Join me and learn about permaculture in Geraardsbergen, Belgium

Infos

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  Description

  About 20 years ago, we started creating a permaculture garden of approximately 1 hectare. Many fruits, vegetables, and nuts are now growing and blooming there. We live very quietly on the language border, but still just within Flanders, on the edge of the Flemish Ardennes. It's a very peaceful area, in a beautiful, gently rolling landscape. Camping is also possible in the garden, and part of the house is sometimes rented out as holiday accommodation. Workawayers are not supposed to help with that.
  
  I am 75 years old and live alone.I am in a live-apart relationship and my partner visits regularly. My children do not live near by.I see them occasionally.
  
  We eat mainly vegetarian and eat as much as possible from the permaculture garden.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Livres

  

  Jardinage

  

  Nature

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Danse

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  I can teach Workawayers about permaculture and self-sufficient living. I can also explain to them how it becomes more difficult to live self-sufficiently as we get older.
  
  Every Wednesday evening we gather with a group of folk music lovers in Gooik (20 KM) to make music, jam, dance, sing or do something cultural.

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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

  You'll primarily help with harvesting and processing vegetables, fruits, and nuts to replenish the winter supplies. You'll also maintain the chicken coops (4) and turkey coops (4), and sometimes repair fences. We almost always work together. During the winter months, we chop, saw, and split wood for heating. We use machines for this, but they also need to be operated. But volunteers will never be asked to use chainsaws. In the near future, we plan to build a clay stove, working with a specialist, but help is certainly welcome.

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  Langues parlées

  Français: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  You'll be staying in a private house with a living room, bedroom with a bathroom and toilet, and a kitchen with Wi-Fi. There's no TV.
  You'll cook for yourself, but you'll be provided with everything you need, primarily from the garden. No meat or fish. Sometimes we can eat together.

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  Autres infos...

  We live in a quiet, secluded area. You can use a bike to get around. There's a bus stop 1 km away and a train station 3 km away. Brussels (30 minutes) and Ghent (50 minutes) are accessible by train. We live in a small village. Geraardsbergen is the nearest city, 8 km away. The garden features a natural swimming pond with rainwater. For other recreational activities, you'll need to go to Geraardsbergen or Ghent. We're fans of folk music ourselves. You can walk and cycle to your heart's content here. We really appreciate it being quiet at night so we can sleep well. No loud music.

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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

  We have room for one small campervan. There are sanitary facilities with a shower, hot and cold water, a dishwashing area, and an outdoor dry toilet.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  

  chickens and turkeys

  We have 4 chickens and 4 turkeys. We are vegetarian so we do not eat them

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