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Beehives, chickens and veggies in Northern Brittany, France

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a couple in our late 60s early 70 s living in Northern Brittany. We have bee hives and chickens . We have a large garden where we grow our own vegetable's . We are 5 miles from the beach Have an interest in Folk music ,water sports and the French culture

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Culture
    Music
    DIY & crafts
    Gardening
    Water sports
    Hiking
    Sailing / Boating
    Beach
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    There is wifi and some of our helpers have been doing French courses while they have been staying with us, then having the possibility of going out to practice with the locals.

    Our property is on the edge of a town and there are lots of walks and cycle routes in the area. It is a quiet, tranquil location and makes a pleasant change from the rush and noise of urban environments. The accommodation is clean and comfortable and we are flexible hosts. We am still in touch with many of my Workawayers from the last 8 years and love hearing about their travels and experiences.

  • Help

    Help

    Help on the veggie beds and in the poly tunnel, also in the flowerbeds . Feeding the animals and cleaning out their houses.
    Chopping and stacking logs, strimming the grass cutting hedges and keeping the outside areas tidy.General property maintenance. Help is for our own home, growing produce and animals
    We are looking for someone to help with , strimming hedge cutting ,dismantling a shed rotavating and weeding generally getting the garden ready for Spring planting

    Workawayers will have the opportunity to care for poultry , giving feed and water and keeping their houses clean.. If they are new to veggie gardening, they can learn how to prepare the ground, sow seeds, take care of seedlings and then plant out into polytunnel and raised outside beds. Maintaining the veggie beds by weeding and watering and harvesting the produce to eat is rewarding. The bee hives here provide the possibility of learning about apiculture, taking care of the bees, harvesting the honey in the Spring and at the end of the Summer and getting the hives ready for the Winter months , some maintenance on a fairly regular basis. There is general maintenance around the house,

    If you have particular skills then we would be interested in using them if possible - previous Workawayers have constructed decking for the garden

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent

    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

    Accommodation

    Room in main house with shared bathroom, living room and kitchen. Internet access available

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are near to St malo port and railway good rail links to Rennes and then Paris. Mont St Michel St Malo Dinan all within easy reach for visiting + cycle and walking routes and local beaches We have bikes available for workaways to use .

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 713354948919

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