Aidez-nous à retaper une veille grange et à créer un bel havre de paix pour l'avenir, Cancon, France

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  Description

  We are Reb & Mark, an Irish/Welsh couple who moved to France in 2021. Together, we are co-creating La Maison du Coeur Calme ('the home of the calm heart'); a special place for retreats, trainings, gatherings. There is simply rather a lot of hard physical work needing to be done around the property. Mark is more than your average DIYer, but Reb is unable to help in the way the property needs, especially whilst I keep our business going to keep a little income coming in, while Mark attends to managing the property, land and renovating and maintaining the buildings, as well as his own work.
  
  What we really need are physically fit people who are happy to dig / weed / chop wood / help with other physically tough work. It’s often dirty, may be either hot or cold and wet, but we can ensure a warm welcome, home cooked food and a comfy bed!
  
  We are incredibly fortunate to live in a large old French house (built c. 1860) with a small amount of land, a mixed fruit orchard (mostly plums for prunes, being near Agen), a field, and a couple of barns. Mark converted one barn into a training and retreat venue and renovated the second as a gite. He has also just completed the renovation of an apartment in the ground floor of the house as extra accommodation for participants. The village is small and friendly, in between Bergerac, Bordeaux and Toulouse and the area is largely agricultural, with no buses, trains or any other form of public transport, so it is essential for any prospective workawayers to have their own transport. Our village is known as the 'European Capital of Hazelnuts'!
  
  In the village, there are many amenities for one so small: two little supermarkets, pharmacy, post office, bank, petrol filling station, four hairdressers ;) , tabac, butcher, small but excellent restaurant, traditional Monday morning market and more besides.
  
  Our two rescue cats are rather timid but loving and after a couple of days, they welcome visitors warmly.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Animaux

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Culture

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. personnel
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We will welcome you to stay with us in our home and share what we are learning about 'la vie francaise' with you. In addition to the genuinely gorgeous village and local community, we are also delighted to talk multiple brains, neuroscience, NLP and more into the evening over a home baked pizza (outdoor oven) and glass of wine. We believe we are constanty learning and evolving, so we look forward to learning with and from you and enriching our lives as a result. I am also happy to pass on anything I can about preserving (jamming, chutneying, pickling, bottling, making kombucha etc) if that's of interest. Whilst Mark is the extrovert, we both love company and will be genuinely grateful for your part in our journey.

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  Aide

  Physical help with digging / weeding / planting in the veg garden etc. No previous gardening skills are required, although any experience is very welcome! It's a big veg patch / potager and although some crops have been planted, it would be great for it to be fully productive.
  There are miles of hedges to be trimmed, the orchard to be mowed (December to April) / pruned (Winter) / harvested (mostly August/September) and always loads to do around the property. Please be aware this is non-glamorous, hard, often dusty, heavy physical help.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Welsh: Débutant
  Allemand: Débutant
  Greek: Débutant
  Xhosa: Débutant

  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

  A private bedroom and bathroom in our 1860's maison de maitre. We're happy for you to eat with us - Reb is vegetarian, Mark's an omnivore, so both will be on offer, generally home cooked from scratch, made with seasonal local ingredients and love. Physical work requires soul food, so you'll be well-fed and watered :)

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  Autres infos...

  In time off, we can recommend a number of local attractions, from sights, historic sites, cities, wine tasting, and much more. We tend to be fairly quiet people, but have good local friends and are relatively non-materialistic. However, we have tv, two cats who keep us endlessly entertained, open fires, a fire pit and the most gorgeous countryside around with lovely people around. There is plenty of room for your own vehicle.

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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

  Free decent wi-fi connection and a peaceful environment in which to connect / work / create / reflect outside working hours

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  If you would prefer to stay in your own van, rather than in the house with us, that's also fine. Having your own vehicle (car or camper van) in such a rural area is essential, as public transport is non-existent.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Fleurie & Milou (mother & daughter)

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