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We are a couple of market gardeners, on a small farm in South Burgundy (chalon sur Saône). We grow, as a family (our son is 6 years old, our daughter is 3, our baby boy is 2), all types of vegetables according to the seasons, and sell our products directly on the farm.
We want to keep a method of cultivation as environmentally friendly as possible: we hand weed, use natural fertilizers ...
We also have hens, raised outdoors. (as well as some goats, rabbits, cats and dogs, for fun!)
We are looking for volunteers to help us on all kinds of work, especially around the farm.
Nous sommes un couple de maraîchers, sur une petite ferme dans le sud de la Bourgogne (chalon sur Saône)Nous cultivons, en famille (notre ainé a 6, ans, la 2e 3 ans et le petit 2 ans), tous types de légumes selon les saisons, et vendons nos produits directement à la ferme.
Nous voulons conserver une méthode de culture aussi respectueuse de l'environnement que possible: nous désherbons à la main, utilisons des engrais naturels…
Nous avons aussi des poules, élevées en plein air. (ainsi que quelques chèvres, lapins chats et chien, pour le plaisir!)
Nous cherchons des volontaires pour nous aider sur toutes sortes de travaux, surtout autour de la ferme: planter des clôtures, déplacer des haies d’arbres, tailler, etc.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would be pleased to welcome people who want to discover the life of a vegetable farmer! We can take time for french lessons too. And we would be also pleased to help people to discover the lovely countryside of Burgundy!!
We both traveled abroad (Canada, Philippines, Australia, Scotland...) few years ago, and we have wonderful memories from our experiences. We would be glad that someone makes us travel again by coming sharing our life for a while!
Nous serions heureux d'accueillir des personnes qui veulent découvrir la vie d'un maraîcher! Nous pouvons également prendre le temps de cours de français. Et nous serions vraiment heureux de faire découvrir la belle campagne de Bourgogne !!
Nous avons tous deux voyagé à l'étranger (Canada, Philippines, Australie, Ecosse ...) il y a quelques années, et nous avons de merveilleux souvenirs de nos expériences. Nous serions heureux que quelqu'un nous fasse voyager de nouveau en venant partager notre vie pendant quelques temps!
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Help
In any time, we need help for weeding, planting, and work at home.
Please no smokers!
We ask for someone who speaks well english, or french!
En tout temps, nous avons besoin d'aide pour le désherbage, plantations,ou travaux dans la maison!
Pas de fumeurs, merci.
Nous aimerions quelqu'un qui parle bien anglais ou même français!
Languages spoken
French: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
We have an independant mobile-home to welcome people.
We welcome the volonteers at the bus station in Saint Marcel (once arrived at the train station in chalon sur Saône, there is 20 minutes by bus to Saint Marcel). It is the same for the way back.
Nous prêtons un mobile-home pour accueillir les gens.
Nous accueillons les volontaires à la sortie du bus à Saint Marcel (une fois arrivés à la gare de Chalon-sur-Saône, il faut prendre 20 minutes de bus jusqu'à Saint Marcel). Idem pour le retour.
What else ...
We are in south Burgundy, near CHALON-SUR-SAONE.
There are so many castles to visit around! And the countryside is exceptional: famous wineyards of Burgundy, the Bresse (the Jura and his beautiful mountains is not far: 1h only!), Châlon-sur-Saône and its famous summer festivals...
We have buses, to go around, and a train station.
Nous sommes en Bourgogne du sud, à côté de CHALON-SUR-SAONE.
Il y a tellement de châteaux à visiter alentours! Et la campagne est exceptionnelle: les célèbres vignobles de Bourgogne, la Bresse (le Jura et ses belles montagnes ne sont pas loin: 1h seulement), Châlon-sur-Saône et ses célèbres festivals d'été ...
Nous avons des bus, et une gare.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (15)
Good sharings, good helper, good french speaker !
Always happy, offering help with the family life , very good helper on all kind of help.
We friendly recommand Lisa!!!!
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Good sharings, good helper, good french speaker !
Always happy, offering help with the family life , very good helper on all kind of help.
We friendly recommand Lisa!!!!
But he was a very good help for us, very friendly, nice and polite.
Thank you Juan, wish you the best!
We had great conversations, they are very open minded people! They were happy to learn about our work and happy to help us (merci pour toute votre aide...si précieuse!!).
They… read more
We thank you, Eva, for your help, your smiles, your joy!!!!
Always happy even if she was tired... Always happy to discover news things, new works, new skills.
Also very happy to discover our countyside, it was a pleasure for us to see her interested on the place and country where we live.
Eva is a hard… read more
They were joyful and always smiling, ready to help on all kind of work. We enjoyed our meal together, our conversations, and listening to their experiences.
They cooked for us wonderful meals too.
They chose to work a lot of hours and seemed to enjoy it. We felt how much they loved to work… read more
They are very kind and smily people! They are interested on many things, and ask many questions, wich is nice!
They are quiet, calm, and fun. Hard workers as well. They even worked more than what we asked, and they were very motivated on making a new fence to welcome our new goats, and this was a… read more
I spent four great weeks with Madeleine-Sophie and Emmanuel. They taught me a lot about techniques of farming and made sure I got to try out all sorts of different work! I learned to plant potatoes and leafy greens, prepare a variety of veggies for the store, use a huge fire hose and best of all, drive the tractor! I felt… read more
We had the chance to have her here for 1 month, and she was a very good help, joyful, curious, kind, open minded, person!!!
Thank you for all you help, your smiles, your conversation, your help with Grégoire, our baby boy, your beautiful paintings, and so on!!
We wish you the best for your life! Have a safe trip,… read more
They made and amazing job, their help was so appreciated!! They worked very hard, and always with a smile, even though they hade the 2 coldest weeks of january!!!
They have been… read more
Regarding the work, for me it was never that they demanded something and more that they asked us for help. Makes it easier to work. And what a diverse work! You have enough to do one thing? Start… read more
And we also really enjoyed Madeleine-Sophie meals, she is really a great cooker
We would like to come back in the future!
Thanks for everything :)
We enjoyed all our conversations and sharings with them, and it was a joy to share a bit of our life with them.
You are welcome to come back when you want!
Thank you so much for your help guys!
Ginny and Richard are kind, gentil, happy, and not afraid of working hard... We know that they did hard and tiring jobs, and we are very thankfull for that.
We had also very good exchanges and conversations with them.
Thank you for your encouragements and… read more
