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WE WELCOME URGENT HELP IN THE GARDEN, TO BUILD A NATURAL SWIMMING POOL, A WOODEN TERRACE AND A HERB SPIRAL. We are a family of 5, constructing a straw-bale house in an eco-quarter in a dynamic village, Faux-La-Montagne, Creuse. We are surrounded by beautiful forests of a nature parc 'Plateau Millevaches' in the Limousin. We're looking for help with the construction of the house and permaculture garden and possibly helping with the children.
ESPECIALLY NOW IN SPRINGTIME, WE NEED HELP WITH THE GARDEN.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Computers/ Internet
You'll learn a bit more about ecological building, building with wood, straw and cob. If you enjoy being in nature, this is a great place to be: surrounded by woods, rivers, lakes. Perfect for hiking or biking. We're in a very dynamic and alternative village, so you might have an exchange in French (or English) with other villagers as well. (Faux-La-Montagne is famous for being a bit of an activist village)
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
We're now finishing the exterior walls, with sculptures, windows and plastering. We'll need help with this, as well as preparing windows, floor boards, doing cob work inside, constructing inside walls, help with designing and preparing the permaculture garden, natural water systems, maybe helping with the cooking and kids if you like.
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.
In a tent in the garden or on the top floor in the house: bring your sleeping gear.
We have 2 bikes available and some maps to check out the environment. Train station 25 min by car. Local markets and cultural heritage sites to visit. Lakes for swimming and a lot of walking and biking trails. The summer usually has a lot of festivals, but I don't know how it'll be with COVID.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
We have wifi and internet cables. Not so much of a desk space though. At the moment we're living with 5 people in a trailer and yurt. I guess we'll be having internet in the house we're constructing, around October. More space there...
There is space in front of the house
Two
5 hours per day, 5 days a week
