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George came all the way from Brazil. He has been everywhere, seen a lot and has a whole world of experience behind him! But seeing him working on a fence, or on the tractor, with a 100% dedication (and some choice Portuguese words when the fence did not obey), was a lesson in tenacity and motivation.
George has a great sense of humor, knows a lot
… read more about human nature, and is a great family man. We are looking forward to his visit with his family! We know he has family in Europe, but now he has us too!
Come over to see the fruit of your labor ! (technically mostly the veg, but we all know that it's all technically fruit).
Ah, and Lays the cat sends her love pprrrrrrrrr.....
Bug hugs!!! And a big THANK YOU!
I had the privilege of spending time with Gabriel and Helen at their beautiful farm, and the experience was nothing short of extraordinary.
The project itself is truly marvellous — rooted in purpose, surrounded by breathtaking natural scenery, and filled with meaningful, honest work. If you're looking to reconnect with raw nature and recharge
… read more both body and spirit, this is the place.
Gabriel is incredibly smart and curious — a true renaissance man who can teach you about a wide range of topics, from ecology and agriculture to philosophy and politics. Conversations with him are as enriching as the work itself. And then there’s Helen — warm, thoughtful, and the queen of homemade jams (seriously, they are unforgettable!).
The combination of their vision, the environment, and the rhythm of the work creates something rare: a deeply grounding, soulful experience. I’m leaving with a full heart, tired muscles, and a profound sense of gratitude.
Merci infiniment, Gabriel et Helen. À bientôt, je l’espère !
Vom Host für Workawayer (Sophia)
Sophia knows her way about soccer, but also about what to do on a farm. She came for a week, then will return in August for another two weeks before heading North to Norway.... With her dark red mobile-home, Sophia is very flexible in her travels, and makes it easy to host her. A wonderful team player, with a great sense of humor, lots of life
… read more experiences, and level-headed attitude, she was great help to our daily farm operations. She is one cool person, I can tell you that!
Sophia too writes very well, so when the gang was doing a daily poem "competition", she held her own with gusto and introspective lines. OK it was in German, but you know, Google-translate helps everyone!
We are looking forward to having Sophia back with us! She will be able to see the plants grow and the vegetables go to market! And there will be amazing watermelons!!!!!!!! And even more hikes to do!
We were supposed to see her early in the spring, but that did not work out. I am very very grateful that we managed to keep in touch and make this happen! Thank you Sophia for all the wonderful work and the great attitude! See you soon!
Vom Host für Workawayer (Josh)
We love Josh: friendly (well, he's an Ozzy), open to learn any and all skills, great company, full of humor, and motivated to make big changes in his life. Josh blended in with the other helpers immediately (on his first day he was taken to the lake to bond with everyone in hammocks over bears), becoming a great part of the team. I even managed to
… read more get him to test another lake (Lake Geneva) once! And he too writes beautifully! We appreciated his insights and perspective on things, and his exploration of foods, cultures, concepts and anything new.
He too was a great tester of jams (and jewelry!). We hope he comes back to see us, say hello to the cats, and see how the farm is evolving! When you have had enough of the big city, come over to chill!Weitere Bilder
our house in the fall and the view across the field
The road into the farm on the property and the lake shore below
various produce of the farm.... and the famous jams!
spring flowers already and the sky reflected in the lake
It's early spring..... baby fruit trees near the greenhouse
Feb 2025, finally above freezing.... ready with the lemon tree
Pre-Alps behind the greenhouse
Le Vércors behind the house
View just across the farm, on the other side of the lake (the lake is waaay below)
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George came all the way from Brazil. He has been everywhere, seen a lot and has a whole world of experience behind him! But seeing him working on a fence, or on the tractor, with a 100% dedication (and some choice Portuguese words when the fence did not obey), was a lesson in tenacity and motivation.
George has a great sense of humor, knows a lot
… read more about human nature, and is a great family man. We are looking forward to his visit with his family! We know he has family in Europe, but now he has us too!
Come over to see the fruit of your labor ! (technically mostly the veg, but we all know that it's all technically fruit).
Ah, and Lays the cat sends her love pprrrrrrrrr.....
Bug hugs!!! And a big THANK YOU!
I had the privilege of spending time with Gabriel and Helen at their beautiful farm, and the experience was nothing short of extraordinary.
The project itself is truly marvellous — rooted in purpose, surrounded by breathtaking natural scenery, and filled with meaningful, honest work. If you're looking to reconnect with raw nature and recharge
… read more both body and spirit, this is the place.
