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Creating art, community and sustainability in Champsecret, France

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    I'm Raphaël, musician (producer) and video maker, and I'm renovating an old farm :) - I'm living here with my dog (Aria). I created a non profit organisation in order to make :
    music studio, a stage for concerts, festivals, having a cinema, organising yoga retreat. Dedicate one room for workshop (upcycling - Fermentation....)

    I cook Vegan with local, bio and season vegetables. I try my best to promote sustainability in every fields (food, construction,...)
    I love all kind of arts : from photography to contemporary dance (favorite choreographer Chrystal Pite), music, cinema, theatre...
    I spent most of my time to create a community, dedicated to art, nature, animals...
    I have complete a yoga teacher training in Berlin (Hatha and yin yoga)

    About my music : - ask me for my link

    I d love to learn Italian

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • 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

    Beautiful walk in the forest of Normandie (80 km from Mont-st-Michel)
    Sport activities (horse/bike riding/swimming)
    Outside activities
    Live concert and art workshop
    Food workshop
    Language exchange

  • Charity

    Registered charity

    This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).

  • Help

    Help

    This year I want to organise a non-profit Festival about Ecology and art. You can help me with :

    1-2hrs per day:
    OUTDOOR TASKS: Gardening (Permaculture); cutting the grass (manual), weeding, tending to our veg patch, planting trees...

    2hrs per day :
    OUTDOOR/INDOOR PROJECTS: Cleaning the Barn and helping me with creativity to make a nice stage atmosphere for the festival

    Half hrs per day :
    FOOD : Help me to cook some meal. I love to cook (VEGAN)

    You won't be ask to help with preparing or serving either food/drinks to paying customers or in spaces used by paying guests

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Spanish: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    I lived 8 years in Germany. I had several Tandem to practice Languages. Always excited to discover some new culture :)

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Private room June and July this year and shared room or camping during the festival (25/27 July)

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    My place is 15 min away from Flers or Briouze.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    I have the fibre here

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 888823327466

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