, so we were able to get many projects completed in just two weeks. They are very knowledgeable and share their experiences freely. The rooms were extremely comfortable and the property itself is beautiful.
Our projects were varied… read more
had the chance to develop many new skills in working with machines such as drills and a chainsaw. We helped for maximum 5 hours a day and e.g. cleared a space in their garden from brambles and rose bushes or build a shed for the donkeys. Most of our stay we… read more
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Highlights for us were that they are very organised and hardworking, so we were able to get many projects completed in just two weeks. They are very knowledgeable and share their experiences freely. The rooms were extremely comfortable and the property itself is beautiful.
Our projects were varied… read more
had the chance to develop many new skills in working with machines such as drills and a chainsaw. We helped for maximum 5 hours a day and e.g. cleared a space in their garden from brambles and rose bushes or build a shed for the donkeys. Most of our stay we… read more
My stay with Paul and Yvonne was extremely relaxing and invigorating.
There is a great diversity of activities to be carried out around permaculture, breeding or autonomous housing.
I would particularly like to thank you for your kindness and your attentiveness, I hope I have not been a burden for you during this… read more
We felt at home as soon as we stepped into their amazing house, we learned a ton of new things, like painting (outside and inside), building the mediterranean garden and a scaffold. We had so… read more
Their dedication to have a positive impact is very inspiring. I loved the fact that everything was thoughtfully planned and executed. They did an amazing job in transforming their place in a really short time.
Yvonne and Paul… read more
Kindhearted, funny and passionate which is infectious, their passion for the land and the task at hand is noteworthy!
The task/work can be different from day to day, but really nice and rewarding 🤠
I would… read more
In our time there we worked as a team to level the ground, build a polytunnel and greenhouse, build terraced raised beds, assemble a chicken run, put up a tree swing in the old oak, build rainwater collection plus lots of other… read more
Leurs projets sont vraiment géniaux et il y a beaucoup à faire.
Durant notre passage… read more