Gabriel is incredibly smart and curious — a true renaissance man who can teach you about a wide range of topics, from ecology and agriculture to philosophy and politics. Conversations with him are as enriching as the work itself. And then there’s Helen — warm, thoughtful, and the queen of homemade jams (seriously, they are unforgettable!).
The combination of their vision, the environment, and the rhythm of the work creates something rare: a deeply grounding, soulful experience. I’m leaving with a full heart, tired muscles, and a profound sense of gratitude.
Merci infiniment, Gabriel et Helen. À bientôt, je l’espère !
Vom Host für Workawayer (Sophia)
Sophia knows her way about soccer, but also about what to do on a farm. She came for a week, then will return in August for another two weeks before heading North to Norway.... With her dark red mobile-home, Sophia is very flexible in her travels, and makes it easy to host her. A wonderful team player, with a great sense of humor, lots of life
… read more experiences, and level-headed attitude, she was great help to our daily farm operations. She is one cool person, I can tell you that!
Sophia too writes very well, so when the gang was doing a daily poem "competition", she held her own with gusto and introspective lines. OK it was in German, but you know, Google-translate helps everyone!
We are looking forward to having Sophia back with us! She will be able to see the plants grow and the vegetables go to market! And there will be amazing watermelons!!!!!!!! And even more hikes to do!
We were supposed to see her early in the spring, but that did not work out. I am very very grateful that we managed to keep in touch and make this happen! Thank you Sophia for all the wonderful work and the great attitude! See you soon!
Vom Host für Workawayer (Josh)
We love Josh: friendly (well, he's an Ozzy), open to learn any and all skills, great company, full of humor, and motivated to make big changes in his life. Josh blended in with the other helpers immediately (on his first day he was taken to the lake to bond with everyone in hammocks over bears), becoming a great part of the team. I even managed to
… read more get him to test another lake (Lake Geneva) once! And he too writes beautifully! We appreciated his insights and perspective on things, and his exploration of foods, cultures, concepts and anything new.
He too was a great tester of jams (and jewelry!). We hope he comes back to see us, say hello to the cats, and see how the farm is evolving! When you have had enough of the big city, come over to chill!
Frankie came to help us from the other side of the world, on his way to the Netherlands. This Kiwi is a fantastic worker, full of energy, can do attitude and a chill NZ perspective. He was happy to help and work alongside the other helpers, though somewhat more introverted than the boisterous group around him. He is very dedicated to completing
… read more his tasks and is a no-fuss kind of person. Really great to have him around! By his own admission, Frankie is a "mosquito magnet", so if you keep him around outside at dusk, you will have a bug-free dinner!
Come back to visit us when you are tired of the flatlands (i.e. Hoilland)! We'd love to see you here! And a BIG THANK YOU!!!!
Zac is a wonderful, funny, intelligent, warm and ready to help helper. We had communicated before his arrival quite regularly, as he came over from literally the other side of the world down under (well, Kiwi-land), and he could see the evolution of our farm throughout the seasons. Zac is a writer, and we were hoping he could benefit from the
… read more landscape and lack of noise pollution to get inspiration and motivation to write. Well, he did just that, with a beer and a computer, in a hammock, overlooking the lake!
Zac is totally laid back with great attitude. He helped in anything and everything, with a smile and a great sense of humor. He even did not complain when I gave him Ulysses to read! A real champ! He is also an awesome cook!!!
We had some great conversations with Zac (I wish I had more!) and he was a great team member. He is now part of our workaway farm family. He is welcome to come back any time he wants, stay, go for walks and help around. Please come back and see how the farm is developing!!!!! Big hugs from us all!!! and a big THANK YOU!
Where do I even start? I have had one of the best experiences of my life staying with Helen and Gabriel on this delightful farm.
The work and lifestyle
The work was a mix of different things, from outdoors farm work (weeding, harvesting, planting) to indoors renovations on some buildings. Work usually started early, 7am when i first joined but
… read more we moved back to 6am as summer started to heat up and it became too hot to work later in the day.
We would work from then until around 9 and have a big breakfast - porridge, eggs, sausage, lots and lots of coffee, then get back to work until lunchtime. Another big lunch, we would take turns cooking or eating leftovers from dinner. Then the afternoons would be free unless there was something really pressing to do. Me and the other workawayers would usually either head down to the nearby lake for a swim and some beers, or spend the afternoon reading or napping in a hammock in a nearby field. In the evening we would all collaborate on dinner, then after eating and conversation it was usually late enough to sleep. On the weekends we would either relax around the farm, or Gabriel would drive us to the nearby trainstation so we could go into Grenoble.
