Learn about organic gardening and help in our chateau's garden near Poitiers, France

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Beschreibung
My husband and I live in a wonderful and quiet place - a "château" - in countryside near a small city (Poitiers) in the south west of France.

We have one female cat called Marquise !

If you are interested in learning about organic gardening, this is the place for you.
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Gartenarbeit
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kochen/einkaufen
Hausarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Usually we have dinner together except when I go to the choir on tuesday or when I have work in the late evening (I'm an estate agent). It is a good moment in the day to share and exchange.
I'm always happy to have a helping hand in the kitchen, so that we can share cooking cultures :)
Arbeit
You will have hands-on experience of the tasks required to keep the grounds of a château in peak condition.

We use only Bio products and methods. Depending on the time of year you visit us, there will be a variety of different experiences.

Our busiest and, most diverse times being Spring and Autumn.
Gesprochene Sprachen
English: Fließend
French: Fließend
Unterkunft
We provide a comfortable bedroom with ensuite, situated within the château itself.
Was noch ...
Poitiers is 15 kms away ; it's a lovely medieval city with roman art, a museum, a pedestrianised city center.
No available transport from the "château" ; a station is 5 mn away by car. A car is available for those who have got
driver's licence. The countryside is lovely, green, hilly and you can visit it by bike or on foot. The seaside is 1.30 hour away!
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
- Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
(5.0)

Kultureller Austausch:
(4.5)

Kommunikation:
(4.8)

16.10.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (Emma)

I was so pleased to have Emma at home for 3 weeks ! always cheerful, and in a good mood !
Emma participated in family life in a natural way. She liked to cook and bake good vegan food I liked to share with her.
She was confortable and easy going, that's a good quality, also respectful of the home's rules.

David and Alison gave her some works to… read more

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14.10.2019

Vom Workawayer (Emma) für Host

My stay at the château was absolutely amazing, and I'm really sad to leave. I was warmly welcomed by Mireille at the train station on the day of my arrival. I could not have wished for a better Workaway stay and cultural exchange. <3

Mireille, you are an amazing and kind woman, and I can't thank you and Kaci enough for the past three weeks. I… read more

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08.08.2019

Vom Workawayer (Andres Felipe) für Host

My experience working in the chateau was really great! I did a lot gardening and pruning work. During the afternoons I had time enough for myself and to know the area around the property and nearby towns. The family is very kind and friendly, they like to share time with the volunteers and have healty meals. I absolutely enjoyed the couple of… read more

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06.08.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (Andres Felipe)

What a pleasure to have Andres at home !
An easy going guy, always in a good mood, wanting to help at home as well as working hard in the garden !
Andres told us he was shy, so we helped him to be well in our family and I suppose he felt good.
He worked very hard with our gardeners who were very happy to work with him.
I recommend him very much !!

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07.08.2019

Vom Workawayer (mei) für Host

I stayed au château 2 weeks. It was perfect. The chateau is very calm and a lot of nature. I ate a lot of vegetables, fruits from the garden or bio food. The family were very nice .we ate dinner together to have many conversations.
I did watering, cut some branches in the forest, extra...with gardeners (Alison and David) They were always care… read more

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06.08.2019

Vom Host für Workawayer (mei)

What a big pleasure to have Mei at home for 2 weeks !
Actually it was too short !
Mei was so communicative, always smiling and very easy going.
Our gardeners who gave her some works to do outside were very happy with her very pleasant attitude and
work.
She asked for help at home too, always wanting to participate.
Mei improvised to be a french… read more

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15.06.2019

Vom Workawayer (Jamie) für Host

What can I say that hasn't already been said? Beautiful place, lovely and interesting family, really good hands on work with Dave and Alison (alreet!), gorgeous piano, and the cat's pretty cool too. Seriously though, you won't help but learn something new and appreciate something amazing by coming to this place. It was a shame to leave but I… read more

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12.01.2019

Vom Workawayer (Alessa) für Host

The time with Mireille and her family was really great! They are really warm and just want that you feel confortable. The food is always good and if you want you have the opportunity to cook. The chateau is stunning and the whole property with the garden and the other houses are super interesting and beautiful. The work is really good because you… read more

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10.11.2018

Vom Workawayer (Thomas & Braley) für Host

We had the best summer of our lives at Mireille's. This small village and the chateau are truly beautiful. We found the work to be exciting and rewarding - it's amazing how much we learned from David and Alison about plants, and we loved being able to eat from the garden and use the fresh fruits and vegetables. We were able to explore some of the… read more

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04.08.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Thomas & Braley)

We were so happy to have Thomas and Braley at home. They are very friendly people, they were extremely helpful during their whole stay, We have had very interesting conversations with them.
I recommend them very warmly.
Thomas and Braley, thank you very very much for your kindness and your job at the Château !

