Volunteer with us with our ecological association in Aquitaine, France

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    An association aimed at the reintegration of man in a natural environment.
    To do this we work on the following activities:
        Construction of ecological habitats (reciprocal frame, clay and straw, hobit house, mounting tepee perched hut, etc).
        Development of renewable energy (wind installations, solar panels, water turbine, generator free energy).
        Land development (lead sources, watershed management, redinamiser the wetland, etc.).
        Management of farm animals (chickens, pigeons, ducks, geese, horses, sheep, dogs, cats).
        Development of a permaculture vegetable garden.
        Management of hives for pollination.
        Missions awakening to the environment and biodiversity, through observatories huts located in protected area.

    The association includes a dozen people, including five active regularly.


    Une association ayant pour but la réintégration de l'Homme dans un environnement naturel.
    Pour ce faire nous travaillons sur les activités suivantes :
    Construction d'habitats écologique (charpente réciproque, terre et paille, hobit house, montage de tepee, cabane perché,etc).
    Développement des énergies renouvelables (installations éolienne, panneaux solaires, turbine à eau, génératrice à énergie libre).
    Aménagement de terrain (déboucher les sources, gestion de bassin, redinamiser la zone humide,etc.)
    Gestion des animaux de la ferme (poules, pigeons, canards, oies, cheval, brebis, chiens, chats).
    Développement d'un jardin potager en permaculture.
    Gestion des ruches pour la pollinisation.
    Missions d'éveil à l'environnement et à la biodiversité, grâce aux cabanes observatoires situées en zone protégé.

    L'association comprend une dizaines de personnes, dont cinq actif régulièrement.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Art Projects
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Volunteers will be able to learn how a self-contained house works, how to develop resources, how to develop permaculture, how an apiary works, how to build ecological habitat, etc.

    Les volontaires pourront apprendre comment fonctionne une maison autonome, comment développer les ressources, développer la permaculture, voir comment fonctionne un rucher, comment construire un habitat écologique etc…..

  • Help

    Help

    we are looking for dynamic people, volunteers with notions in wood construction to assist us in the realization of an extension of our home, laying parquet, insulation wood wool, carpentry, lime slab ecological construction. All this in a natural setting between river and forest in the moors


    nous cherchons des personnes dynamiques, volontaires ayant des notions dans la construction bois pour nous assister dans la réalisation d une extension de notre habitation , pose de parquet , isolation laine de bois , charpente, dalle de chaux construction écologique . Tout ça dans un cadre naturel entre rivière et foret dans les landes

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    caravan with mattress, bathroom and kitchen in the house

    caravane avec matelas, sdb et cuisine dans la maison

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are located about twenty Km contis beach (Landes department). As well as 15 km from Morcenx train station (Bordeaux Dax line).
    Our site is 1 km from the village (post office, groceries, tobacco).
    Opportunity to pick you up at the station.

    Nous sommes situé à une vingtaine de Km de contis plage (département des Landes). Ainsi qu'à 15 Km de la gare de Morcenx (ligne Bordeaux Dax).
    Notre site est à 1 Km du village (Poste, épiceries, tabac).
    Possibilité de venir vous chercher à la gare.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 719717446222

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