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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
Práctica de idiomasAyuda en proyectos ecológicosJardineríaConstrucción y bricolajeCuidado de animalesAyuda en una granjaMantenimiento generalIntercambio 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
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 dutiesIdiomas
Idiomas hablados
Afrikaans: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Francés: Principiante
Holandés: PrincipianteEste 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
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...
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
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
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
We have a flat field space that is suitable for camper vans and motorhomes.
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It was an absolute pleasure having this wonderful couple share our small farm and contribute to our various projects. Whether they were splitting logs, clearing the forest for Glen’s tree work, gardening, moving sheep and goats or caring for the animals, Lucie and Milo were… read more
Hosting them was an absolute pleasure—they were hardworking, responsible, quick learners, and impressively practical, which is exactly what a small farm needs. They are also really proactively and took on a wide range of tasks to help further our many projects - from… read more
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It was an absolute pleasure having this wonderful couple share our small farm and contribute to our various projects. Whether they were splitting logs, clearing the forest for Glen’s tree work, gardening, moving sheep and goats or caring for the animals, Lucie and Milo were… read more
Hosting them was an absolute pleasure—they were hardworking, responsible, quick learners, and impressively practical, which is exactly what a small farm needs. They are also really proactively and took on a wide range of tasks to help further our many projects - from… read more
Quiet and respectful with a great sense of humor, he proved to be a hard worker who helped us with numerous projects whist he stayed with us for 2.5 weeks.
Among other tasks, he assisted Glen in taking down trees in our forest, moved wood, did wood chipping,… read more
Straight from the very beginning we felt welcome as Karen and Glen are such kind, open, attentive and caring people with the loveliest animals around.
Every… read more
We had so many interesting chats, sharing ideas and knowledge. Isabelle is studying permaculture so… read more
During his two weeks with us on his first Workaway experience, he was a joy to have around. Joey is punctual, hardworking, and always willing to try new things without complaint. He learns quickly and maintains a positive, can-do attitude.
He helped out with all manner of… read more
Despite a difficult start to joining us (her backpack was stolen from the bus) she was uncomplaining and very adaptable.
She just heading into the experience of volunteering with enthusiasm and diligence. Sophie helped both Glen and myself in… read more
Ryan is a super easy going and undemanding person. He is discrete and quiet and kept himself occupied with reading, meditating and playing his guitar. He was no trouble at all to host, and was hard… read more
She only stayed for 5 days but it felt like she was here for much longer as she fitted right in with the routine of our family of humans and animals.
Her lovely bright smile lightened our days and she was a joy to have… read more
She is a young lady who is kind, intelligent, hard working, perceptive, cheerful and also easy to get on with. She speaks really good english and we had the opportunity for many engaging conversations during her stay.
She loved our four energetic and rowdy dogs, and she took… read more
She is curious, clever, hard working, never complaining, eager to learn, confident to question and emotionally intelligent beyond her years.
Lea helped us with all manner of daily tasks from weeding to planting, harvesting to… read more
They are just hands down tremendous young people, so curious, motivated and helpful in all aspects.
From basic domestic duties such as washing up, to help with animals, to working on energetic tasks such as turning compost, moving gravel… read more
Unfortunately most of the time he was with us the weather was rainy and starting to get cold, but he was more than willing to muck in and get on with various jobs.
He had little prior… read more
We had the opportunity to do and try a lot of things and we really appreciated the fact that they trusted us with taking care of the house and the animals.
For sure one of the best and healthy ways to start your day is by taking care of the animals. A big lesson for us was understanding that we… read more
They embodied the true spirit of workaway volunteers - bringing curious minds, open hearts, kindness, thoughtfulness and willingness to try new experiences.
Daiana and Andrei tackled any job we gave them… read more
From the very start they fitted right into our slightly mad world, taking on each task we gave them with enthusiasm and completing it properly and throughly.
They were so helpful in so many ways, just jumping in where… read more
We found them to be willing to jump into any task we set them.
Unfortuntely due to the extreme heat and drought we had been experiencing there was not many opportunities to garden or dive deeper into permaculture as nothing much was growing.… read more
She arrived midst a influx of visitors we had staying for the long weekend, which many people may have found a bit intimidating, but she took everything in her stride and fitted in perfectly with the group.
She is calm, considerate, clever and simply an all… read more
During my stay I learned a ton of fascinating things -… read more
Kenya helped us with a variety of tasks, from weeding, hoeing, planting, painting to daily animal care. She is also a very good French teacher - if only we had more time to spend on… read more
The tasks we had to do were so various and interesting that we can guarantee you: you won’t ever get bored. In… read more
This has been thier first experience at Workaway, but they more than excelled themselves.
They may be young, but are indeed very mature, very responsible and reliable.
They… read more
They helped out with the daily routine for the animals, and despite the fact that they had very little or no experience with animals before, they were very confident in handling the animals and keen to… read more
We learn a lot about Permaculture and taking care of the animals. They have wonderful dogs that are full of energy… read more
The Yurt were super comfortable.
Breakfast and lunch were delicious and the time on our own during diner in the lovely area made for helpers were nice.
Karen and Glen tooks lot of time for us, to explain what to do, how to do and why to do. Also for questions… read more
The time flew past as they helped out with daily animal rounds, sheep moves, various gardening projects AND built us a beautiful duck house!
They were just super people to host: wonderful company and we… read more
It was only my second volunteering place and I thought I wouldn't find better than my first one! I was so wrong, as this little permaculture paradise proved me that wonderful people truly make wonderful memories.
I learnt a lot and was provided with extra documentation about… read more
It turned out the national lockdown was a great thing for us, as it was the perfect place to get stranded!
Both Karen and Glen were so kind to us and made sure we were comfortable and happy in what we were doing.
We both felt very welcome, trusted and valued which made us feel like part of the team.
It was… read more
They also took care of the animals like the ducks and… read more
Ana and Mat spent 3 weeks with us and the time… read more
He helped with animal feeding,moving and constructing a new chicken run, sheep moves, felling trees, chipping and other garden related tasks. There were many times the he would work a full day just to give us a hand with an… read more
Self-assured, self motivated, always helpful, and totally committed to any tasks that we gave her.
She is a fast learner, and became really confident in looking after all our animals. She is empathetic, practical with lots of… read more
Karen and Glen have a wealth of knowledge and are always willing to answer any and all questions. They always work with you,… read more
Willing to give 100% on every task undertaken, they seemed to love all the outdoor challenges.
They arrived here with not much of experience of farm animals, but embraced all the daily tasks and very soon became capable and confident in dealing… read more
Apart from all the work… read more
- Karen has a lot of knowledge in permaculture and you feel both her talents and her love in the garden.
- Glenn is a very skilled man and explains concepts an processes in a very… read more
They carried out each task thoroughly and carefully and asked questions which we encourage. They have a good level… read more
We found Charlotte to be really good with all the animals, and showed interest in thier care and welfare. She is a super pleasant lady and comes across as self… read more
It was pleasant that they liked to share knowledge with me. They are really friendly.
The accommodation was perfect. The food is very good and they care about what you like or you don't like to eat.
I was really happy to take care of animals and the vegetable garden and learnt a lot of things.
Thank… read more
He stayed with us for a month and we loved hosting him. We found him to be intelligent, articulate, discreet, reflective and also easy going and friendly. We enjoyed sharing ideas (and his… read more
Anna came to us as she was keen to learn about permaculture, and get to know and work with farm… read more
They were a real pleasure to host, and worked hard. We found both girls… read more