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19.10.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Esbie)

We were very pleased to have Esbie with us. She was a great workawayer, working hard.
She was very involved in her tasks, asking questions, being curious.
Our gardeners were very satisfied with her being here.
Very discret but very easy going.
I definitely recommand her !
Thank you very much Esbie !

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17.07.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Madeleine & Paige)

Thank you very much Madeleine and Paige for your always very good mood, your smile, your laugh !!
It gave life in the Château !
Thank you because you worked very hard in the garden, in sanding a piece of furniture ! A hard and very dusty work !!
Have a very good continuation in your studies !

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03.07.2018

Vom Workawayer (Madeleine & Paige) für Host

Working here was nothing less than amazing. Mireille welcomed us with open arms, and Kaci was so inviting when we spent time with him. Thank you for the amazing experiences we were able to have while working here.

While gardening, we spent the majority of our time with David and Alison. David and Alison are hands-down some of the most lovely… read more

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26.04.2018

Vom Host für Workawayer (Mauricio & Lucas)

First, sorry for my poor english vocabulary, so I won't be very talkative !!...

Mauricio and Lucas stayed at The Château for 1 month, at a moment there's so much to do everywhere, especially outside !!
So, they worked hard from 8 am to 1 pm 5 days a week ! They learned very quickly as David explained them what to do exactly ! They were very… read more

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18.04.2018

Vom Workawayer (Mauricio & Lucas) für Host

The month we spent here was great! The chateau is beautiful, so does it's grounds, the experience of living in such a massive antique place is quite a curious one! Mireille is really nice, even though at first we had some small miss comunications, we got around it and by the end of the month things were running smoothly. She provided great… read more ingredients for us to cook, or treated us with delicious receipes she cooked herself, also talking to her was a great way to practice french, we apreciate how much she trusted us to take care of the chateau when she had to travel during that period.

We were really lucky to get to know and spend a lot of time with Alison and David, the british gardeners who are both extra lovely and deserve an award for handling those massive grounds from the orchard, to tidying up, taking care of the orangerie, the vegetable patch, flower beds, chiping wood for next year's compost, keeping the furnace on and much more, i mean the work for the estate is endless and they manage it wonderfully, specially considering they are only two. They were kind enough to invite us for a great dinner at theirs and and give us lifts to Poitiers and Vivonne, not to speak of their patience of teaching us how to get the work done.

We helped from 8am to 1pm with a much apreciated tea break at 10h30, the work included weeding off and edging paths and flower beds, moving loggs, prunning roses, planting potatoes, raspberries, trees and vines and more things i mentioned above, we also got to drive a tracktor and use the chainsaw (which Mauricio particulary loved, bring it on zombie apocalipse). We also sanded and vernished a table for Mireille's recently redecorated dinning room.

Our bedroom was really comfortable, it was an ensuite with a bathtube on the last floor of the chateau. We had great days walking around the grounds, in the forest and by the pond, observing the Ragondins, we got around with the bikes a lot, unfortunatelly we only got to go to Poitiers once but it's definitely worth the visit.

I would reccomend this experience for anyone looking for learning great tips, tricks, practices as well as developing a good eye for gardening and garden maintenance, you'll be learning with the best, It's also great for getting an insight into the picturesque life in a massive antique place!

Thank you Mireille, Alison and David
We'll miss you

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12.11.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Ethan)

I was very very pleased to have Ethan at The Bierson. Ethan, an easy going guy, was always in a very good mood, smiling, helpful and working
hard every day, especially with David the gardener ; David was very happy to work with Ethan ; Ethan didn't just
work but thought of things to improve in the property ; so he gave good ideas to David ! We… read more

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12.11.2017

Vom Workawayer (Ethan) für Host

Thank you Mireille, David, Allison, and Kaci for a wonderful stay here!

