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Isolated small-holding near Mortain in Normandy, France

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  • Last activity: 20 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Isolated Smallholding in very rural Normandy offering accomodation and meals for one or two people within our family home in exchange for general help. We are an English couple and our children have now grown up and moved away. We are vegetarian, have two dogs, four llamas, six alpacas, four goats and two ponies and currently need help with daily chores for the animals as well as other outdoor tasks and some varied indoor tasks particularly helping us to use Social Media - a warm welcome awaits.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • 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
  • Help

    Help

    We currently need help outdoors, mowing and strimming grass, weeding, establishing and repairing fences.
    We have an organic vegetable plot which needs daily attention during the growing season.
    We would welcome anyone with practical constructional skills to help with the repair/rebuilding of storm damaged outbuildings.
    We have daily animal related tasks to include feeding and cleaning out shelters and fields.......not forgetting the daily hugs , kisses and special attention that they all need.
    We would also welcome helpers with a knowledge of social media who could help us to navigate technology.
    .......in fact we would welcome anyone interested in any of the above that is enthusiastic and willing to help us and share life at our small holding.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You may share our family home and you will have use of a bedroom with double bed and shared bathroom facilities.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are about 4 kms from our interesting small local town which has an outdoor pool open during the summer months, beautiful waterfalls, shops selling locally produced items, bakeries and pizzerias....we can drop you there if you feel its too far to walk.
    We have lots of lovely countryside local to us ideal for anyone who likes rambling, cycling, birdwatching, fishing.

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    4-5 hours a day, 5 days/week maximum

Host ref number: 182271919161

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