The people
I had an incredible time and met some amazing people during my stay here. When I stayed Helen was not yet living on the farm, but she came to visit at least once a week. Gabriel runs the farm really well, and is such an interesting guy. We had many conversations about politics history philosophy etc. over dinner. Helen will make sure you have everything you need - my first week there she asked if i needed something to read, and the next week brought me a copy of Ulysses! She is warm, kind, funny, and straightforward. And an excellent jam and jewellery artisan to boot.
I was also really lucky to meet some other excellent workawayers. This will obviously depend on timing, but there were always at least two other workawayers staying, so there were always people to chat to and hang out with.
Conclusions
I really would like to come back, and found it quite hard to leave! When i first arrived, i was a bit nervous. It was my first workaway experience and the farm was quite isolated. I wondered, can i really spend an entire month here? But within a few days i had warmed to the lifestyle, and the time flew past. When the month was up I wanted to stay longer. If you like a peaceful routine and time away from the cities, meeting interesting people and having great conversations, I would highly highly recommend staying here if you can.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Luzie)
Luzie is a wonderful person who is motivated to help in all things, big or small. She learned new skills and enjoyed all the activities, and all weather conditions.... Luzie is one of those people who bring the team together, with a warm smile and a curious mind. She has plenty of initiative and good ideas.... Although she is small in stature, she
… read more is BIG on making sure things get done! We loved having her with us, on the field, in the greenhouse, on the tractor, selling (and tasting) jams and jewelry, and playing with the cats! (by some miracle, she never had an allergic reaction to any of our cats!) Don't be fooled: she looks demure and quiet, but is full of spirit and humor! We are so so so very lucky to have hosted Luzie! She is part of our family now! And the best thing? We hope she made friends for life during her stay with the other workawayers!
Ah yes, dear Luzie, feel free to send us your papa for a few weeks! I think he will enjoy the experience too!
Vom Workawayer (Luzie) für Host
I spent a total of 3.5 weeks on Gabriel and Helen's farm from mid-May to early June. I am incredibly grateful and full of love for my hosts, the place and the whole experience.
The first thing I noticed was the incredible landscape. Gabriel showed me the entire property (currently in use) upon my arrival. The vision that Helen and Gabriel have for
… read more the farm is very exciting and inspiring. I will definitely be back to see how everything develops.
We were 3 workawayers most of the time. After 2.5 weeks, a fourth person joined us. We lived on the farm together with Gabriel. Helen currently lives in another house about 2 hours away from the farm. However, Helen was always available for us and came to visit us several times to provide us with work clothes, fine baked goods, books and her homemade jams. Helen and Gabriel both made sure that we wanted for nothing.
I really enjoyed the physical labour on the farm. I worked a lot in the greenhouse and weeded. I learnt to drive the quad bike and the tractor. Because of the summer temperatures in the last few weeks, we made sure to start work as early as possible in the morning. This meant that we were usually finished by lunchtime and could spend the rest of the day in our hammocks or by the lake.
The farm is located near a lake and a chateau. Both can be reached on foot (approx. 1-1.5 hours). However, as I have a car, we usually drove to a nearby beach (approx. 10-15 min).
The farm is not far from Grenoble. At the weekends, Gabriel drove us to the train station by car so that we could take the train to Grenoble.
I won't forget my time at the farm in a hurry. Thanks to Helen and Gabriel's hospitality, I felt like I had been welcomed into the family. Another special experience was that I was able to help Helen sell her jewellery and jams at a garden party in Geneva one weekend. Although we spoke English on the farm, I was also able to improve my French!
DANKE, MERCI, THANK YOU for creating such a wonderful place! I’m sure, it’s not “Good bye” but “See you later!”
Vom Host für Workawayer (Callum)
Callum is a gem of a helper! We started communicating way before he arrived, keeping an open channel for questions, requests and sharing photos. Like we do with everybody. Callum arrived with lots of energy, lots of humor, and an amazing capacity to work on the field, cook, play with cats, and read. Yes, and drink Tourtel (alcohol free beer). He
… read more is extremely helpful, a quick learner, and a great teacher for others who may need to catch up on some equipment. He is friendly and works very well with others, so a good person to have when you built a team! And, he is totally weather-proof!!!!! He has deserted us because of Brexit..... He promised to come back when he gets a new visa to the EU! Also, he has been a good taster of my jams! We love us some Callum!!!!!
Vom Workawayer (Callum) für Host
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the farm. it is difficult to articulate just how much, but my time on the farm helped grow me as a person. I'm from the middle of nowhere in England, I'm not all that educated but I'm good with tools and I'm a hard worker. I spent a lot of time alone on the farm just me and Gabi, where we spent a lot of time
… read more discussing politics, ethics, philosophy, I basically got a free education! Gabriel is invested in his vision, and has the knowledge and capability to achieve it.
