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Help us to further develop our permaculture orchard and eco-farm in Monclar-de-Quercy, South of France

DISPONIBILIDAD

  2025 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos 2 semanas

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    --- PLEASE READ 'WHAT ELSE' (below) BEFORE APPLYING ---

    Our not-for-profit project is the brainchild of Paul & Yvonne, a Dutch couple (in our early 60’s) who emigrated to the South of France in late 2022, to get out of the corporate rat-race and become self-sufficient in food, water and energy.

    We have bought a 5ha 'green valley', surrounded by forests, in the South-West of France, close to Montauban (50 km north of Toulouse), to build our farm/food-forest, based on near-to 100% renewable (solar) energy and near zero-waste!

    Based on the concepts and ideas of Stefan Sobkowiak, we are building a permaculture orchard with a large variety of nut and fruit trees and various species of berries and herbs. All our 1-year edible food (salads/tomatoes etc.) is available from our ‘no-dig’ vegetable garden. A part of the valley is for a small animal-friendly farm with a rare breed of pigs, 2 donkeys, 3 Dexter cows, 7 hens, 6 ducks, our 2 dogs and 2 pigs from summer 2025 onwards.

    With more than 30 volunteers since early 2023, we have managed to build almost all infrastructure for the animals and plant 250 trees and shrubs in the orchard.

    We hope you will join us on this mission! Paul & Yvonne

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Ayuda en una granja
  • Intereses

    Intereses

    Sostenibilidad
    Cultura
    Agricultura
    Historia
    Jardinería
    Dibujo y pintura
    Libros
    Arte y diseño
    Yoga / bienestar
    Naturaleza
    Montaña
    Senderismo
  • Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

    Objetivos de las NU
    Fin de la pobreza
    Hambre cero
    Salud y bienestar
    Educación de calidad
    Igualdad de género
    Agua limpia y saneamiento
    Energía asequible y no contaminante
    Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico
    Industria, innovación e infraestructura
    Reducción de las desigualdades
    Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
    Producción y consumo responsables
    Acción por el clima
    Vida submarina
    Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
    Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
    Alianzas para lograr los objetivos
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Being experienced in life and international environments we can help with languages, help understanding cultural differences (work and life) and encourage some soul-searching. We are parents to two mid 20-ers so we have seen most of it, first or second hand.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    For Spring 2025 it is mostly:
    1) planting / seeding vegetables in greenhouse / polytunnel and veg.beds
    2) planting and weeding the orchard
    3) compost making
    4) cutting trees - making wood chips
    5) caring for our dogs, chickens, ducks, cows and donkeys.
    6) building a donkey stable
    7) improving the shade system for the soft fruit shrubs
    8) making (concrete) floors for cows/pigs/donkeys in the stables/feeding area's

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Alemán: Fluido
    Inglés: Fluido
    Holandés: Fluido
    Francés: Intermedio

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    We are fluent in 3 languages (and Yvon is even a teacher for expats in Dutch-English) and we would love to learn better French.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    For our guests we have 2 modern rooms (approx. 24 m2 each) with kingsize beds in each room; a shared bathroom w shower/bath for the 2 guest rooms. All meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner) are shared 'family' meals with a typical French lunch with fresh croissants (weekends) and eggs from our own chickens .... (all free of course).

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Please describe in your application:
    - why you want to work on a farm and what your own ambition / view is in farming and permaculture or at least what you already know and want to learn more of (permaculture specific);
    - what your views are on climate-change and what you are doing yourself to lower your carbon-footprint;
    - what other Workaway projects you are doing before or after visiting us.

    Please note we DO NOT host under 2 weeks and rarely more; unless you make us change our mind .... ;)

    Our eco-farm/orchard is in a secluded, private valley, although only 5 minutes by bicycle to the town of Monclar-de-Quercy (with some basic shops, pharmacy, bakery and a small supermarket). At less than ½ hour are the beautiful medieval cities of Montauban and Albi. Nearby are many towns with lovely farmers markets, with the one in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val being the most famous one. The Mediterranean is a 3 hr drive, as is the Atlantic and it is also only 3hrs to the Pyrenees. We can provide 2 e-bicycles.

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    We have a separate room on the ground floor which can be used 'as an office' some hours of the day, the guest rooms are private with adequate seating. The Wifi is high-speed fiber.

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Free parking on site (facilities with water and 220V in-house).

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Más de dos

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 161962918355

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