Experience life on an organic farm near the Pyrenees, France

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  Description

  We are Louisa and Stuart ,
  
  We are a certified organic farm in the Gers, France . Having previously raised pigs, sheep, goats and lots of poultry we no longer raise livestock for meat but are now specialising in growing edible flowers, herbs and vegetables which we use in our catering. We currently have , some chickens and 8 dogs.
  
  We are located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, only 3.5 km away from 2 little villages with all facilities including lively bar and restaurant, 12 km from market town and 30 km from large town with big commerce.
  
  The farmhouse faces the Pyrenees mountains( 1.5 hours away) and is situated in the middle of 120 acres split in 3rds of which is woods/prairie and arable.
  
  We are semi self sufficient, providing organic vegetables and eggs for ourselves and our volunteers from the farm. We also grow vegetables and edible flowers and herbs which we use to supply for weddings and events and private cheffing . Louisa has over 10 years experience working in butchering ,charcuterie and
  cheesemaking and is a French trained chef and pâtisserie chef. Louisa also ,runs cooking, butchery, cheesemaking, meat , fruit or vegetable preserving workshops from the farm.
  
  In 2022 we set up an event catering business farm produce ' Farm to Table' as much as possible. You can see our website here .We also started up a youtube channel during Covid Lockdown so that we could share our knowledge of organic gardening, permaculture and cooking.
  
  
  We are looking for people to join us with our various projects on the go throughout the year. You will need to have a good level of physical fitness to volunteer here. Any skills such as carpentry, electricians, building skills, previous experience in gardening or hospitality and catering etc are always very welcome however the most important thing is an open mind, positive thinking and a willingness to get your hands dirty.
  
  The work exchange we offer is in the similar veins as wwoofing where there is no financial exchange, however what we do offer is being accepted into the heart of our home and family, accommodation , food and free training in all aspects of farming ,food transformation ,self sufficiency and permaculture. Volunteers are not asked to work in a business aspect here
  
  This is primarily an English speaking environment, although we can speak french it is not often used unless we have French speaking guests. We are open minded and easy going. There is never a dull moment here.
  
  Please note, if you are travelling with pets, I'm sorry but we cannot host them as we already have 8 dogs!
  
  This is an LGBTQ+ friendly environment
  
  Thank you

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Home sitting
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Ferme

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Langues

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Plage

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Activités en plein air
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We share all our knowledge from working on the farm to teaching cooking, crafting, food preserving etc etc etc

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  We have various projects on the go including;
  
  
  log splitting and woodland clearance
  gardening
  animal welfare
  various DIY
  painting
  veg patch
  help with social media
  general maintenance
  cooking

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  Caravans and glamping facilities March - Nov only We don't host over winter

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  Autres infos...

  Minimum stay = 2 weeks although we prefer 2-4 weeks stays
  There is transport to local market towns with weekly markets
  There are lots of music festivals in the surrounding areas in summer and plenty of local restaurants to try out
  We are situated approx 1.5 hours by car from Toulouse or 1 hour by car from Tarbes.
  Our children are now young adults working in the catering and child care industry. They live here part time now.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have internet through satellite

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Lots of car parking space here for cars or camper vans

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  We have 8 dogs

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