Join our neighborhood and help us do our best to be auto-sufficient east of Marseille, France

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  Description

  Hi,
  
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  - We are very flexible on schedule and require 21 hours of work a week in exchange for accommodation.
  - We will provide 1 meal (lunch or dinner) for each 3h30 of work. You will have to buy your own food for the other meals and you will have access to the kitchen for cooking.
  This means you could work for example 7 hours for 3 days (we provide both lunch and dinner) and have 4 days off. Or you could work 3h30 for 6 days (we provide one meal either lunch or dinner) and have 1 day off.
  - We do not provide meals during your days off (we need some rest too 😁)
  - We are raising animals for meat
  
  If this is not clear, do not hesitate to ask us
  
  Thank you, now let's introduce ourselves :
  
  We are a small neighborhood composed of 3 families who love to spend time together:
  
  - Marion and Kévin, a dynamic couple with 2 kids. We like to travel and meet people from all around the world. We used to be helpers in Canada, now we are settled in France, we own a little farm with steers, chickens, ducks and goats for our household consumption only, but we will also run an organic pigs farm with around 150 pigs raised for meat 🐷🐷🐷.
  
  - Alexandra and Didier, very close to the nature. We do our best to be auto sufficient. We are growing a large vegetable garden, raising chickens for the eggs and love animals (we live with 3 dogs, 3 cats a rabbits and some chickens).
  
  - Malka and Laurent, always ready to have a party. We have a really beautiful house and garden and love to receive family and friends for big gatherings, sharing a meal and a drink around the pool. We live with 2 dogs.
  
  We would like to host people to share our culture and experience and to help us to work on our properties. We all live in the middle of the woods not so far from town but very isolated.
  
  About distances :
  - We are just 4km away from commodities (bakery, supermarket, bucher…)
  - 7km from Allauch village (a very nice village with the typical « Provence » spirit)
  - 20km from Marseille
  - 30km from beautiful « les Calanques » and the sea :)
  - 40km from Aix en Provence

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We would prefer a minimum stay of 2 weeks (1 is also possible), and could go for more after discussion.
  
  We speak French, English and a very little Italian and Spanish…
  
  We will be happy to enjoy meals together, show you the French culture and so famous cooking recipes :)
  
  
  Looking forward to meet you!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We need help for our main daily chores:
  - Feeding animals (pigs, chickens, goats)
  
  But there is also a lot of other things to do, here is some examples of the activities for which we might need your help :
  - Firewood (cutting/splitting/stacking)
  - Gardening (permaculture/vegetables/fruits/spices/flowers)
  - Wood working (fencing/shed building)
  - Housework (Painting, carpentry, cleaning, …)
  - Cooking (moreover if you want to share your country typical meals 😁👍🏻 )
  
  Any skills appreciated, but do not worry we will teach you if you are interested in

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: 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.
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  Accommodation

  We have 1 motorhome and 1 trailer outside the house which can accommodate up to 2 couples or 1 couple and 1 family.
  
  There is a small piece with toilet and a sink accessible for you at anytime by the house.
  
  Inside the house you will have access to the bathroom with shower, to the laundry machine and to the kitchen.
  
  The cellular network is not very good at all here, but there is free wifi around the house.

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  What else ...

  Activities you can do around : hicking, biking, visits (we can show you some nice places) the sea is less than 1 hour drive. You can visit Marseille, Aix en Provence and a lot of other typical "Villages Provençaux" all around our place.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  21 jours per week with 1 or 2 days off (to define together)

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