Non-profit permaculture, low technology in a stunning area of the Vosges forest, NE France

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2022

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Lost in the middle of 14 000 ha of forest, we live and run a non profit association who promote autonomy and also a small campsite.
Being volunteers ourselves for a few years around the world, we're also happy to host.
Christophe is chef cuisine by profession and he also got experience in eco construction (working in this field for a few years). He has two boys (9 and 11 years old) who live part time with us.
Liz joined Christophe in 2021. She is a social worker, Chinese energetic therapist and artist.

Stunning scenery, friendly and relaxing atmosphere, originality, home-made, permaculture, conviviality are just a few key-words...

PARTICULARITY for helpers who want to learn by doing :
If you stay minimum one month and have few basic using tools : development of low tech technology project
(We choose together a low technology project depending on the need and your abilities, the length of your stay, time I have to share my knowledge and we design and create your own project which makes sense for you, volunteers, customers, kids, ...)

Helpers are invited to join the family life
The type of jobs changes during the season, ranging from gardening, wood stacking, maintaining the garden run in permaculture way, help in the kitchen, taking care of animals, construction or little low tech project developpment. We ask for a minimum stay of two weeks.

We look forward to hear from you.

Liz & Christophe
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
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
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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What's this?
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
learning skills in eco building, gardening, preserving food and cooking, low tech technology, permaculture, animal caring, wood working.
Christophe has been a helper for years around the world and hosts volonteers since 2004 (other website) working on many other projects, mainly ecobuilding.
Help
No special need required, just an interested in this type of lifestyle.

If you're interested in ecobuilding, strawbale houses, permaculture, work and live on a site project, low tech technology tools, art and wood working, gardening, self sufficiency, ...
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
separate bedroom or caravan.
We are flexitarian, not vegetarian but we can easily cater for vegetarians.
What else ...
visit of the oldest glass factory of France, lolly factory, blueberry picking, second tallest giant sequoia of France 200 m from home, beautiful surounding for hikes, bike at your disposal, ...
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
with prior notice and agreement.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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05/11/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Junio)

Junio is supersportive, curious and motivated. We spent a great time together. Good luck to you and very welcome again...

(Excellent )

01/09/2022

Left by Workawayer (Junio) for host

I stayed by Liz and Christophe for almost three weeks, and I'm so glad I did it. I can reccomend to everyone to spend some time by them, I had such a great time! The working hours are very honest, the place is wonderful and for a cyclist, the surroundings are lovely.
Thanks Christophe and thanks Liz, à la prochaine foi!

(Excellent )

05/11/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicolas Julio)

Nicolas is very motivated and dedicated. We had a good time during the high season. Good luck to you!

(Very good )

09/08/2022

Left by Workawayer (Nicolas Julio) for host

I spent 23 days during the busy months of July and August. My first Workaway was an intense and very rewarding learning experience, as I had the opportunity to help with diverse tasks, ranging from general maintenance, gardening, cleaning, assistance with cooking, and many other things. Even though some of the work was challenging, I never felt… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Imanol)

Imanol is very engaged and eager to learn all kinds of things. Very nice to have you here. Good luck!

(Excellent )

04/10/2022

Left by Workawayer (Imanol) for host

I stayed 3 weeks in total with Christoph and Liz and I have to admit that it was wonderful. They are such a nice people with a lot of patience and really kind. The funny times when we were all together and also the interesting themes while we were eating was a total pleasure for me at least.

If you want to have a natural and eco rural experience… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Pablo & Ander)

Always up for good jokes, and very motivated to learn new stuff: it was a pleasure to have you around. Good luck!

(Excellent )

04/10/2022

Left by Workawayer (Pablo & Ander) for host

After three fantastic weeks in Verbamont with Christoph and Liz we can assure its a very funny and rich experience, would recomend it to anyone ;D

It was our first workaway and all the time we spent there was totally worth it, a really cool and different way of lifestyle full of gratificant and learning jobs. We will miss working in the kitchen… read more

(Excellent )

05/11/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Nelly)

It was lovely to have Nelly at our place; she takes care, is really engaged in the project and sparkling enthusiasm throughout the day. Thanks for sharing the time with us and maybe see you next time...

(Excellent )

13/10/2022

Left by Workawayer (Nelly) for host

I spend 3 weeks here in September and it was a really nice experience !
Christophe is full of knowledge and you can learn a lot with him.
Liz is sooo kind, I really enjoy our conversation and cleaning time together.
Thank you so much for this time and for trusting me. 🙏
See you again with pleasure !
All the best

(Excellent )

16/12/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Rianne & Vincent)

It was a pleasure to welcome Rianne and Vincent, I wish them an happy and instructing journey trough workaway.

