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Hello there !
We are a familly living in a beautiful place, in the middle of nature, just next to the border between France (Alsace) and Switzerland. We moved here from Paris after a long travel from France to Japan by bike from 2011 to 2013. We changed our way of life from engineer and financial management in Paris to this life "in the middle of nowhere", as people say, and are very happy of that ! We have two girls : aged 5 and 3 ! :)
The goal of our project is to build a peaceful place with sustainable behaviours, good food and peace of mind. The place is just perfect for that, as you can see on the pictures. Forest is all around, wild animals feel safe here and come very close, and nature grows everywhere.
We are organizing with our NGO a lot of public events : music&dance festivals, nature festivals, workshops and a lot of other activities. We grow a vegetable garden with permaculture in mind. There's a wood workshop too in order to build everything we need, with the wood from the forest. You'll help with all the activities of our NGO. We have many activities at our place but volunteers do not participate in any business.
We have connections with some associations around here to make repair cafes, local exchange and other transitional projects, but unfortunately we don't have time to be everywhere !
We can speak French of course, good English, Italian, Russian, and we learn Japanese but aren't able to have a talk with Japanese people yet !
If you have more question, just ask us or come here ! :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Anytime you stay with people you learn something ! We did it a lot in our 2 years trip, everyday, with so many different people ! We like to share experience and are looking forward to hear yours !
We like to sing, play games, volley ball, etc.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
The place is huge, and there are lots of projects going on ! We're looking for volunteers for specific projects, listed below :
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We're currently building a small barn and now need help on building the inside.
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Our next festivals will be in early May 2025 : we would need a team of 15 volunteers ! You can ask for our website.
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The vegetable garden is getting bigger and more beautiful every year, and it needs some attention from nature lovers ! The food you'll eat comes mainly from our garden.
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And many other things : project to have some ducks chickens (the place is still to build), we want to plant many trees (november and march), grow flowers, build wooden furniture, create new projects, enjoying life, doing aikido in our dojo etc.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Japanese: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
Accommodation
We have a dedicated place for volunteers and friends altogether, with kitchen and bathroom. Sometimes we'll eat at our place, sometimes at your place, we'll see !
Winter in Alsace can be very cold : take warm clothes !
What else ...
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Our place is a very remote one. Don't expect to find any city, any shop or places to visit ! First village (140 people, no shop) is 3km away. First shop is 12km away! Here you can find nature, animals, flowers, open sky. You can hike in the forest, go biking, relax in the old castle from the 12th century 300m away, and so on.
Some people were not looking for that and I think they were a little disappointed so that's why I write it here.
There's an hotel on the place : we ask the volunteers not to go on this side of the place, it's reserved to the guest of the hotel.
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Transportation : we are far from everywhere ! Going to our place can be tricky, but it's part why it's so beautiful : by the way it's a great opportunity to meet nice people by hitch hiking !
Coming here by yourself is the first great challenge.
- If you want to come by train you can come to Vendlincourt in Switzerland, 7km from our place.
- If you come from France, you can take a train to Altkirch or Delle and then bus to Ferrette, Oberlarg, or hitch hike from Delle or Saint Louis : just head up to Ferrette then Oberlarg, our village.
Try to come close to our place, then we can pick you up by car !
See you soon !
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
As you want! maximum 25 hours, 5 days a week
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Very quickly, Lucy and Danielle became familly members, with all the kindness, the will to help, the curiosity, the humour and the skills you can dream of as a host !
It was great to share a full month with them so we got enough time to get to know… read more
Thank you for this great time
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This first workaway experience was unforgettable. People, place, food, work...everything was great ! In the middle of nature, with this lovely couple and Eglantine's mother and other workers, I really had a wonderful month. I immediately felt welcomed and home, we had so much fun together, I'm already looking forward for the next… read more
