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Experience a Permaculture smallholding in Brittany, France

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  2024 

 Estancia mínima:  Al menos una semana

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

    We're seeking practical, independent, and motivated volunteers for winter with their own camper van who are interested in gaining hands-on experience in woodland management. Ideal candidates will be keen to support Glen with forestry and woodwork tasks. Prior experience in tree felling, log splitting, or forestry is beneficial.

    We moved to France after our world travels in mid 2017 with a vision to create a sustainable, education and demonstration site. Since then we had been renovating the house, redesigning and regenerating the land, and we are now able to follow our dream of leading a more balanced and connected lifestyle in the French countryside.

    Glen is originally from the UK and Karen from South Africa. We have made France our home and have been working hard on setting up a Permaculture smallholding.

    Karen in a certified Permaculture designer, educator and life coach, and Glen with his background in Engineering is an all round handyman with a keen interest in woodland management, forest gardens (perennial food forests), finding creative solutions to all farm requirements, biochar and charcoal making as well as aquaponics (which he plans to set up here in the future).

    We have dogs, chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and goats. We grow our own veggies in annual raised beds, and plan to move towards a more low energy input perennial food forest which we are setting up.
    We raise our pigs for meat and have a Community Pig club. Our sheep's wool is used for crafting projects, and we have meat from our pasture raised sheep. We believe passionately in good animal husbandry and in treating all our animals with respect.
    We also practice rotational grazing thereby improving ours and others pasture land (we offer an eco-mowing services to the local community)
    We are co-founders of a Community Association where we help and support one another living in France. So there may be community related work projects to get involved in.

    We have a few key projects that we are focusing on this year:
    - Fencing
    - Redesigning and reshaping sheep field area
    - Taking down trees and clearing/log splitting and stacking
    - General forestry management


    IMPORTANT: we have 4 dogs so only dog friendly people should apply.
    We ask for a minimum commitment of 1 week.

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Práctica de idiomas
    Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
    Jardinería
    Construcción y bricolaje
    Cuidado de animales
    Ayuda en una granja
    Mantenimiento general
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Chance to experience the French countryside.
    Great food and drink in a friendly warm household
    Sharing our experience and knowledge in the field of regenerative agriculture, permaculture and woodland management.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    Helping out with animals routines, moving animals, cleaning animal areas setting up new camps
    Growing food - planting seeds, weeding, harvesting
    We also need help with log splitting, wood chipping (which we use for mulch) and woodland management
    Mowing, hedge trimming and any other general garden duties

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas hablados
    Afrikaans: Fluido
    Inglés: Fluido
    Francés: Principiante
    Holandés: Principiante

    Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
    We are still learning French and would love to improve our basic skills, in exchange we would be willing to help you improve your English language skills.

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    Comfortable yurt accommodation with a double bed including linen and towels. Compost loo and shower right next to the yurt. Your own private outdoor kitchen which is well equipped.
    We usually have breakfast and lunches together (we can cater for vegetarian diets but not vegan unfortunately) and you are then free to prepare your own food in the evening.

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    We have bikes available to explore the local area. Lots of walks from the house. Unfortunately as we are quiet rural there is no public transport direct from our property, but we are only 5km from 2 nearest towns.
    Larger city such as Lorient 35km away, and many interesting and historic villages in the area.
    We are willing to pick up workaways from train stations within reasonable distance, and offer lifts to shops or local attractions when we are able.

  • 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 satellite internet connection which we have found more effective than other services, however you will not have wifi signal in the yurt but there is local 4g connection. The wifi is effective and adequate for most remote working needs. We are happy to host digital nomads by prior arrangement.

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    We have a flat field space that is suitable for camper vans and motorhomes.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Dos

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    Horas esperadas

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 665244591686

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