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Hello,
We are Lili & Vincent we live in Ardèche in a pretty hamlet in stone and wood undergoing renovation perched at 680 m on 30 hectares of hilly land.
A beautiful 1000 m2 pond for swimming, a wild nature populated by animals:
2 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 dogs, 3 cats, chickens, foxes, badgers, deer, raptors ...
We are in the process of creating an art and care center:
-fast and hiking
-textile arts: vegetal dyeing, handcrafted felt, textile sculpture...
-intuitive music, dance, singing
-shamanism, drum trips, gong bath
-meditation
-Hatha yoga
-practice of aerial tissue & aerial yoga
-interest in any form of personal and spiritual development.
We will welcome you with pleasure on our place for an exchange of knowledge of all kinds:
Vincent is a professional gatherer of wild medicinal plants since 25 years, musician, fast and hiking guide, ornithologist, gong player...
Lili is a costume designer for theater and cinema, textile artist, vegetal dyer, sculptor, Hatha Yoga & fly yoga teacher, Art therapist, massages..
We can introduce you to the recognition of wild plants, vegetal dyeing, musical improvisation, the practice of aerial fabric, sound bath with a gong ...etc..
You will be able to share with us our ecological way of life, we are very green and we deeply respect nature and living things. Our approach is autonomy, permaculture, spirituality..
The atmosphere here is alternately zen or festive.
our place is vegetarian and alcohol-free
We are looking for motivated people to come and lend us a hand in the renovation of our place.
we are looking forward to meet you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Sustainability
Events & social
Vegetarian or vegan
Culture
Self development
Farming
Writing
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
Animals
Cooking & food
Photography
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Gardening
Hiking
Outdoor activities
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Mountain
Dancing
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
As we love traveling, we also love welcoming travelers!
We understand the workaway system as a real exchange and an opportunity for everyone (host and workawayer) to grow up to meet the other, our differences, our cultures and ways of life.
Vincent is a professional gatherer of wild medicinal plants since 25 years, also cultivator, fast & hiking guide, musician, practitioner in gong yoga, ornithologist...
Lili is a costume designer for theater and cinema, sculptor, textile artist, vegetal dyer and dye plants cultivator, also yoga teacher, she is in process of training in art therapy, ecotherapy dance and ritual in nature...
We can introduce you to the recognition of wild plants, observation and recognition of birds in their natural environment, vegetal dyeing, wool felt creation, yoga class, musical improvisation,
dance improvisation in the wild, art therapy, the practice of aerial fabric, sound bath with a gong, shamanic trips..
Vincent has renovated a good part of the hamlet on his own, he is gifted in carpentry, metalwork, he is very handy.
Lili is also very handy, especially around textiles creation, she made her yurt and has a basic level in carpentry and metal welding.
You will be able to share with us our ecological way of life, we are very green and we deeply respect nature and living things. Our approach is autonomy, permaculture, spirituality..
The atmosphere here is alternately zen or festive.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Depending on the season, we will need:
-work in carpentry, construction of a terrace
-creation of a heated floor (for a room currently being renovated) connected to our boiler stove which already heats the whole house
- help in the land for brush cutting
-Medicinal & dyeing plants: maintenance or harvest
-dry stone walls
-path creation
-house interior renovation
-creation of a yoga room
-huts & teepee construction
-There are always many things to do here! :-)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Chinese (Mandarin): BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
You will have your own bedroom, with a mezzanine.
dry toilet downstairs
we will share the bathroom
you can swim in the pond at any time! (we do it every morning!)
very soon you will have:
-yurt 28 M2 for 1/2persons with tatami&futon / wood stove/ little bathroom point & kitchen point inside the yurt
-dry toilet outside or if it's too cold, then inside the house!
-solar shower outside in the vegetation or in the house.
-No smoking inside the yurt
Here we do not eat terrestrial animals, only sometimes (not very often) fish or crustaceans.
We have a vegetable garden, an orchard and a nourishing forest.
We eat only organic or local.
The food is simple and healthy, homemade bread, pancakes, cakes, pies, eggs, vegetables and rice with coconut milk or crushed peanuts, lentils,seeds,nuts and hazelnuts, a lot of vegetables and fruits , soups, home made yogurts,
But also home made sushis/maki/nems/tempura, miso soup, curries..
We love asiatic cooking in general.
What else ...
We appreciate the north of Ardèche for its wild side.
Magnificent walks await you around the site or a little further, medium mountains, views of the Alpes & Vercors mountains, rivers ...
The region is populated by people who love nature and alternative lifestyles.
Concerts, parties, art exhibitions ... take place from time to time here at home or in other alternative venues in the area.
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
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Thanks Vivi!
Thank you Anna!
Thank you Inès!
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Thanks Vivi!
Thank you Anna!
Thank you Inès!
We talked and exchanged a lot with a common look upon life and the world around us. Olivier is someone very… read more
The experience was so nice, sharing time in your ecological house in the beautiful land scape of France
Thanks for the greats movies, excellent meals and good chats
Thanks to all the information you gave me about your trips
I really enjoyed staying in the yurt, the walks… read more
Jimena helped me a lot to… read more
As gifted on the guitar as the carpentry, passionate of theater, Sylvain has a personality very endearing, he is sweet, attentive, very pleasant to live. Full of game ideas and magic tricks, my son was delighted!
He did all the exterior wood cladding of my workshop place with a lot of… read more
Her house is super nice eco house, they have also yurt, treehouse, big garden and teepee...it’s my dream! I’m really happy to visit her and the place.
I had great experiences with… read more
She is very talented, very easygoing, we found lots of points common, many subjects to exchange, a common energy. She helped me a lot in gardening, house cleaning, cooking... she works hard, well and delicate, all… read more
He is a multi-talented man :-) he can pull big trees down as well as making a marvelous bulgur or making very delicate eco-print with us.
Very curious, he is interested in a lot of subjects: from Art to ecology ,… read more
