Learn about ecological construction in middle of Pyrénnées, France

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  Description

  The association is about artherapy and social work.
  the place is an old farm, middle of pyrénnées with a few animals and a big and very nice garden.
  
  i know about nature (was a professional gardener), about art with puppets, i like spinoza and hanna arendt. the place is a renovated farm. most of work was done collectively( new windows, painting lime, coats, insulation).We usually host people and sometimes homeless people. The help is about ecological building of a coat with straw, lime and earth and also help in gardening , cutting tree branches, work the ground of the trees, digging vegetable garden, collect vegetables.
  
  l' asso s' occuppe d'arthérapie et de travail social.
  le lieu est une vielle ferme au milieu des Pyrénées avec des lapins et un chat.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learning about ecological construction with straw, clay, earth. also learning about "law" of construction- to make it strong. you can also learn about gardening. Understand differences between "normal" construction and ecological construction, also about communication and languages like Spanish, Italian, exchanger can learn many thing here about wild plants of the nature, how to make herbs tea, eatable plants.
  
  
  apprendre l' écoconstruction avec la paille, la terrre, lla chaux.
  apprendre aussi des règles de batiment.

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  Help

  the help required is for ending a small room made of clay, earth, straw. sometimes gardening is also fine ( fruit trees, vegetables), taking care of puppets, pig and chicken.
  
  les volontaires peuvent aider pour finir de contruire une petite pièce avec des matériaux écolos.
  parfois, une aide au jardin ( fruitier, potager ), s'occuper des animaux (cochons et poules) est la bienvenue.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  German: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  J'aimerais bien apprendre un peu de rudiments de langue Russe
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  Accommodation

  Into the house, collective room or single in a caravan, both are cosy and confortable.
  dans la maison en dortoir ou en caravane, les deux sont sympa.
  
  Cooking is made by the people of the place or together with the voluntary.
  food is mostly biological, and during the year it is sometimes comming from the garden.

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  What else ...

  People are often comming here to make exchanges.
  surrounding is fine, you can hike or go to the near forest.
  Il y a souvent des personnes qui font de échanges ici.
  dans les environs on peut randonner.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  il y a un pré, a coté du potger libre pour se garer

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  Can possibly accept pets

  animaux dressés

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  pig

  cocotte

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