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Hello,
I'm Cyrille and with my little dog, Ficelle, I'm looking for helpers to give us a hand on our little place, in Rouède.
I lived 6 years in Canada, many years ago and I took one year off when I turned 40 and went to discover this beautiful planet a bit....
I did a bit of woofing and workaway in Nepal, India, Thailand, Ecuador and Peru. Very interesting expériences.
And now it's my turn to host some people at home.... :)
We have a vegetable garden, some fruits trees, 15 chickens, 3 ducks, a pond with frogs and fishs and a lot of bamboos.
We have some aromatic plants.
We are surrounded by cows and prairies.
We are nestling in the foothills of the Pyrénées, 15km from Saint-Gaudens, 80km from Toulouse, and 7km from Aspet, the beginning of the mountains.
I work in Toulouse from mondays to wednesdays, so I will be away from the house from 6am to 7pm during those 3 days. My parents should be around some times also as they live on the same land.
We are looking for helpers interested by permaculture and sustainable living, ready to get their hands dirty.
You will have the choice to take your 2 free days whenever you want, but it will be more convenience if you take them during the week as usually we work together during the week ends.
Main job will be to take care of the garden in permaculture.
You will have to do some weeding, planting, harvesting, seeds saving, fruits picking, bamboos cutting.
The chickens need to be fed every morning and their straw bed regurlaly cleaned.
We also plan to build a shed for the caravan, one or two spirals for aromatic and medicinal herbs.
Work is 5 hours a day and 5 days a week. We are pretty flexible as long as you work around 25h a week.
For the meals, one of us will be here to cook with the helpers.
We have an organic market in Aspet, and normally we are able to eat our own vegetables from july to the winter.
We are not vegans or vegetarians. But we don't eat a lot of meat or fish. We eat a lot of eggs....
Regarding the accomodation, you will have a caravan down the hill.
A lot of nice places can be visited around here. Usually we try to go for hiking during the weekends.
You can also do paragliding, canoeing, canyoning, horse riding.
During the hot days, we can go to the lake not far from the house. We have 2 little inflatable boats.
There are quite a bit of music festivals around during the summer season.
We have internet here Inside the house.
There are some very nice local market on Saturdays morning in Saint-Girons and in Aspet.
Hope to meet you soon on our land.
Cheers.
Cyrille .
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We speak french, english and a bit of spanish. So we can teach you some french, some english.
Help
Main job will be some gardening in permaculture. Weeding, planting, harvesting, fruits picking....
And also taking care of the chickens (feeding and straw bed cleaning) and the dog.
We would like also to build some dry toilets and sand and repaint the terrace.
Work is 5 hours a day and 5 days a week.
Usually we work in the morning. But it depends of the weather of course.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
Helpers will be accomodated in the caravan or in the house.
What else ...
There is a lake where we can jump in a nearby village. A lot of nice places to visit around here.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Hardworking and always looking for a way to help around the property, grateful learner.
Wish you the best you two.
A self-motivated, cheerful, grateful learner.
She took on all tasks with a huge grin and never once made me feel annoyed or frustrated.
Hardworking and always looking for a way to help around the property, even with the very high temperatures.
I wish you the… read more
They were always ready to help and they have such a nice spirit.
Hope to see ya soon guys! cheers.
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Hardworking and always looking for a way to help around the property, grateful learner.
Wish you the best you two.
A self-motivated, cheerful, grateful learner.
She took on all tasks with a huge grin and never once made me feel annoyed or frustrated.
Hardworking and always looking for a way to help around the property, even with the very high temperatures.
I wish you the… read more
They were always ready to help and they have such a nice spirit.
Hope to see ya soon guys! cheers.
It was really a pleasure to host you guys.
Always in a good mood, and ready to help outside and in the kitchen.
I wish you the best for your projects and please come back to visit us anytime!
Cheers!!!
She is very easy going and always ready to help.
And it was interesting to know a bit more about Danemark
I wish you the best to find your way young lady.
His skills in architecture and in construction in general are very helpful.
He is got quite a bit of interesting experience in South America.
Hope to see you around again amigo.
Tchuss.
I spend the most of the time with Jutta. She is a very kind and attentive person. She has a lot of interesting life-experiences, we had great talks and she is always optimistic patient and has a great sense… read more
It was a really nice experience in a nice atmosphere. She was always ready to help us in the garden and in the kitchen.
She is a very good cook and easy going.
We wish you the best young lady :)
The area is pretty cool, there is mountain and forest where you can find mushroom and hike :)
I really recommend… read more
I met some of his friends and we went to the hills for a walk together. It was very good to stay at… read more
As I work from mondays to wednesdays in Toulouse, he managed to work by himself at the house, taking care of the animals very well.
He is interested by gardening, wild plants, hiking. We had nice time together, with another helper and some frinds of mine around at… read more
