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Between Saintes and Rochefort, half an hour from the coast, we live in a beautiful ‘Domaine’, with woods and land. You will possibly be helping with the haymaking, helping with the fencing for the sheep or oxen, feeding chickens, maybe cleaning them out etc. Otherwise there is also weeding to do in the gardens, raspberry picking in summer and the like. We are certified organic and don’t use toxic chemicals. There is sometimes sanding or painting of the shutters we have here because we are doing this job ourselves and its always good to get some help. You will have your own pleasant room with bathroom or we have a little 'appartment' for a couple or two friends, so you can be independant, but we usually eat lunch or dinner together. Food is provided of course. If we go to the beach, or into town, we will be able to give you a ride in, or you can use the bikes here.
We speak English, German, Portuguese and French. If you are not a party animal but love nature, and getting involved, in projects, then this is the place for you.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Aide dans une ferme
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Animaux de compagnie
Bénévolat
Ferme
Écriture
Dessin et peinture
Jardinage
Musique
Histoire
Livres
Bricolage / artisanat
Art et design
Cuisine et alimentation
Nature
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We speak english at home but have mostly french friends and neighbours, so you could practice your french. We are very much on a learning curve about how to produce food the organic way, so you could learn about that as we learn. I don't feel in a position to say that we know more than anyone else about things, but we like talking about sustainable living, a bit of world politics, ( not too much ), exchange ways of life and different viewpoints. Mostly a relaxed way of life.
Aide
We need help with all sorts of things from digging and planting to start the organic farm, collecting wood from the forest, general building tasks ( which will be safe and easy ), joining in with washing up, building enclosures for chickens, helping on the hedges we planted last winter, probably lots of weeding..and those mentioned above. If you cannot do one task, we have plenty of others !
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Portugais: Courant
Hébergement
You will probably be in your own little self contained appartment but we also have rooms with ensuite bathroom, looking out over the courtyard. We have one room is for one person, and the other is for two people to share. The rooms are separate from our living area so you have a bit of autonomy. We like to eat meals together: If you have allergies/ intolerances, we can most probably manage that, but with my very busy life and many different requirements I just can’t cater for vegans - sorry. We provide all bed linens and towels but I ask you to do the laundry for your bedding once a week.
Autres infos...
Transport here is terrible because we are in the middle of nowhere, but if you have a driving licence, there might be the opportunity to borrow an old car. Or I am sometimes driving to places and can drop you so you do your thing while I do my errands.I am often in Rochefort or Saintes which are both nearby, and have interesting museums, nice architecture, cafes etc. Rochefort is a naval town so has museums connected to that and Napoleons naval history. saintes has an amazing ampitheatre and roman remains. Its a sweet town. Pont L'Abbe d'Arnoult is about 5 kms away and you can borrow one of our bikes to go there - it has two cafe's, a snack bar, restaurant and a smart restaurant.
We ask for a minimum stay of at least a week.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have good internet connection in our kitchen, and the room above the kitchen gets the internet no problem so that could be a good work room. It does however also get noise from the kitchen, as in these old houses, the noise travels up and down through the floor boards.
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