I spent most of my down time in a hammock, chatting with other workers, and enjoying the peace of the countryside. I suggest you bring a hammock or pick one up in Grenoble, only cheap but you'll never regret it 😉
I encourage anyone with any doubts about this stay that they are apprehensive to ask to reach out to me. and although Gabriel is terrible on phone calls don't worry, he's a barrel of laughs in person. I can't wait to return!
Vom Workawayer (Romke) für Host
I had a wonderful time helping out around the farm these past 4 weeks. It was very nice learning about and doing different tasks on the farm, like building a storage container or preparing the greenhouse for the crops. Gabriel is a great chef; I didn't eat the same meal twice during my whole stay. And even when it was "simple cooking", it was
… read more delicious. Gabriel was also very chill when it came to the work; everything I did was greatly appreciated, which is very nice to hear after a day's work. And there was no problem if I wanted to take a break which I in turn appreciated very much. I'm very glad I came here and I will definitely come visit when I'm in the area again!Vom Host für Workawayer (Romke)
Romke arrived from the Netherlands with a big heart and a big backpack. He is very polite and helpful, and was willing to learn new skills and explore various tasks. We now have proof that the Digger (a small tractor) actually fits people that are nearly 2 meters tall! Romke also improved the flavor of dinner by playing on the piano while Gabriel
… read more was cooking! And of course, when you get Dutch people, they are totally unphased by rain..... We are very grateful for Romke's help. He definitely made a big difference and was always ready with a smile and good attitude. He also volunteered to sample jams, sometimes verifying the quality all the way to the bottom of the jar. That is a truly scientific dedication! And it made me very happy to see him smiling! Thank you Romke for all the help! Our door is always open!
Vom Workawayer (Hanz Dither) für Host
I thought I would have the privilege of leaving the first review, but I left with so many impressions that I took too long to think where to begin from... and now somebody took that chance from me...
Anyway 😁
The place, the project, the landscapes, the dinners, the tasks, the atmosphere overall... Whatever I can think doesn't seem to make
… read more justice to the extent of my satisfaction.
Neverthess, as I get farther and farther away and I look back at my 5 week experience mostly with Gabriel (because there's still so much to do before Helen can move in), what shines brighter is the quality of people they showed they are: Friendly, Kind, Generous, Humble, Talented, Smart... Absolute Enigmas (you ought to figure out where they are really from and what they do after living in so many places because I always felt shy to ask 😅) and finally... in the best possible of senses: Crazy (A glance is only needed to see the scale and magnitude of their project ahead and, there they go...)
Now, to talk about everything else...
If you enjoy cleaning and ordering, that's your place. If you are seeking for a place as off the grid as possible without really hardcore committing to it, that's your place. If you are someone who likes tools, welcome to heaven... If you like cats... If you seek for a place of calm, clean air, chirping birds, stunning landscapes, inspiration, gentle life and a chance to see the small change you create by the end of the day, or perhaps learn to make delicious jams or incredible handmade jewelry with Helen: don't think it twice... Answer Helen's call to adventure, give them as much as you will for sure receive.
What else...?
I really do plan on going back...
I can't thank them enough for the chance they gave me.Du kannst nur Workawayer mit aktiver Mitgliedschaft kontaktieren.
Vom Host für Workawayer (Hanz Dither)
Hanz was our first Workawayer . He arrived with a small backpack and a big motivation to learn, to help, and also to communicate with the cats. Hanz has an incredible capacity to throw himself into various tasks, and is totally weather-proof. We kept offering more clothes and worry about him being cold, but he was totally chill. He is intelligent,
… read more compassionate and pro-active. He is extremely reliable in finishing what he started. The time of the year was not very welcoming for people who look for sunshine and easy hikes, but Hanz enjoyed late winter / very early spring weather nonetheless. He has made a HUGE difference and we will welcome him back whenever he wants to come over in the future. We are truly grateful!
Titouan has a ready smile and an easy way with people. He stayed three weeks during which he did a great job with all the stuff that was going on, as well as enjoying Gabriel's cooking! Despite the wintery weather he did some hikes and explored the area.... Well... he is a specialist in survival and camping. Incredible! We loved his eclectic
… read more cultural background, his friendly demeanor and his dedication to any task at hand. Made a huge difference in our various projects! We'd love to stay in touch and have him visit us, even if it's for just saying "hello"..... Thank you so much, Titouan!!!!!
Thank you Helen and Gabriel for the wonderful time I had at your place! I stayed 3 three weeks. Food was lovely and and the place is awesome. I am happy that met you during my travel and will definitely come and say hi if I come near the farm! Gabriel is funny, easy going and nice to talk to!
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