Create a self-sufficient space inspired by nature near Rougnat, France

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  Description

  We are located in the beautiful French countryside surrounded by mountains, lakes and nature . We are looking to sympathetically restore a 12th century French farmhouse in order to create a self sufficient, low impact community or retreat.
  
  We believe that our home is best enjoyed by many and would like to share it with you.

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  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 with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Animals

  

  Water sports

  

  Videography

  

  Art & design

  

  Architecture

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Self development

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work

  

  Carpentry

  

  Plant care

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Winter sports

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Mountain

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking

  

  Cycling

  

  Adventure sports
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a multicultural couple(Kenyan and British) living in France. We have come to love each others culture and continue to learn more. Living in France has also given us an opportunity to experience and learn the French culture immensly through neighbours, community and the french lessons we attend.
  During your stay with us, you will be able to learn about 3 different cultures. This can be through;
  Learning new skills, Language, food, music, day to day activities, make new friends and so on. We value connection with other cultures and love sharing our way of life and we hope that this can be a good way for cultural exchange. We hope that this opportunity will be incredibly fulfilling for all our workawayers.
  
  We would like to spend the day to day with you. We do not have a perfect schedule, but we do take each day at a time and mostly enjoy it without having to rush things.
  A little bit about our schedule For day to day activities. We usually wake up from 7am to 9am. This depends on what time we slept, or if we had returned back from a trip or so on On Tuesdays morning, We go to the local farmers market. We would like you to join us and you can tour the local town. We get back at around lunch hour, rest a bit and then work until evening. On some Friday morning, we go to another towns farm market, and some evenings, we go out to a local bar. This will vary from time to time. On weekends if there's Flea markets, we go to them or relax or do fun sports .On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, we work morning and after lunch. When not working, we each have different hobbies and so we like to do them. We would gladly introduce you to them if interested, like Pottery. We believe in the power of exchange—whether it’s knowledge about permaculture, sustainability, or simply learning from each other’s experiences. Our aim is not only to create a self-sufficient space but also to foster a sense of community where everyone feels welcome and inspired by the natural world around us.

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  Help

  Help with preparation of raised beds to plant out seedlings
  Help with sowing seeds in the greenhouse
  Help with food preservation
  Planting trees
  Decorating pottery studio

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Kikuyu: Fluent
  Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluent
  French: Beginner

  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.
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  Accommodation

  We offer you a private bedroom with shared bathroom. Free use of living space and kitchen, laundry room. Home gym and Free wifi.
  We provide bicycles, and can drive you around.
  When the pottery studio is complete, you are free to use it.
  Our land is big and all campers are welcome.
  
  We provide 3 meals a day; Breakfast, lunch Dinner + Snacks & Refreshments. We love to cook and if someone loves to cook, we would be happy to enjoy their dishes. We would be glad to have meals together but you are free to select an alternative time.
  Key note we are vegetarians
  
  Weekends are off. For the 25 working hours, You are free to choose the schedule but we would like to spend the day together to learn more and exchange different knowledge and cultures.

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  What else ...

  We live in the countryside. We are vegetarian. We don't smoke but often allow smokers but can only smoke outside and not in the house.

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have a large field suitable for campers/motorhomes

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We have 2 dogs and 2 cats.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Chop

  We have 2 dogs.
  1. Chop a male dog
  He is a very active dog and a mix breed of a Belgian mallinois & Beauceron.
  
  

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