(Excellent )

13/12/2021

Left by Workawayer (Rianne & Vincent) for host

We had a really nice and creative stay at Christophe's place at the end of November/beginning of December. Christophe has a wonderful place and is a friendly, hardworking man with two cool boys. He has a lot of knowledge about gardening, building, cooking and running a campsite which he likes to share. Besides the work we had some good… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Med kieran)

Info notice: Workawayer cancelled stay or there was a no show at the last minute

(No show)

18/08/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Timo)

It was a pleasure to welcome Timo, he's a very pleaseant person to work with and also chat about life. Allways happy to help on any task wh are on.

I highly recommend him.

(Excellent )

17/08/2021

Left by Workawayer (Timo) for host

I stayed at the Christophes campsite for 5 weeks. During this time I was able to learn a lot about gardening, the forest and the animals. I also made some progress in the French language. But the most important thing is that I had an incredible time. I got to know its active children and its lovely family. We had a "soirée pizza" almost every… read more

(Excellent )

31/07/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Benjamin)

Benjamin, or Mister Boum Boum stayed with us for few weeks. It was a real pleasure to welcome him. He is allways happy, love to speak on interested discussion about life, hard working and like joking like me.
I definitively recommand him.

(Excellent )

05/04/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Vaios)

It was a pleasure to welcome Vaios, a nice person, sociable, always happy to help, whatever as to be done. I highly recommend him

(Excellent )

04/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Vaios) for host

I had a great time at Christophe's beautiful place in February. It is as described:lost in the forest!!!
Christophe is a person who will try to find a practical solution to any problem, highly creative and very effective on what he is doing (whatever it is). He has done an impressive job with his campsite.
The food was always the best!
We… read more

(Excellent )

23/09/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Quentin)

Responsable, good sense of humour, hardworker, pro active, It was a pleasure to welcome Quentin at home. I recommend him without doubt.

(Excellent )

22/09/2020

Left by Workawayer (Quentin) for host

My stay by Christophe was a fantastic first Workaway experience where I could learn about permaculture &gardening, transforming the product from the garden, have some wood and repairs manual work.
The Host Christophe is really nice and welcoming, the exchanges are profond, funny and interesting.
The place is wonderful, full of creativity and… read more

(Excellent )

09/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Guillaume)

Ce fut un plaisir d'accueillir Guillaume pendant quelques semaines, il a su rapidement s'intégrer et travailler en équipe, nous avons pu, malgré la somme de travail à cette période, ensemble avec les autres volontaires créée un ambiance sympa de travail mais aussi une atmosphère propice au respect des besoins de chacun.

Merci Guillaume et bonne… read more

(Excellent )

09/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Guillaume) for host

I stayed 2 weeks with Christophe and I already miss my time there. I found everything I was looking for during my time in Verbamont. Accommodation, food, people, everything was great and the place has an amazing vibe ! That's really impressive to see what Christophe created and how he manages the entire camping all by himself.
If you enjoy being… read more

(Excellent )

28/07/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Ezequiel)

It was a great pleasure to host chechu and Ezekiel. There are responsable volunteers, hard workers, always ready to joke, happy to be part of the family.
My sons 8 and 6 years old also enjoy their presence.
We have a great time together and I definitely recommend them.

(Excellent )

27/07/2020

Left by Workawayer (Ezequiel) for host

We just left a day ago and we already miss Cristophe and all the Clairiere du Verbamont! It was a beautiful and enriching experience. The first week we could also share it with the children of Cristophe, with whom we shared afternoons playing, going to the lake, having lunch and dining with the family! We were able to learn a lot about the care… read more

(Excellent )

26/05/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Yoann)

It was a pleasure to host Yohann and Valère for 6 weeks. I recommend them working in gardens or construction.
Good time together with nice people.

Christophe

(Excellent )

21/05/2020

Left by Workawayer (Yoann) for host

Superbe première expérience de workaway.

Nous sommes restés chez Christophe 1 mois et demi, et c'est comme si il ne s'était passé qu'une semaine. Christophe nous a appris énormément de choses sur de multiples sujets. Je reviendrai dans ce magnifique cadre qu'est la carrière du verbamont !

(Excellent )

25/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Bernat) for host

It was a pleasure to share three weeks in the camping. Nice people and thanks for all Cristopher. Good life!

(Excellent )

03/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host

J'ai passé deux super semaines chez Christoph qui est très gentil et qui vit dans un bel endroit en pleine foret. Le travail est très varié et j'y ai appris beaucoup de choses. Les horaires de travail sont raisonables et les échanges avec les autres workaways, les clients et Christoph ont été très agréables et intéressants. Merci Christoph!

(Excellent )

15/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Maia & Jonathan)

Nice couple, it was a pleasure to host them.

(Excellent )

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