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Come help establish a self sufficient permaculture farm / gite / spiritual retreat, based in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The farm, which covers 50 acres of woodland and prairie, is now heading into it's 6th year. Last year, with the help of volunteers, we built animal shelters for the 30 sheep and 3 goats, a chicken tractor on steroids, a rocket stove heated greenhouse, Hugle kulture beds, swales and also planted a forest garden.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Animal Care
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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Our plans for this year are to plant and maintain the gardens, continue the fencing for the parcel grazing, create walking paths and information boards around the farm, as well as everyday jobs of looking after the animals and harvesting/ processing food.
Work is seasonal, but we try to keep it diverse. I am looking for people who would like to improve the environment and who are interested in permaculture.
Minimum stay is 2 weeks. Prefer longer term.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation is in a cabin with composting toilet and solar shower. Normally we will eat together at lunch, but volunteers organise their own evening meal. There is also a swimming pool and yoga studio on site.
What else ...
The farmhouse was built circa 1800 and is located on a nature reserve, 5kms from Pamiers (with very good local amenities) in the Ariege department of SW France.
The roads nearby have been used by the Tour de France in 2006, 2010. 2014, and 2018. It is a great area for cycling enthusiasts and professionals, walkers, bird watchers, photographers and artists amongst others. Some guests have likened the area to “French Tuscany” and consider St Victor du Fau as a rural idyll and retreat. There is peace, tranquillity and a feeling of calm in the grounds surrounding the farmhouse.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours per day, 5 days a week
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Each day, the work was different than the day before, so you don't get bored! Normaly i started the morning doing the animals and then the rest of the work hours i… read more
We did the animals every morning, milking, feeding and watering and then… read more
Thanks a lot to Laura and Christophe who are very nice and warm people to work with. They know a lot and take time to explain with great passion.Thanks to Lorda as well for her kindness… read more
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Each day, the work was different than the day before, so you don't get bored! Normaly i started the morning doing the animals and then the rest of the work hours i… read more
We did the animals every morning, milking, feeding and watering and then… read more
Thanks a lot to Laura and Christophe who are very nice and warm people to work with. They know a lot and take time to explain with great passion.Thanks to Lorda as well for her kindness… read more
We thoroughly enjoyed our week and Jeanne was an interesting and generous host. We spent a lot of time laughing and Jeanne enthused us with a wide range of activities especially hugelculture and healthy eating.
We would love to return back to a beautiful part of… read more
