Help around my home and a small farm in Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes, France

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    This is a farm located at 1200 meters in the Alpes-Maritimes, two hours drive north of Nice. It offers a somewhat isolated place, in a natural and animal setting. With a total of 8 suckler cows, 1 horse, 1 donkey, 3 pigs, a few chickens, a large vegetable garden, and a flower garden, time flies by

    Une ferme située à 1200 mètres dans les Alpes-Maritimes, à deux heures de route au Nord de Nice. Elle offre un lieu quelque peu isolé, dans un cadre naturel et animal. Avec un total de 8 vaches allaitantes, 1 cheval, 1 âne, 3 cochons, quelques poules, un grand jardin potager, et un jardin floral, le temps ne se voit pas passer

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Interests

    Interests

    Self development
    Sustainability
    Farming
    Animals
    Carpentry
    Drawing & painting
    Plant care
    Cooking & food
    Gardening
    Music
    Books
    Art & design
    Winter sports
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Mountain
    Hiking
    Dancing
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Here and now, step by step, we prepare the future and solves the obstacles together. The farm is located in a beautiful spot for hiking, so bring your best hiking shoes.

  • Help

    Help

    Generally participation to the various daily tasks. The farm is located at 1200 meters in the Alpes-Maritimes, two hours drive north of Nice. It offers a somewhat isolated place, in a natural and animal setting. With a total of 8 suckler cows, 1 horse, 1 donkey, 3 pigs, a few chickens, a large vegetable garden, and a flower garden, time flies by. Activities vary according to the seasons: Spring, with variable weather, gives way to gardening, fencing for pasture, maintaining farm animals, but also sawing wood for the cold season. Summer, with warm temperatures and a dry season, is made up of hay, picking cherries, raspberries, and redcurrants over a certain period. It is possible to go out in the Daluis gorges, a small canyon, to reach the Amen waterfall, which offers a very beautiful place to swim. Autumn, with dry weather, offers time for firewood, renovation and repairs, structural improvements. Winter, with cold temperatures, and sometimes snow, gives way to tending to animals in the stable, interior renovations, but also reading and painting. The days vary, as does the work, but there is also free time for hiking, exploring the surroundings and peaks.

    Les activités varient selon les saisons: le Printemps, avec un temps variable, laisse place au jardinage, à la clôture pour le pâturage, à l'entretien des animaux de la ferme, mais aussi au sciage de bois pour la saison froide. L'été, avec des températures chaudes et une saison sèches, se constitue notamment des foins, de la cueillette de cerises, framboises, et groseilles sur une certaine période. Il est possible de faire des sorties dans les gorges de Daluis, un petit canyon, pour arriver à la cascade d'Amen, qui offre une très belle place pour se baigner. L'automne, avec un temps sec, offre la place au bois de chauffage, et à la rénovation et aux réparations, améliorations de la structure . L'hivers, avec des températures froides, et parfois de la neige, laisse place à l'entretien des bêtes en étable, à la rénovations en intérieur, mais aussi à la lecture et la peinture.
    Les journées varient, tout comme le travail, mais il est également libre de randonnée, de découvrir les alentours et les sommets.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: 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.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The farm offers a cozy kitchen, a welcoming television room, a sunny terrace, a charming teahouse, a warm fireplace, a toilet and shower, several comfortable sleeping areas, and a supreme attic.
    About the bedrooms, one is attached, but separated from the interior of the house, including two single beds, with direct access to the bathroom. The other, is none other than the recently converted attic, with independent access (staircase), offering a spacious place, including several beds (4 available), mattresses, table, chairs, armchairs, and a sublime view.

    Here, we eat together 3 times a day, with breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is always free access to food, in case of shift or small hunger. Concerning meals, they consist of meat, vegetables from the farm, and cereals. Vegetarians and vegans therefore also find what they are looking for.

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 811228497925

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