Immerse yourself in farming life and meet pilgrims making their way to Santiago di Campostella, France

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13
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29/02/2020
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The real changement comes by taking back the production of our own food. Stop buying, stop selling. Exchange, share, be generous like nature is. Harvest what you can and not what you would and be thankful for it. My house is open for the people passing by, pilgrims on the way to Santiago di Campostella, people researching answers for their questions, people who like friendship, beauty, art, musicians( there is a piano). I like to take care of my animals: 4 cows, some chickens, a donkey, an old horse, a dog, a cat, my garden, my fruit- yard and to share all this with you! I like to learn, study Russian.
хочешь помочь мне за изучать русскй язык?
Type of help
Gardening
Building
Farmstay
Help with Eco project
Animal care
Language practice
Art project
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
simple lifestyle with more exchange than eager business, take care to the pilgrims, cultural and language exchange, collecting wild plants for eating and healing, prepare a chicken for eating, play music together, make bread and cheese, enjoy beauty of nature and arts
Help
Help with animal care, fields, wood collecting, transformation of vegetables, fruts, milk, ecoconstruction
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Russian: Beginner
Accommodation
bedroom, dry toilets, there is not always hot water because heated by the sun.
What else ...
The farm is isolated, in a hilly area with forests and prairies all around. I would love to make you discover all the treasures of the nature. The nearest little town is 10 km and there is no public transport. I seldom go to the town. You can visit the nice little villages with my bicycle.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
3 h - 5 h, 25 hours per week

Photos

the veranda

Sophie's house

Feedback left by and about host (13)

04/01/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Mats)

Thank you very much, Krisztina and Math! You were great helpers, independent and easy-going, finding yourself your little jobs and enjoying everything. Krisztina teached me a little bit Hungarian, very difficult! Sadly there was not enough time for the Norwegean with Math. I wish you all the best and many interesting workaway experiences!

(Excellent )

27/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Mats) for host

We stayed at Johannas place for about 10 days, and it was a great experience. She’s a very interesting person, and the property and house are beautiful as is her fig-loving dog, Reglise, and the other animals. We did fun things like herd a cow and her calf around the house, pick delicious peaches, figs and berries as well as vegetables for the… read more

(Excellent )

27/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Krisztina) for host

Johanna let us do all the best works at her farm; picking figs and peaches and nuts and berries, brushing the Donkey, making jam and cake, mosaics on her table, shepherding the cow, all day long adventures in the woods picking up cheese and mushrooms and chestnut. I never felt it as an obligation and our work was well appreciated. She taught us… read more

(Excellent )

06/09/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Mark )

It was a nice time together with Mark. Very quickly he found his little jobs and he did them very seriously: go to the spring when there is no more water, close the chickens door or open, collect the plums. Always volunteer and nice with everybody coming through, interested for everything. Thank you very much Mark, for your help!

(Excellent )

02/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Mark ) for host

This was my first time doing workaway and i was very lucky to stay with Johnanna. She is an amazing person, I learnt so much from her. I helped with various things; putting in and cutting below the electric fences, picking lovely plums, helping with the donkey and horse. A lovely surrounding forest and such an interesting place to be with all… read more

(Excellent )

16/08/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Edmundas)

The old lady thanks Edmundas for his help and a lot of suggestions for making money, a passion I don't really share. Sorry for confusion for the road. Usually the workawayers come by train or ask where to go through.

(Neutral )

16/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Edmundas) for host

Its not easy for me to leave adequat reference for Johanna; I driven to Johanna's place from Catalunia whit some confusion; appearentely in Gascone are two couples of villages (in 150km distence) under the same name, and beside both couples are farms whit the same name as Johanna's. In both of this places churches are quite similar, landscapes and… read more places whit twisted names - beautiful and misteriouse and to reach Johanna's place as destination without confusion I needed more as three reference points what didn't have from beggining.
There was nice meeting and three days together in beautiful farm house of Johanna; interesting people around, few nice works and good time in general. Johanna I found as nice old lady whit bit diferent life stile, some almost sacralised passion to her verduras and also passsion to Russian language whit culture heritage where I liked and feel prepeared to help her..Sometimes she force bit too much for complimets to her vegetables,..but it may be its casual for this age.

Our real problem appeared on Sunday afternoon when some circumstances made us face simple and basic question about organising accomodation in her hostel or/and refugie of pilgrimes. When about financial - organisation questions Johanna doesn't have more less stable position what might be writren on the paper. When she doesn't have such position and you are left alone in her house where pilgrimes may come you have no idea how to accept and what to tell them: where they came, what puts you in stupid place. Because of this feeling of confusion I felt disable helping her further and needed to drive back home earlyer as planed.
I needed to go away despite I liked helping in her new culture and agriculture too. It still can be possible and I could drive back if Johanna would like legalise own activity in hotel or/and refugie of pilgrimes. Also some quality managment sistem as ISO 9001 might be suitable to help express her self.
She lives in magic place,..has plenty of work around,, many diferent voluntars could help her and she also could be helpful to us if she faced this task.
Exist sighns what showes the feeling of "young again" and "sacralised verduras" as well can happen in her place without additional force when the task of legalisation and localisation of international standart might be crossed...
Please hear me Johanna:: we need Good news and something new:-)

(Good )

10/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Bob) for host

I'll try to be short;
the work? at Johanna's place it felt like I allmost never even did any work, because everything you do is at a relaxed pace and often you can just choose what you feel like doing, projects enough to do!
the 'away'? The farm is located in a very beautifull and calm piece of southern France within nature- in fact nature is… read more

(Excellent )

05/12/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Bob)

It was a great experience with Bob and everybody was sad when he left! He became the best cob- mixer and an expert for rocket- stove building and I hope he will build a lot of stoves everywhere he passes.

(Excellent )

02/10/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna)

I had a great time with Anna. She is interested in everything and able to learn very easily and very patient to teach me portughese songs. It was a chance for me to meet her.

(Excellent )

02/10/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Roberto)

Roberto is a very easygoing and positive guy, my best helper experience in all the years that I receve young helpers, my first workawayer! He is respectfull and open minded, really a great person.

(Excellent )

14/09/2014

Left by Workawayer (Roberto) for host

:) I believe, in my humble opinion, that living in Johanna's special farm, is one of the most incredible experience that you can have in your life. Tasks are various, from controlling the electric fences, to help in the garden or preparing jam and other season related works. I also helped her with computer and the solar/wind turbine plant. If… read more

(Excellent )

06/04/2014

Left by Workawayer (Willem & Ioana) for host

Wonderful experience to be with Johanna and work in the garden, build a windmill, make wild plants salads!
Topinambour, what a discovery.

(Excellent )

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