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Hello explorers and adventurous.
We are Sandra and Mathieu, she’s Irish and I’m French, I fell in love with her 15 years ago and also I fell for the beautiful Sligo County.
We are building an eco friendly house, with cob, strawbale, and salvaged materials. Using the least grey energy possible. We started the cobbing in May, and offer activity around natural building material as well as creating a sustainable garden such as Hugel Kulture… We have a mobilehome on site to provide volunteers accommodation( for those who stay the longest) we also have a small orchard that can be use for camping. You will have access to surfboards, bicycles.. and can guide you in this beautiful area on your days off. The site is situated on the Strandhill peninsula right beside Carrowmore tomb and Knocknarea. Sligo town only 2.5 km away. We will accept anyone who will stay at least 3 weeks depending on availabilities. You will be participating to cobbing and help on site, discuss natural building and permaculture process and philosophy.
Kinds regards.
Sandra and Mathieu.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can learn about natural building theory and practice as well as salvaging mindset and DIY system in the house.
Discover beautiful Sligo area, country side Irish life. And I can help you with french language and cuisine if you wish it. We are foraging mushrooms and plants as well if you would keep us company.
Help
You won’t need any particular skills, beginners and experiences natural builders, we will share easy and hard tasks, and build experience together. We can converse in French during our free time if you want to know more about French language and culture ;-p
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
German: Beginner
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
My wife is Irish and have good notions of German, and I’m a French native, with a pinch of Spanish.
Accommodation
Mobilehome and camping , room for van.
What else ...
As a surfer I would recommend you get some surf or PSB lesson on the nearby beach. There’s also a lot of outdoor water and mountain activity around ( kayaking, cycling and mountain bike, beautiful hike and walk, fishing …) a bus stop is 15min down the road or you can walk to town in 30 min. The Carrowmore tombs are just 15min walk, you can take the afternoon to climb the Knocknarea to find a breath taking view of sligo, then get on the other side to Strandhill and enjoy a pint of Guinness by the sea.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We can provide you with electricity and water.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day more if you wish so, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
Relaxed atmosphere, a mobile house for up to 7-8 volunteers at a time (which is the highlight since it brought a lot of beautiful souls together with something in common since we ended up here together), Matthieu was making sure we enjoyed our stay and could take us out… read more
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Relaxed atmosphere, a mobile house for up to 7-8 volunteers at a time (which is the highlight since it brought a lot of beautiful souls together with something in common since we ended up here together), Matthieu was making sure we enjoyed our stay and could take us out… read more
Maybe with them: I hope I will meet some kint and uncomplicated people like Mathieu and Sandra when I am back home.
I felt like a part of one big family and I really enjoyed. They invited me and the other volunteers to their BBQs, we often startet a campfire or went together… read more
Mathieu is an amazing teacher who takes his time explaining, so no questions… read more
We could learn so much from them and they made us feel like a part of their family.
Working with the cob to built the walls of the house was really nice and all the concept is so interesting.
The location of the site is also perfect we could go hiking, fishing, jogging and surfing. With Mathieu we went surfing… read more
