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*We are now taking bookings for volunteers from April 2023, and looking forward to a fantastic year ahead*
We moved to France after our world travels in mid 2016 with a vision to create a sustainable, education and demonstration site. Since then we had been renovating the house, redesigning and regenerating the land, and we are now able to follow our dream of leading a more balanced and connected lifestyle in the French countryside.
Glen is originally from the UK and Karen from South Africa. We have made France our home and have been working on setting up a Permaculture small scale farm.
Karen in a certified Permaculture designer, educator and life coach, and Glen with his background in Engineering is an all round handyman with a keen interest in woodland management, forest gardens (perennial food forests) and aquaponics.
We have dogs, chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and goats. We grow our own veggies in annual raised beds, and plan to move towards a more low energy input perennial food forest which we are setting up. We raise our pigs for meat and have a Community Pig club. Our sheep's wool is used for crafting projects, and we have meat from our pasture raised sheep. We believe passionately in good animal husbandry and in treating all our animals with respect. We also practise rotational grazing thereby improving out pasture land (we offer an eco-mowing services to the local community)
We are co-founders of a Community Association where we help and support one another living in France. So there are always community related work projects to get involved in.
We have a few key projects that we are focusing on this year:
1.Putting up fencing around the property and working on fixing fencing on land we use for sheep.
2. Putting up a deck on our lovely riverside property so it can be used for parties and teaching
3. Later in the year we plan to build a compost toilet and shower block area for our yurt, so looking for anyone who is good with thier hands or has previous carpentry experience.
Please note: we have 4 dogs so only dog friendly people should apply. We ask for a minimum *commitment of 1 week.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Sprachpraxis
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Chance to experience the French countryside.
Great food and drink in a friendly warm household
Sharing our experience and knowledge in the field of regenerative agriculture, permaculture and woodland management.
Arbeit
Helping out with animals routines, moving animals, cleaning animal areas setting up new camps
Growing food - planting seeds, weeding, harvesting
Building a few eco projects we have planned such as a root cellar, compost loo, and foresters shed
Mowing, hedge trimming, woodland management and any other general garden duties
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Afrikaans: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Französisch: Grundkenntnisse
Niederländisch: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
We are still learning French and would love to improve our basic skills, in exchange we would be willing to help you improve your English language skills.
Unterkunft
Comfortable yurt accommodation with a double bed. Compost loo and shower right next to the yurt. Your own private outdoor kitchen. We usually have breakfast and lunches together and you are then free to prepare your own food in the evening.
Was noch ...
We have bikes available to explore the local area. Lots of walks from the house. Unfortunately as we are quiet rural there is no public transport direct from our property, but we are only 5km from 2 nearest towns.
Larger city such as Lorient 35km away, and many interesting and historic villages in the area.
We are willing to pick up workaways from train stations within reasonable distance, and offer lifts to shops or local attractions when we are able.
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Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have satellite internet connection which we have found more effective than other services. Its not super fast but adequate for most remote working needs. We are happy to host digital nomads by prior arrangement.
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We have a flat field space that is suitable for camper vans and motorhomes, and have found that this arrangement works really well in this Covid era.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 5 hours a day, 6 days a week
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They are just hands down tremendous young people, so curious, motivated and helpful in all aspects.
From basic domestic duties such as washing up, to help with animals, to working on energetic tasks such as turning compost, moving gravel… read more
Unfortunately most of the time he was with us the weather was rainy and starting to get cold, but he was more than willing to muck in and get on with various jobs.
He had little prior… read more
We had the opportunity to do and try a lot of things and we really appreciated the fact that they trusted us with taking care of the house and the animals.
For sure one of the best and healthy ways to start your day is by taking care of the animals. A big lesson for us was understanding that we… read more
They embodied the true spirit of workaway volunteers - bringing curious minds, open hearts, kindness, thoughtfulness and willingness to try new experiences.
Daiana and Andrei tackled any job we gave them… read more
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They are just hands down tremendous young people, so curious, motivated and helpful in all aspects.
From basic domestic duties such as washing up, to help with animals, to working on energetic tasks such as turning compost, moving gravel… read more
Unfortunately most of the time he was with us the weather was rainy and starting to get cold, but he was more than willing to muck in and get on with various jobs.
