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Join a non-profit community for walnut harvest and cultural exchange near Trébas, France

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  2026 

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello and welcome to our page!

    We are a young collective that settled in the Aveyron region of France in December 2022. There are six adults living here, a two-and-a-half-year-old child, and a baby due in October. We have a wide range of skills and trades: glassmaking, market gardening, plastering, music, filmmaking, animation, all kinds of DIY projects, and gardening.

    On 18 hectares of land (woods, buildings, meadows, rivers, ponds, etc.), we have nearly 300 walnut trees! Every year in October, we harvest the walnuts. In September, we prepare for the harvest, and the walnuts fall for three weeks during October. That's when we start looking for people to help the association 🙂 The main tasks are collecting the walnuts (they fall every day), sorting them on a sorting bench, cleaning them, and then we haul everything back to the hamlet by tractor to dry them on racks!

    You'll be staying in a brand new dormitory with a mezzanine. There are six beds upstairs and a lounge on the ground floor. So you'll need to be comfortable sleeping in a dormitory.

    The food is mainly vegetarian, although only two or three of us are completely vegetarian, we don't buy factory-farmed meat through the collective.

    A river (the Mousse) runs through our land, offering a place to cool off in the summer. We have two springs, one of which flows year-round. There is a lake in the village above us and a lovely river swimming spot in the village below. Local amenities include a post office, a pharmacy, a tobacconist, and even a small supermarket! We can also lend out bikes 🙂

    That's about it, we can't wait to meet you!

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    Salut à toi et bienvenue sur la page!

    Nous sommes un jeune collectif qui s'est installé dans l'Aveyron depuis décembre 2022. Nous sommes 6 adultes à vivre sur le lieu, une enfant de 2 ans et demi et 1 bébé a venir en octobre. Il y a de nombreux corps de métiers et compétences : verrerie, maraichage, enduit, musique, cinéma, animation, bricolage en tout genre et jardin.

    Sur 18 hectares de terrains (bois, bâtis, prairies, rivières, mares...), nous avons près de 300 noyers ! Chaque année, en octobre, nous faisons la récolte des noix. En septembre, nous préparons la récolte et les noix tombent pendant 3 semaines durant le mois d'octobre. C'est à ce moment là que nous cherchons du monde pour aider l'association 🙂 Les tâches principales sont le ramassage des noix (elles tombent tous les jours), le tri sur banc de tri, nettoyage des noix et hop on ramène tout ça au hameau en tracteur pour faire sécher les noix dans les claies! Que l'on vend sur les marchés à titre associatif.

    Tu seras accueilli dans un dortoir tout neuf avec mezzanine. Il y a 6 couchages à l'étage et un salon au rez de chaussé. Il faudra donc que tu sois ok avec le fait de dormir en dortoir.

    La nourriture est principalement végétarienne, même si on est que 2 ou 3 à être totalement végétarien, on achète pas de viande industrielle via le collectif.

    Le mousse (un ruisseau) traverse notre terrain où l'on peut se rafraichir pendant l'été. Nous avons 2 sources dont une qui coule toute l'année. Il y a un lac dans le village au dessus de chez nous, et un bel espace rivière baignade dans l'autre village au dessous. Il y a une poste, une pharmacie, un bureau de tabac et même un petit supermarché ! On peut aussi prêter des vélos 🙂

    Voilà c'est à peu près tout, on a hâte de te / vous rencontrer !

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Help with Eco Projects
    Light gardening
    Farmstay help
  • Interests

    Interests

    Sustainability
    Cooking & food
    Farming
    Politics / Social justice
    Videography
    Van life
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Events & social
    Charity work
    Writing
    Photography
    Music
    Carpentry
    Books
    Languages
    Gardening
    Drawing & painting
    DIY & crafts
    Hitchhiking
    Astronomy
    Performing arts
    Animals
    Team sports
    Adventure sports
    Hiking
    Nature
    Mountain
    Dancing
    Camping
    Outdoor activities
  • 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

    We are a collective with different skills and passions, and we would be very happy to share moments with you, show you the area, and share these friendly moments around walnuts 🙂

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    Nous sommes un collectif avec différentes compétences, passions et serons très heureux de partager des moments avec toi, de te faire découvrir le coin, et de partager ces moments conviviaux autour des noix 🙂

  • Help

    Help

    Spanning 18 hectares of land (woodland, buildings, meadows, rivers, ponds...), our property is home to nearly 300 walnut trees! We harvest the walnuts every year in October. We prepare for the harvest in September, and the nuts fall over a three-week period in October. That’s when we look for people to help the association 🙂 The main tasks involve gathering the nuts (they fall daily), sorting them on a sorting bench, and cleaning them; then, we haul everything back to the hamlet by tractor to dry the nuts on racks.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Italian: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    No need to speak french, we like to learn other langages 🙂

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    A lovely dormitory on a mezzanine, with a living area below (lounge), also the option to park your van in the meadow.

    Vegetarian food available.

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    Un joli dortoir sur mezzanine, avec une pièce à vivre en dessous (salon), possibilité aussi de vous poser dans la prairie en camion.

    Nourriture végétarienne.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    There are cats, a dog, chickens, geese, and ducks here. So animals are welcome, provided we respect our own! Il y a des chats, un chien, des poules, oies et canards ici. Donc animaux bienvenus dans le respect des nôtres !

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Yoko

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