Help with permaculture and DIY in the Alpes Maritimes, Gourdon, France

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Renovated sheephouse in the valley of Gourdon in the Alpes Maritimes of the South of France is in need of tender loving care to help host therapists, their students and activities fostering a self sustainable, natural and organic wellbeing as well as promoting the culture and know how of the méditerranéen.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The location is about 45min-1hour from Nice and Antibes on the sea. Around the sheephouse are numerous hiking trails, parasailing, and biking paths to explore with all the Provence towns.
    Share a natural lifestyle with fresh vegetable markets directly visiting local farmers.
    I speak English and French and love to exchange experiences and would be happy to help you around.

  • Help

    Help

    Projects in need of help:
    - Create an organic garden in permaculture, electric fencing, soil, planting
    - Build a dry toilets from a kit
    - Set up composting
    - Set up lines for drying sheets
    - Install door locks on cabinets
    - Install wall sconces for lighting (20)
    - stair building
    - install outdoor kitchen, dirtwork, create small retaining wall, electrical and water.
    - repair outdoor gas stove
    - install chicken coop....

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I’ve studied 9 languages and always love practicing them or discovering new ones.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will be staying in one of the units dedicated to future rentals with a big bed and bathroom and sharing local food fresh for the farm with me.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 474715828927

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