He had little prior… read more
We had the opportunity to do and try a lot of things and we really appreciated the fact that they trusted us with taking care of the house and the animals.
For sure one of the best and healthy ways to start your day is by taking care of the animals. A big lesson for us was understanding that we… read more
They embodied the true spirit of workaway volunteers - bringing curious minds, open hearts, kindness, thoughtfulness and willingness to try new experiences.
Daiana and Andrei tackled any job we gave them… read more
From the very start they fitted right into our slightly mad world, taking on each task we gave them with enthusiasm and completing it properly and throughly.
They were so helpful in so many ways, just jumping in where… read more
We found them to be willing to jump into any task we set them.
Unfortuntely due to the extreme heat and drought we had been experiencing there was not many opportunities to garden or dive deeper into permaculture as nothing much was growing.… read more
She arrived midst a influx of visitors we had staying for the long weekend, which many people may have found a bit intimidating, but she took everything in her stride and fitted in perfectly with the group.
She is calm, considerate, clever and simply an all… read more
During my stay I learned a ton of fascinating things -… read more
Kenya helped us with a variety of tasks, from weeding, hoeing, planting, painting to daily animal care. She is also a very good French teacher - if only we had more time to spend on… read more
The tasks we had to do were so various and interesting that we can guarantee you: you won’t ever get bored. In… read more
This has been thier first experience at Workaway, but they more than excelled themselves.
They may be young, but are indeed very mature, very responsible and reliable.
They… read more
They helped out with the daily routine for the animals, and despite the fact that they had very little or no experience with animals before, they were very confident in handling the animals and keen to… read more
We learn a lot about Permaculture and taking care of the animals. They have wonderful dogs that are full of energy… read more
The Yurt were super comfortable.
Breakfast and lunch were delicious and the time on our own during diner in the lovely area made for helpers were nice.
Karen and Glen tooks lot of time for us, to explain what to do, how to do and why to do. Also for questions… read more
The time flew past as they helped out with daily animal rounds, sheep moves, various gardening projects AND built us a beautiful duck house!
They were just super people to host:… read more
It was only my second volunteering place and I thought I wouldn't find better than my first one! I was so wrong, as this little permaculture paradise proved me that wonderful people truly make wonderful memories.
I learnt a lot and was provided with extra documentation about… read more
It turned out the national lockdown was a great thing for us, as it was the perfect place to get stranded!
Both Karen and Glen were so kind to us and made sure we were comfortable and happy in what we were doing.
We both felt very welcome, trusted and valued which made us feel like part… read more
They also took care of the animals like the ducks and… read more
Ana and Mat spent 3 weeks with us and the time… read more
He helped with animal feeding,moving and constructing a new chicken run, sheep moves, felling trees, chipping and other garden related tasks. There were many times the he would work a full day just to give us a hand with an… read more
Self-assured, self motivated, always helpful, and totally committed to any tasks that we gave her.
She is a fast learner, and became really confident in looking after all our animals. She is empathetic, practical with lots of… read more
Karen and Glen have a wealth of knowledge and are always willing to answer any and all questions. They always work with you,… read more
Willing to give 100% on every task undertaken, they seemed to love all the outdoor challenges.
They arrived here with not much of experience of farm animals, but embraced all the daily tasks and very soon became capable and confident in dealing… read more
Apart from all the work… read more
- Karen has a lot of knowledge in permaculture and you feel both her talents and her love in the garden.
- Glenn is a very skilled man and explains concepts an processes in a very… read more
They carried out each task thoroughly and carefully and asked questions which we encourage. They have a good level… read more
We found Charlotte to be really good with all the animals, and showed interest in thier care and welfare. She is a super pleasant lady and comes across as self… read more
It was pleasant that they liked to share knowledge with me. They are really friendly.
The accommodation was perfect. The food is very good and they care about what you like or you don't like to eat.
I was really happy to take care of animals and the vegetable garden and learnt a lot of things.
Thank… read more
He stayed with us for a month and we loved hosting him. We found him to be intelligent, articulate, discreet, reflective and also easy going and friendly. We enjoyed sharing ideas (and his… read more
Anna came to us as she was keen to learn about permaculture, and get to know and work with farm… read more
They were a real pleasure to host, and worked hard. We found both girls… read more
