Help us to renovate some rooms and create a permaculture garden at our 250-year-old house in Aizanville, France

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  Description

  Manoir surrounded by rivers in a lovely little village needs life and hands.
  I am Antoine, giving life to a 250 years old manoir surrounded by rivers and free lands of 10 hectares. I am 64 years old. My project is to renovate some rooms and buildings , maintain a vegetable garden and a park to welcome guests loving nature.
  The village I live in is very small and hidden by trees at the foot of hills. Champagne vineyards are only at 20 kms far.
  After bad experiences with people over 50 , I only host young people willing to learn something, share french culture and good times together.
  Homeless, gypsies, nomads , no need to contact me.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Your help should be seen as a way to learn something you don't know or enjoy what you're able to do. Our house is a real playground where you can choose what kind of tasks you want to do among the thousands tasks of the to do list : from playing the guitar to mow the grass or load a trailor of wood.
  I can teach french , make discover plants, trees , wild animals of our countryside, talk about sustainable way of life…
  The village has only 30 inhabitants, so forget discos and pubs but there are plenty of other activities such as canoë, bicycle, walk, meditation near a water fall..
  Some visits of little typical Aube and Haute Marne towns are possible with us : Chaumont(25kms), Bar/Aube(25kms), Troyes(75kms), Langres(50kms).
  As told before , no need to contact me if you just want an accomodation . I like to host people who share culture , time, knowledge, music and...good beer.

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  Aide

  The help I expect consist in many tasks required for the maintenance and renovation of a big domain (like a farm). It changes everyday and I try not to do the same thing more than 3 hours.
  Gardening according to season (300m² for own production)  : it can be soil working, seeding, planting, watering, removing weeds, harvesting, storage or preserving…
  Maintenance of green spaces : pruning, mowing grass, trimming, sawing and cutting wood, burning branches…
  Household help such as cleaning, ironing, washing up..
  Painting and decorating rooms .
  Masonry.
  Cooking together would be nice too.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  Two rooms about 20m² are available with a double bed. One single bed room. Sight on nature. Bathroom shared.
  No noise except owls, water falls and some dog barkings.
  The house is 250 years old and has nothing to compare with a concrete home box. Kitchen is 50m² and has direct sight on the river.
  Some spider webs can be stucked on the ceiling and a mouse can be seen before catching it... But be sure there is the modern confort we all find everywhere.
  In winter the house has central heating mostly by wood.

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  Autres infos...

  Two bicycles are available, a canoe, a guitar, a djembé, music , books.
  We are on Via Francigena , a pilgrim’s way to Rome.
  It's possible to arrive in Chaumont or Bar/Aube.I will pick you up somewhere if needed.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Electricity is possible too .A lot of space for parking

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  One small pet is OK . No big dog.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  4/5 heures par jour max, 5 j/sem.

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