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Hey guys,
Welcome to our little patch of Paradise!. ☺️ Let me introduce myself and my family and home....
I am Cherie, my hubby is Ian we are a couple, from Australia, and UK, and after living between our two countries over the past 30 years and travelling a lot in between, we have decided to buy a house and land in France and we are getting stuck in making it home.
We are ready to welcome you, share our little piece of France and our new French life with you. Come and enjoy some fun and peace during your travels. We have comfy accommodation and delicious food to share with you.
A little about us...
After travelling through 5 states of Australia (I was born there but to be honest hadn't seen much of it!), Vietnam, Bali, Italy, Greece back to Oz to visit our youngest daughter over the past couple of years we are ready now to settle into life in France in our lovely, old, very old in parts ! 😀 comfortable and clean home
As well as renovating our home, building a permaculture outdoors, we will be running 2 small businesses from home. And turning our front field and part of the rear area into a petit field camping site. So there are many projects large and small.
The main projects for 2026 are mainly outdoor, gardening and clearing work.
Barn sorting and hunting for the small orchard which is surrounded by brambles.
A little indoors decorating and some preparation work to get areas ready to welcome new chickens and possibly some other animals to our home.
So there is plenty to do and learn.
We look forward to hosting up to 3 people at a time in a dorm style room. 1 king bed, 1 single bed.
If you come in your own camper or van we can host more than the 3.
Unfortunately although we love dogs we are not fully fenced so cannot accept those traveling with thei canine companion at tge moment.
Children over 10 most welcome - our property is not uet suirable for younger children
Please be aware that a lot of this work is physical so a good level of health and fitness is needed.
We run an organised timetable so that we get a good days work done, however there is also lots of rest and relax times. We have a variety of tasks / projects and are happy for you to choose which you would like to help with, we are happy to teach you skills if you'd like to try something new.
Therefore a good level of independence is required.
If you have your own transport there is plenty of space to park up, if you have your own sleeping / camper we can accommodate you alongside other workaways
We love to spend time with young minded , yet self sufficient people, of all ages who have a passion for life, who see the positive in most situations and are happy to laugh at themselves and the world.
We are a non smoking , mainly plant based we do eat some fish, household although we do have eggs from the hens which we give away as we do not eat the.
If you eat meat you are welcome however will need to cook / prepare your own, no judgements here 🙂
We are a happy home, with music, yoga, walking, reading / quiet times as a regular part to our days along with the physical challenge of setting up our new life and enjoying ourselves as much as possible.
So if you think you'll fit in with us we would be very happy to hear from you.
We are vased in the North Charente area.
Some of the time I will not have a car available, as Ian takes it to the UK if visiting for work.
But I do have a couple of pushbikes you are welcome to use if you are here then.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
Events & social
Culture
Farming
Writing
Plant care
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Blogging
Cooking & food
Books
Beach
Camping
Fitness
Hiking
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
As a Mental Fitness and Stress Management Coach for those wanting help to make lifestyle changes and decisions, I am passionate about helping others to get the best out of their goals
We live in a small Hamlet with easy access to 2 villages 5kms away ( 1 with and great Plan Deu ( small man made swimming beach )
We are surrounded by beautiful country side and are close to the Lacs De Charentes, which are fantastic for swimming and boating during the summer months.
We are happy to teach you English and are happy to receive lessons in French. And other languages and to learn a little about your culture and homeplace
Help
We have just under 2 acres of land surrounding the house including a small woodland area close by (5 mins walk away).
We hope to incorporate a large vegetable garden, Fruit and Nut Orchards, Chickens, Geese Ducks, Sheep, and other rescue animals.
We have fencing that needs to be built, animal shelters that need building
We would like to build a fire-pit and gazebo.
Plant vegetables using permaculture techniques, we will be installing water saving ideas including recycling grey water, water collection butts and possibly build a natural swimming pool / pond.
However to start we have a lot of garden general clearing and tidying to do so it's all hands on deck to remove 10 years of over growth from the gardens and grounds.
Barns to clear out..... Grounds to be cleared and divided into House areas and storing / animal areas
Rooms to paint, wallpaper to put up
We have a lot of furniture to up-cycle and recycle so that it is once again beautiful and functional, so if you are creative here's your chance to show it.
Lots to do, you can choose what you are happy to do from our weekly list of current projects.and your help will be very much appreciated
We are very happy to teach the skills we have and to learn from you the volunteer if you have skills we don't!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
We are wanting to learn more French in an everyday context, happy to share English language skills at the same time.
Accommodation
We have available a comfortable spacious Bedroom in the house that sleeps 2 in a king bed and 1 in a single.
Or you can park your own sleeper vehicle if you prefer we can run an electric cable out to you and you can park under cover
What else ...
Walking, Hiking and Cycling are very popular in our area and we have bikes available for our volunteers to use during their stay.
We have many pretty villages, local Chateaux, and interesting sites within a short drive of our Fermette.
When do not have the car available we rely on our push bikes, taxi and public transport from our local village which is 5 km away.
We have hosted volunteers from other sites and often have back packers come to stay, using us as a paying hostel so we are adapt with hosting visitors from all walks of life, all ages and various nationalities.
We are well traveled, Cherie is from Australia, Ian is British, between us we have traveled to Australua, UK, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bali, Singapore, Belgium, Vietnam, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Spain, Andora Russia, Hong Kong. India, Tunisia and Indonesia, before settling in France this year.
Our Eldest Daughter is now living in Perth and our youngest now lives Melbourne Australia.
Both moved from the UK in the last few years
If you have your own vehicle there is room to park.
We are predominantly plant based ( do eat some fish) and prefer vegetarians or Vegans or those happy to live like this for the duration of their stay with us.
We are happy if you wish to eat dairy products, eggs etc, however we prefer not to cook or purchase these items.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We both run a business from home, have very good Wifi and can set up a desk for you to work from.
Space for parking camper vans
plenty of space to park up here, if you prefer to sleep in your own space thats A Ok with us
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Various
Hens and a cockeral
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Unfortunately they had to leave after only 3 days.
I eased them in gently as this is their 1st workaway experience.
However today at they have decided to leave.
I believe at a location that has less physical work, later start times and less hours of work needed they may flourish.… read more
I appreciated Cherie sharing her vegan diet and lifestyle with me as well. She… read more
From day one Ian and her were very generous about showing us the region. They took us to a lot of places and beautiful little spots around the area. (We won't forget the cheesecake at the ARThéa!!!) Our work was very divers: fighting against "bramberrys" ;) , painting a hallway or upcycling old… read more
What a lovely young lady, full of fun with a great sense of humour her laugh is infectious!
It has been an absolute pleasure having Felina stay with us for the past 3 weeks. She is very hard working and dedicated to getting the job done right so much so that, we found it so easy to give instruction and then… read more
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Unfortunately they had to leave after only 3 days.
I eased them in gently as this is their 1st workaway experience.
However today at they have decided to leave.
I believe at a location that has less physical work, later start times and less hours of work needed they may flourish.… read more
I appreciated Cherie sharing her vegan diet and lifestyle with me as well. She… read more
From day one Ian and her were very generous about showing us the region. They took us to a lot of places and beautiful little spots around the area. (We won't forget the cheesecake at the ARThéa!!!) Our work was very divers: fighting against "bramberrys" ;) , painting a hallway or upcycling old… read more
What a lovely young lady, full of fun with a great sense of humour her laugh is infectious!
It has been an absolute pleasure having Felina stay with us for the past 3 weeks. She is very hard working and dedicated to getting the job done right so much so that, we found it so easy to give instruction and then… read more
