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Evaluación del anfitrión
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AVAILABLE FROM 17th AUGUST
We already have a lot of nice visitors until then 😃
Hello! we are 5 adults between 34 and 49 years old, one 6 years old and baby. We all live in a big house in the country close to the French Alps, near Chasselay, Isère.
Anne is a hiking guide and kinesiologist.
Hugo is a electronics engineer and works near Grenoble. He also takes care of a few sheep - with his sheepdog Ottis
Our dynamic son Florimond is living with us, he likes trains and music, and his sister Capucine just joined us this winter.
Benoit is an industrial engineer, also looking for opportunities in agriculture. He is now living in the camper van he converted by himself, beside the house - when his work doesn't take him to the other side of France.
Patrice has had many occupations, and loves outside work, while he's looking for a reconversion to hydrology.
Marie-Cat is a logistics coordinator in a plastic factory nearby, and loves horses.
We have a few animals : 1 dog, 5 cats and many sheep. And also hens for delicious eggs!
We are not a commercial farm but we try to be self-sufficient for vegetables and, in the future, fruits 😃. That's a lot of work in the garden! We use the permaculture as much as possible and are always learning/experimenting new possibilities. We all have separate jobs/activities. In the evening we share meals and share the work in the garden, house maintenance and chores. So it's not a total community life, nor a mere shared-rent, it's something in between 😃
Children are greatly welcome, as long as we can get organized, and Florimond would be delighted to meet new friends of his age.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Cuidado de animales
Ayuda en una granja
Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
We live in a good place to hike in the hills, close to the mountains.
We can exchange about hiking, kinesiology, engineering, organic gardening, breeding sheep, DIY building...
It's far from town, but there is often someone to go to St Marcellin, or even sometimes Grenoble, and we can drive with you to the mountains for a hike together.Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
All year long, we need help with organic gardening: we grow potatoes, zucchinis, carrots, tomatoes, beans, onions, cabbages, leeks, squashes, turnips, radishes, parsnip, ... DIY garden improvements and weeding is often necessary too. Of course, when time is ripe, there is harvesting of vegetables and fruits to do. We try to make preserves when too much food has to be harvested.
The help in the garden is our main need, it may be tiring and it needs a little motivation to dirty your hands 😀
Other kinds of help needed:
Help with the sheep and fencing.
Help for general maintenance of the house: cleaning, cooking, DIY works like painting shutters, …
Wood gathering, cutting and moving to its storage for the fireplace.
And sometimes, babysitting our children when we need to work. Florimond is 6 years old. Loves trains, dinosaurs and dinotrains. One of his other interests is music, so someone who could help him discover some practice would be great.
And if you have any special skills let us know!
NB : from mid-spring to end summer, depending on the temperature, we prefer to work outside early in the morning and at the end of the afternoonIdiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Fluido
Alemán: PrincipianteEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.Alojamiento
We live in a big home (on the picture) with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and dry toilets (only).
The kitchen and bathrooms, the living room are collective.
For one who'd want to play music, we have a small electrical keyboard and a guitar.
We like to cook good and organic food, with a responsible consumption of meat, and scare industrial food. We’re also used to welcome vegetarian people. We take turns in preparing the meals. We eat all together. Food is of course included in your stay, if our "food habits" suit you; alcohol and caviar are not included, but we will be happy to share a beer with you.
Workawayers are also expected to take part in usual little household chores like cleaning and cooking, like each housemate does. For us it seems natural. If you want to share your own typical dishes, you're greatly welcome. Even if you are not the cook of the day, it's nice to give some help for cooking. We will be happy to learn new recipes!Algo más...
HOW TO COME HERE
Whilst we are not expecting you to cross oceans on a rawing boat, we'd appreciate if you came to our place from Europ by train, bus or shared car rather than planes. How you travel is part of the journey.
Please note that we are near Chasselay in the Isère department (zip code 38470), NOT the Chasselay close to Lyon 😃
Closest train stations are St Marcellin or Vinay.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING?
Long pants, and long sleeved vest or shirt, that are somewhat resistant, some activities may involves bushes or brambles. So even in summer, it’s good to have one set. Even for carrying wood, it’s more comfortable.
Good shoes, that have some grip and wouldn’t mind some earth on it. In mid season, and if you have some room in your luggage, Wellington boots may be useful in the garden, yet not mandatory.
From May to September, a cap or hat may prove really useful, or even necessary.
A swimsuit if you like to swim, there’s a small lake nearby at 20 minutes walk, and we regularly go to another lake in summer, or in a swimming pool in other seasons.Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We have a really limited internet bandwidth.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We have space for a camper van if necessary.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Please tell us if you have pets. Absolute confidence of good behaviour with the animals on the farm - dog, cats, sheep and hens - is required.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Comentarios (15)
I had the opportunity to spend a day in Grenoble and join them in their family activities.
It was my first workaway and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. The work was rich in variety and I'm proud of the results.
Thank you so… read more
The surroundings is beautiful, I had… read more
Everyone was very kind and helpful with my French. I had some great conversations with Patrice, and loved playing some guitar with Marie-Cath ! Hugo and Anne were amazing… read more
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I had the opportunity to spend a day in Grenoble and join them in their family activities.
It was my first workaway and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. The work was rich in variety and I'm proud of the results.
Thank you so… read more
The surroundings is beautiful, I had… read more
Everyone was very kind and helpful with my French. I had some great conversations with Patrice, and loved playing some guitar with Marie-Cath ! Hugo and Anne were amazing… read more
The time with her family was great and I am really… read more
The work was very varied, engaging and straightforward; I sheared a sheep for the first time, planted veg, and dug up and plaited garlic among many other things!
I was welcomed into Anne’s house by everyone there and soon… read more
Agathe stayed two weeks with us, and was joined in the middle of her stay by her friend Pauline. Both energic, quite autonous, and really really lively! We had good moments, Agathe doesn’t miss a chance to tickle you each time you missstep on a word or offer an opportunity. Some should stay longer :)
Pauline et moi-même ne pouvons que recommander ce petit havre de paix.
Nous avons été très bien accueillies et intégrées à la "coloc" durant ces 2 belles semaines. Convivialité et diversité sont à l'honneur.
C'était une expérience vraiment enrichissante aussi… read more
She cooked us some scrumptious meals with recipes from her region.
She performed all the tasks we asked her with dedication and an eye for detail.
Highly recommended!
Warm greetings from everybody here in Chasselay.
Frederic
Un espace de liberté où travail (dans le potager principalement, tôt le matin, au frais) et détente (balades, pique-niques au soleil couchant, baignades, barbecue etc.) ont su parfaitement… read more
Everyone enjoyed talks, gardening and some visits or walks with her
The work was very relaxed and enjoyable. I spent time working in the garden, collecting wood for winter,… read more
Merci pour tout Isabella