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Description
After spending 30 years in Berlin and several years travelling through Latin America in a van, I moved to Brittany in 2021 to create a more sustainable way of life in harmony with nature. What started as a very personal project has since become a shared adventure when my partner Sonny joined me. Together, we continue to develop this place with great passion, attention to detail, and the desire to create a welcoming and inspiring environment.
We grow vegetables, herbs, and fruit following permaculture principles, care for our animals, and gradually develop the farm step by step. We recently purchased the neighbouring property which opened up a whole new and exciting chapter for us! The tasks change throughout the seasons and reflect the daily life of a constantly evolving farm. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
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Interests
Carpentry
Farming
Pets
Self development
Van life
Vegetarian or vegan
Gardening
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Architecture
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can share with you everything we know about growing veggies, cooking, preserving and hosting as well as the history of Brittany and all things bycicle!
We value a healthy balance between shared moments and personal time. During the week, we enjoy working, cooking, and sharing meals together. Weekends are usually our time to recharge as a couple, and we encourage volunteers to use their free time to explore Brittany, visit the lake, go hiking, discover local markets, borrow one of our bicycles to explore the surrounding area—or simply slow down and do nothing, which, if anywhere, is a skill that can be practised very well here. -
Help
We ask for around 4–5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week. Depending on what is happening at the time, this may include gardening, animal care, DIY projects, general property maintenance, or harvesting and preserving fruit and vegetables.
We especially enjoy welcoming volunteers who are independent, curious, and happy to take initiative. We're looking for people who enjoy getting involved, think for themselves, contribute their own ideas, and aren't afraid to ask questions whenever something isn't clear.
Life on the farm doesn't follow a strict schedule. Every day is different and depends on the weather, the season, and the projects we're working on. We prefer adapting to the rhythm of nature rather than following a rigid timetable. This flexibility also applies to the working schedule: it's often possible to adjust help hours, help either in the morning or the afternoon, or occasionally swap a weekday for a weekend day if it works well for everyone. We try to stay as flexible as possible and appreciate volunteers who approach farm life with the same mindset. We understand that this way of living isn't for everyone. If you prefer fixed routines and a highly predictable schedule, our farm may not be the best fit for you. -
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Sonny is native in French and fluent in English and Spanish. My mother tonue ist German and I speak English and French fluently. -
Accommodation
We have just opened our new volunteer house. It offers a large shared bedroom for up to four people, a shared living and dining area, a fully equipped kitchen, and a bathroom. Although we can accommodate up to four volunteers, we usually prefer hosting two people, or a maximum of three, to keep the atmosphere relaxed and personal.
Living together means being considerate of both the people and the spaces around us. We place great importance on keeping shared areas clean and tidy, both in the volunteer house and in our own home, where most of our meals are prepared and shared, with everyone naturally pitching in.
We are a vegetarian household, so we kindly ask that you please don’t bring any meat or fish into the property. -
What else ...
IMPORTANT NOTE:
To make it easier for us to keep track of the messages and applications from you, please follow these messaging guidelines:
You can write to us in English, German and French.
Please type your preferred DATES in European format into the MESSAGE TITLE and add the word FLEXIBLE or NOT FLEXIBLE. Please don’t add anything else into the Message Title.
Examples:
01.06.-16.6.2023 NOT FLEXIBLE
October 2023 FLEXIBLE
Please keep you first MESSAGE relatively compact. We’d love to read up to 5 sentences about you, why you would like to come to the farm and your relevant prior experience. Then please add 5 strengths, 5 skills and 5 interests in a bulletpoint format 😊
Thank you for helping us keeping things manageable.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
The nearest towns are Pontivy, Carhaix-Plouguer, and Guingamp. Rennes is a little further away but offers many more transport connections.
Most volunteers travel by public transport to one of these towns and then continue by BlaBlaCar to Gouarec, Pontivy, or Rostrenen. We can pick you up from there.
UPDATE: There is now also the regional bus line 229 between Rennes and Brest, which runs five times a day and stops at the Leclerc supermarket in Rostrenen, just a few minutes from our farm. We'd be happy to pick you up there as well.
At the farm there is no place for discrimination, racism, sexism, fascism, antisemitism nor any other kind of hate. -
A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
Fiber Connection
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Space for parking camper vans
We can host small vans
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
Chilli
Cléo
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This house, full of magic that Tanya has created over the years, teaches you the positivity and love she puts into everything she does.
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This house, full of magic that Tanya has created over the years, teaches you the positivity and love she puts into everything she does.
The calmness and patience they use to teach you everything about plants and animals is … read more
Tanya is one of the kindest souls I’ve ever met. She’s so grounded and pure, yet always in motion, full of quiet energy.
The entire property feels like an experience in itself—from the cozy cottage … read more
Tanya's cooking, with fresh produce from the garden, has to be tasted to be … read more
I spent three amazing and unforgettable weeks at Tanya's place 🌞 and loved every second of it!
I enjoyed the peaceful working in the garden, creating new things and helping where ever I could to make her place even more beautiful! 🌿 I felt so accepted right away and couldn't be more happy to spent my May with Tanya and her … read more
I had my first ever workaway experience staying at Tanya's beautiful place!
A litte paradise that she has created and continues to create in the heart of Brittany :)
Honestly, could not have wished for a better stay - we had so much fun and Tanya makes you feel welcome in her home at all times. Together we painted … read more
Tanya is a friendly, positive energized, warm woman who is always doing her best even in difficult situations. Her meals are absolutely delicious, we will really miss them.
We would highly recommend to … read more
Svantje and Sören don't shy away from getting … read more
They worked relentlessly, crossing out one task after another off the … read more
Tanya has proven a lot of flexibility and big trust as she just gave us a list … read more
Her ideas about … read more
I was impressed by Elises skills, her wonderful ideas, her smartness, her thoughtfulness and her eye for things that need work or improvement and I found her to be very reliable, trustworthy and last but not least a fun and interesting person to be around!
I absolutely loved seeing how … read more
