Join a regenerating village community in Oughterard, West of Ireland

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Hello there, we are welcoming individual people or couples to our home, which is part of a small community of 6 people at the beginning stages of our project. We live in an old village called a clauchan in Irish, a cluster of houses where historically several family groups lived, that we are regenerating through community building, caring for the land, and principles of nature connection (following the 8 shields model). Andrew and I,s professional jobs are gardening, guiding therapeutic nature connection, pottery, music, song leading and selling products we create here (herbal skincare and apple/pear juice). Other community members work in theatre and healing arts such as family constellations, body work and supporting grieving processes.The projects we are developing are restoring Hazel coppice in our native woodland, restoring wildflower meadow land, producing apple juice from our orchard, developing our capacity to host events through building and renovating structures, and hosting community celebrations during the significant changes in season. We have a beautiful naturally built roundhouse in which we host our own and other peoples events, events can include nature connection workshops/camps, family constellations workshops, grief-tending rituals, regenerative land management, bodywork, group singing, pottery, rites of passage and ancestral crafts. We also have a flock of ducks and cat : )
  
  We live in South Connemara where there are many opportunities to go mountain hiking, visit secluded beaches and there are many lakes nearby. We are a 30min drive from the sea and Galway city which is a very multi-cultural small city rich with music and the arts. Public transport is a 30min walk or we can help you get to and from the bus-stop.
  Accommodation will be in your own part of the house with a private sitting room and (mostly) private bathroom. There is also an infrared sauna you can use. Food is organic and vegetarian.
  
  We would love help with gardening, landscaping, building, and developing resources for the community project we are a part of.
  People who enjoy doing hands-on tasks outdoors would enjoy this exchange :)

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Cultura

  

  Agricultura

  

  Política / justicia social

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Sostenibilidad

  

  Autodesarrollo

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Autostop

  

  Jardinería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Carpintería

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Senderismo

  

  Baile

  

  Acampada
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  Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión

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  ¿Que es esto?
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  We will cook and eat dinner together in the evenings, including occasional meals with the other members of our re-village project.
  
  At the changing of the seasons we often host 'meithaels' which is the tradition of community gathering together to accomplish bigger tasks, where people of our wider community come to help us for the day. We also often celebrate these seasonal shifts with community rituals.
  
  Every week we have a community workday, and once a month we invite people from our larger community to join us. We also have impromptu meals together at other times.
  
  We feel it is vital to have cultural exchange and the joy of sharing to help our community grow in wisdom and vitality. While we are new to workaway we have hosted volunteers on numerous occasions and have experienced how meaningful it is to have cultural and inter-generational exchange.

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  Ayuda

  We are looking for help developing our outdoor landscape (including biodiversity management) and renovating some of our infrastructure. Tasks will include things like - clearing overgrown areas, building small stone walls, working with Hazel Wood for fencing, caring for bushes and trees, moving and processing firewood, and eco-building.
  
  We will work alongside you atleast 1 day a week (and more if our professional work allows!). Skills we are happy to share include biodiversity management, scything, poultry care, community living, natural building and more.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Holandés: Fluido
  Francés: Principiante

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  We love learning French and are happy to help people practice their English. Maria also speaks Dutch.
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  Alojamiento

  You will be staying in your own part of the house with a bedroom, small sitting room and a bathroom you will have mostly to yourself. There is also an infrared sauna you can use.
  
  You can use the kitchen as needed and we will eat dinner together (which we can all contribute to cooking). We eat mostly vegetarian and organic.

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  Algo más...

  There is strictly no smoking in the house, and we are only very occasional alcohol drinkers.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  

  Fred, Cloud, Flipper, Smuty and 2 more duckies still needing to be named!

  A flock of Indian Runner ducks we keep for eggs, foraging and cuteness!

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