Benoit & Ophélia

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Description

Hello, we are Ben and Ophélia, and our son Nayan, who is 3 and a half years old.
We have been running our small permaculture farm in the Jura in France for the past 6 years. We growing flowers and medicinal plants in our nursery, and slowly creating a place where it is good to live .
We enjoy sharing our time between traveling and our life in the Jura. For us, this is a lovely balance that allows us to meet wonderful people and projects.
Benoit is highly skilled with his hands, so we would be very happy to help bring your project to life.
We are rock climber and always happy to bring friends at the cliff. we also love sailing. cheers
* We have the opportunity to make a transatlantic crossing this winter 2026 and head to the Caribbean islands. We are planning to stay there for a few months and will probably make our way to Guadeloupe as well *

Interests

Sustainability

Farming

Vegetarian or vegan

Van life

Pets

Outdoor activities

Music

History

Drawing & painting

Dancing

DIY & crafts

Cycling

Culture

Carpentry

Camping

Books

Astronomy

Architecture

Animals

Languages

Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Thai: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner

More details about my language interests
always happy and motivated to learn the language of the country we visit or the people we meet

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Skills and knowledge we'd like to share or learn

We're interested in:  

Babysitting and creative play

Being an elderly companion

Languages

Art Projects

Teaching

House & pet sitting

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Some knowledge of:  

Light gardening

Light maintenance

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Life at a Farmstay

Eco Projects

Helping around the house

Animal Care

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Able to teach about:  

Creative DIY projects

More details about your skills

Father of Ophélia is a farmer (cow milk for cheese) so we help him often. we also have a vegetable garden (organic/permaculture way) since few years. we have also knowledge in edible wild plant and mushroom.
our home is a big camper van that we have entire built the living part. it gave us many hour experience in wood work and other techniques. during our previous travel we have learned about natural building (earth, bamboo, stone...). other of our skills could be listed like this:
- jewellery handcraft
- macramé
- horse riding
- vehicle mechanic
- 3D software
- photography
- permaculture design
- rope access
- social work
- rock climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding, hiking, paragliding

language:
- french as native
- english good flow
- thai basics
- spanish beginner

Age

48 & 34

What else ...

yoga meditation and natural healthy food is for us a logical way of living

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  Special dietary requirements