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19 Mar 2025
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Hi guys !
After 10 years working, backpacking and woofing around france and abroad, I moved to the Basque Country in 2015.
I am taking care of an orchard of 300 apple trees (6500 m2) that I have been restoring since 2021.
With the apples I make juice and other products
Since this year, I have also been lent a field (5000 m2) which I am preparing to plant Small Fruits and Aromatic and Medicinal Plants.
My house is located on 4000 m2 of land in Sare. I live there with my 5-year-old daughter Leiane, my dog Jaya and my cat Ninette. My partener Jérôme comes some days.
The area is really very nice, the village is lively and closed (15 min walk) with all comodities (minimarket, bakery, butcher, post office, pharmacy, ATM, several bars and restaurants).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Sustainability
Van life
Farming
Pets
Photography
Gardening
Plant care
Carpentry
DIY & crafts
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Winter sports
Nature
Hiking
Mountain
Camping
Outdoor activities
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
SARE is a typical Basque village and there are many events around this culture.
My daughter goes to “Ikastola” (Basque school), speaks “Euskara” and I am learning.
I am bilingual in English, I also speak and understand Spanish.
Jérome speaks Spanish very well.
I have acquired quite a bit of knowledge in organic farming, gardening, DIY and I will be delighted to share with you what I know. But I still have a lot to learn and I like the exchange and to learn from others !
Help
IMPORTANT: Sorry men, for the moment, given the configuration of the place and that I live alone with my daughter most of the time, I only welcome women or possibly couples.
Activities/objectives for this year 2025:
- Finish the processing workshop and the dryer: apples/small fruits/ppam (currently and until the end of July)
- Prepare the field for the installation of small fruits in autumn (March-April-May)
- Continue the vegetable garden (all year)
- Ensure the harvest/processing of apples (Sept-Oct-Nov)
Generally, it's quite physical, so you need to be in good shape and like gardening/creation/recycling
You will participate for 20 hours per week, 5 days/week.
I host workawayers for 2 weeks, with experience, it's the perfect length for everyone ! At least at my place.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Basque: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I'd like to learn Euskara (Basque), improve my spanish or perfect my english
Accommodation
You will be accommodated in the guest room at home which you may share with an other workawayer (girl)
Meals are vegetarian, organic and/or local, with a little meat and fish once a week
We each take turns cooking and you must know how to cook a balanced meal without meat
What else ...
We can organize the working time as best as possible so that you can enjoy you free time !
We are at the foot of the mountains, there are beautiful hikes to do, the ocean 30 min by car, Bayonne/Biarritz 40 min, Spain 5 min.
Bus departure from the village for Saint Jean de Luz, Bayonne and other villages.
We can advise you based on what you want to do.
Since I can no longer travel very far (or for long) at the moment, I'm happy to welcome people from here and abroad, backpackers, it makes me feel like I'm traveling a little!
I will reply to your request within 48 hours if your profil is detailed and in english (or french)
See you maybe soon !
Ludi
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I've got a good internet connection you can work in your room or where you feel good to in the house
Space for parking camper vans
you can park your camper van in the garden
Can possibly accept pets
No young dogs, mine is 10 years old and only tolerates calm and non-dominant dogs My house is not fenced, I am in the countryside, there are other animals around so no runaway dogs
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (4)
Male arrived by chance and it was a precious help
Independent and autonomous woman, she adapts quickly, works very well and knew how to cook us good dishes and cakes :-)
Grateful, we appreciated her attentions and her good vibes
It was really nice to have her around
I recommend +++
Très facile à vivre, ce fut un plaisir de l'avoir à la maison
Vaillante et sérieuse, elle a été une aide précieuse pour l'avancement du projet
Nous avons réalisé un super travail !
Autonome, elle a su profiter de son temps libre pour explorer les alentours
Je recommande +++
Merci pour… read more
Yona is easy going, dynamic, hard-working and adapts very easily
I recommend!
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Male arrived by chance and it was a precious help
Independent and autonomous woman, she adapts quickly, works very well and knew how to cook us good dishes and cakes :-)
Grateful, we appreciated her attentions and her good vibes
It was really nice to have her around
I recommend +++
Très facile à vivre, ce fut un plaisir de l'avoir à la maison
Vaillante et sérieuse, elle a été une aide précieuse pour l'avancement du projet
Nous avons réalisé un super travail !
Autonome, elle a su profiter de son temps libre pour explorer les alentours
Je recommande +++
Merci pour… read more
Yona is easy going, dynamic, hard-working and adapts very easily
I recommend!
We have learnt lots of things about her lifestyle and it has been very interesting working for her and her cause.
The place and the house are beautiful.
We highly reccommend!
They adapt easily and work hard and well. We have done a very good job
They are autonomous and motivated in their free time
The vegetarian cuisine is really appreciable!
I recommend +++
Everything was easy with Carola and Laetitia, they work and cook ;-) very well, always in a good mood and they adapt really easily to every kind of job/situation
I recommend +++
Thanks a lots girls !
