Join a modern family creating a permaculture life near Paris, France

Infos

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  Description

  Hello! We are a humble modest family who for five years have been building a more responsible lifestyle - balancing a modern life with ecology as the center. We have three children, 11, 8, and 1 years old, cats, free roaming chickens and a decent sized vegetable garden where we cultivate a natural habitat for insects, wild animals, and worms. We are renovating our home to be as respectful to nature as possible, using recycled and natural materials. We host people who too would like to make a transition in their lives to get closer to nature. We live a hour away from Paris but it feels like we are deep in the countryside where many of our guests find the place to be present, meditate, walk barefoot in the nature, rock climb, and swim in the river.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Ferme

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Montagne

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  For six years we have hosted many people from around the world, and this exchange is unique in the transition from a modern life to an ecological life. We are not a business structure, instead we have taken upon ourselves to attempt to make as much of our needs ourselves as possible - so the activities we do here are numerous and function based upon seasons. We are a busy multi cultural family, (French, American, Italian, and Chinese) juggling many things at the same time trying to do our best for the planet so you should be a mature adult able to come and see the value of this exchange. Besides realizing that we cannot do everything ourselves and we do need the help, we've seen how fulfilling it is for our children to play, interact, and learn from people all over the world as it develops their social skills and understanding of our natural world.
  
  Some previous help we've had!
  Michela from Australia
  We spent two amazing weeks with Martine, Jason, June and Cali, we left feeling extremely inspired and full of love for this little family.
  It was beautiful to connect with people who also love nature as much as we do, and experience a lifestyle in which you are conscious of how everything you do impacts the earth. Jason and Martine are super passionate about Permaculture and want to share as much as they can with you.
  The work tasks were varied and usually different every day, we appreciated that Jason put thought into which tasks were suitable to us. We worked in the veggie garden, eco construction and food preservation. We learnt and achieved so much in just two weeks.
  When you stay here, Martine and Jason really treat you like one of their family, we made many amazing memories together and we will definitely love to come back one day.
  
  Toby from UK
  My stay with Jason and Martine at the farm was my first volunteer experience, and it could not have filled me with more fulfilment and gratitude. This is a farm which will fill you with hope for the future, with their clear devotion to permaculture and to caring for nature, and their willingness to pass on their knowledge to those who visit. Lunch and dinner were shared together, which was always nourishing and delicious, and allowed me to understand the potential of a vegetarian diet if the ingredients are understood and sourced from your own garden. Most of all, though, all who live here (including Cali, June and Maui) are kind, pure souls. I learnt a lot from insightful conversations here, either over a good meal, or a garden bed. You will leave here with a new found clarity of the importance of showing love and respect to nature, and managing your waste responsibly. Although my stay was short (5 days) I would love to return one day, and would certainly recommend working here to anybody.

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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 are looking for two positions.
  - Eco Natural Material Construction -
  You will learn to build with clay, sand, hemp, and lime.
  Requirements: age 18-30, high physical ability (does sports on a daily basis), comfortable with power tools, and can be described as someone hard working.
  
  - Permaculture Gardener and Host - You will help us with the daily tasks of gardening, animal care, and guesthouse management.
  Requirements : Age above 30, already adept at gardening (I.e. you can identify nettles) are happy to interact with our paid guests, are proactive and mature being able to complete tasks without being managed, can be described as a hard worker.
  
  - Website Creation - we are looking for someone to help us build our website! Please send us relevant examples of work.
  
  We are happy to host volunteers for five days up to one month. We exchange a minimum 14 hour work week for free accommodation and the chance to learn about any sustainable practices we place here like breadmaking, kombucha, permaculture gardening with ancient graines and perennial vegetables, worm farming, habitats for wild animals, chickens, clay/lime/hemp building, solar energies, heating by wood stoves, composting, dry toilets, grey water recycling, wild plant and mushroom foraging, and social justice while we are at it =)

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  Langues parlées

  Français: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire
  Chinois (mandarin): Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  We are starting out our dormitory and have a caravan. Both have kitchens for you to cook your meals and toilets.

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  Autres infos...

  The forest is the biggest draw, out area is a mecca of boulder rock climbing, our river is fantastic, and we provide you with a high quality electric bike to scoot around. We are completely accessible to Paris.
  
  We are glad that since we started our sustainable life we never wanted to do things like everyone else was doing. With us you get the real deal, the good and the bad. After all, that’s what life is about, and it's a pleasure to share it with new friends.
  
  We are a no smoking, no drugs, and no debating household.
  
  We find that people who wish to aloha 'aina, love and care for our nature and each other, tend to benefit the best from their stay here. Positive vibes are welcome!

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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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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Our garden has enough space to accommodate almost all except the extremely large campervans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  

  Our Chickens!

  Pono

  Pono is our huntress, she is super discrete, lives mostly in the garden.

  

  Maui

  Maui is our cat dog - super cuddly and gentle.

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