The Chateau and surrounding grounds are beautiful and it was a pleasure to work in Poitiers. The work and schedule were very fair: workawayers are expected to work each weekday from 8:00 to 1:00 with a break. David and Allison do a great job of of making sure the work is… read more

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17.07.2017

Vom Host für Workawayer (Craig & Allyson)

Thank you very much Allyson and Krayg for your very good job ! I know that David and Allison (our gardeners) were happy to count on you !
Thank you Krayg because despite your damaged knee, you did your work very well !
watering, painting, cutting edges......
Thank you Allyson for your help in every things ! and thank you very much to both of you… read more

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12.07.2017

Vom Workawayer (Craig & Allyson) für Host

Wow, thank you Mireille and Kaci for an amazing experience as our first Workaway! You and your lovely family made us feel so very welcome!

The Chateau and grounds are lovely and the accommodation was great. As a mature couple we very much appreciated our bedroom with ensuite bathroom.

We worked 8-1 Monday to Friday and learned lots of new… read more

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17.12.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (A)

it was a real pleasure to have Aurelio at the château.
Aurelio was very discreet but at the same time very efficient in his work !
He adapted very quickly and did his best in helping with works outside.
Aurelio Thank you very much and I wish you the best for your futur !!

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10.12.2016

Vom Workawayer (A) für Host

Thank you Kaci and Mireille for being perfect hosts and for welcoming me to your beautiful chateaux. I enjoyed the meals that Mirielle provided and I should have asked for so more of those lovely homemade buscuits. Also many thanks for allowing me the use of the car as it allowed me to get to know Poitier even more (good perk). I thoroughly… read more

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28.08.2016

Vom Workawayer (Daisy) für Host

Mireille and Kaci were welcoming and the house and grounds themselves were very lovely. There was always family and friends passing through so there were lots of people to practice french with. I found it hard at first to figure out how much food to take and how much privacy to give the family but by the end I felt a lot more comfortable. The work… read more

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25.08.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Daisy)

Daisy was at home for 1 month. She was rather reserved at the beginning and didn't want to bother us ! And day after day and week after week, I felt she was more confortable with us and family. She worked a lot her french and I'm sure she improved it very much.
Daisy was very helpful especially in watering garden every day when our gardeners were… read more

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10.08.2016

Vom Workawayer (Matias) für Host

I cannot find the words to describe the experience with Mireille. It was an amazing way to learn French, all the family help me to improve it. They were always well-humoured, kind and open to share their time.
I felt very comfortable spending a week with them and I agree that was a really short week! I still miss the life in the chateau. Thank you… read more

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02.08.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Matias)

It was a real pleasure to have Matias with us for just 1 week ! It was too short !
Very helpful, kindly, He asked to help us a lot !
Hard worker, He did the work very well and always in good mood !
He was also a good company, open minded, wishing improving his french in exchanges with us.

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11.07.2016

Vom Workawayer (Elke) für Host

Sorry fort the late replay. I spent two very interesting weeks at the Chateau, Marseille and her husband speak englisch very well wich is great if youre not as confident in french but always try to make you understand the french words first.
We got to use the car so that we could go exploring the area and I absolutely loved la piscine!
Im very… read more

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29.06.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Elke)

Elke was very kind, always smiling, cheerful, always willing !
it was a real pleasure to have her at home !

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05.07.2016

Vom Workawayer (Joe-Yen & Stephan) für Host

Mireille and her family were friendly and helpful (thank you a lot for your help with the lettre de motivation et cv).
Also we could use their car for some day trips and their swimming pool as well which was very amazing.
We helped 5 days/week 5 hours/day with the gardener couple David and Alison.
Alison and Joey worked in the Potager put all the… read more

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04.07.2016

Vom Host für Workawayer (Joe-Yen & Stephan)

We were very happy to have Joe-Yen and Stephan at home for 1 month !
They were very discreet and respectful of our privacy and at the same time,
they worked hard in the garden every day, they were very helpful (asking all the time to help us)
at home before and after meals, cleaning in the kitchen !
they were always good-humored, so it was a… read more

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