Help us with general maintenance and gardening in Gevingey, France

Description

My husband and I are British and we bought a beautiful old farm house (1733) in the French Jura a few years ago. It is in a small lovely village nestled at the bottom of the vinyards and forests. Lots of gorgeous lakes close by. We are also 10 m away from a small town called Lons le Saunier and 5 minutes away from a huge shopping centre with anything one needs. We are renovating the house and making the garden beautiful.

Types of help and learning opportunities

Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance

Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

My husband and I spend most of our time at home gardening and writing (he is a retired philosopher, I am still working remotely as a lawyer). We are happy to speak English or French with our guests. I also do lots of walking in the mountains (am a member of a couple of clubs) and happy to take the person along. The area is very beautiful. We have a couple of mountain bikes - best cycling it seems around here in France as low hills and no traffic (Jura is not v touristic). Our workawayers are welcome to use them.

Help

The property has a huge garden which needs lots of upkeep (we are trying to turn it slowly into an English garden....). We need help with weeding and watering mainly (v little rain and v hot in summer). We also would love someone who is a bit of a handyman as there are always things going wrong with such a big property (there are several outbuildings etc). But gardening the most important.

Languages

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

This host offers a language exchange
Would be v happy to speak any of the languages I know with my guests. And would love to practice Italian (v v basic)

Accommodation

A lovely double room with a view on the garden - amazing sunsets!

What else ...

As mentioned above, walking, cycling, swimming (closest lake 20 minutes away by car, would be a great bike ride!). Lots of villages around - with spectacles at night, often outside and v cheap. Lons le Saunier has also lots of cultural activities, bars, jazz et.

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

Can host digital nomads

There is a desk in the double bedroom they would be using. Excellent wifi.

Space for parking camper vans

We have lots of parking space

How many Workawayers can stay?

More than two

Hours expected

Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week