Help around our old farm in the Ardèche mountains, France

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are Florent and Astree, a French couple living in the Ardèche Mountains with our baby girl Luna, born in november 2024.
  We have been renovating an old farm since november 2020, but still have some work to do on it. We also pick and transform apples and sweet chestnuts from our land (end of september to mid November).
  
  At home we have a small guest room for one or two people, not very big but at least you have your privacy, and the rest of the house is very big we can share all this space with you, watching a film some evenings on our projector, playing board games, and sharing good moments, as well as eating meals together (all homemade and organic food).
  
  WHAT IS GOING ON HERE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
  -January, February, March : rebuild stone walls in the gardens (warmer days), renovations inside the house, cooking together, starting to work on the garden, cut of old branches and bushes…
  -April to August : Start and care of the vegetable garden, project 2026 to build a green house (we already have lots of old windows for this) and to finish a rooftop terrace (fence and stairs).
  -October to December : picking of the chestnuts and apples, sorting and then preserving them into juice and jam at home.
  
  These are exemples of what we do here all year round (with or without volunteers). But of course you are free to have preferences depending on your skills and physical abilities. Every tasks will be done with us and you will be taught how to do. Perfect for people willing to learn ancient knowledge (like traditional drystone wall building, woodwork, vegetable gardening, fruits hand picking and conserves…). Very physical activities are kept below 2-3hours a day to not be exhausted (hours left would then be more relaxed activities).
  
  We ask for your help 5 hours a day and 5 days a week. You could also do longer days and have more free days to go and visit places if you prefer. In exchange of small but cosy accommodation and all the meals provided. We would like to welcome you to stay from 1 week to 2 weeks here with us.
  
  About our bigger building jobs and renovations, it’s already all done by local professionals and ourselves (I have to point this out as workaway team wrote me that they were afraid we were avoiding paying builders to have free volunteers instead… but we would never ask you to do a job on your own that requires professionnal skills!)
  
  We have two cats living inside the house.
  
  We both speak English as we spent 5 years in the UK where Flo was learning instrument making.
  
  Hope to meet you soon in our beautiful mountains !

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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

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cultura

  

  Trabajo de caridad

  

  Escritura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Fotografía

  

  Artes escénicas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Autostop

  

  Jardinería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Carpintería

  

  Libros

  

  Astronomía

  

  Animales

  

  Yoga / bienestar

  

  Deportes de invierno

  

  Deportes acuáticos

  

  Navegar / barcos

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montaña

  

  Senderismo

  

  Baile

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Acampada

  

  Playa

  

  Deportes de aventura
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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

  You will be immersed in a very wild and preserved part of France in the mountains with beautiful lanscapes. You can go cycling, running, hiking, rock climbing, and all river sports also around here. In the summer we can bath in the beautiful river (fresh but absolutely pure from the mountain). We can speak French with you if you want to practice. We will cook nice meals for you and would love to also try your cooking (we love trying different types of cooking). We want you to feel like you’re home !

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  Ayuda

  we will ask for 5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week (you could also do longer days and have more free days to go and visit places if you prefer). In exchange of small but cosy accommodation and all the meals provided. 1 week minimum would be great for you to stay.
  Depends on when you come throughout the year and what you feel comfortable with. Picking apples and making apple juice, picking chestnuts, helping with house eco renovating, gardening…

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Francés: Fluido
  Inglés: Intermedio

  Este 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.
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  Alojamiento

  Private accommodation with access to shared bathroom. All meals shared with us unless you want to go away for some full days to visit around. Also if we are away (once a week max) you could prepare your food with our ingredients

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  Algo más...

  Very nice places and activities to explore around, see in the description.
  Transport is a little difficult here without a car but hitchhiking works very well. Also if you take a train then a bus to Aubenas we can pick you up there at the bus station

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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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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  A desk with internet in your bedroom

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  We don’t have a huge parking though

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

  Minoushka

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