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Hello :))
We used to receive volunteers in our place in the south of France for many many years !
One more time, we need you, nice people, to help our place to become more and more, a great ecological and organic place.
This time, from the 19th of February to the 8th of March, we need somebody who knows carpentry and good DIY and somebody else who would be happy to work a lot with the wood in nature : cutting, pruning, etc...
Here, all together , we will cut invasive mimosa, tidy up the place after winter, repair, continue the permaculture projects...
So, if you have a great energy, if you are hard worker, love to work with your hands or just willing....you will be very welcome and no doubt that you will enjoy participating !
If you love to work outside and be peaceful and have friendly moments in the evening, with a glass of wine and nice dinner,
if you like to be a part of a team,
if you are enthusiastic, hard worker, dynamic, resourceful, imaginative... pro-active people,
YOU will be greatly welcomed!
About the place :
It is a beautiful old barn from the 17th century that we renovate and that is now really comfortable...
In Provence and in the Riviera at the same time, it is a magical place, in the middle of a wild nature, far from any other house, at 7km from the village but not far from the sea and all the treasures of this region... here is a paradise !
Self sufficient, the have our own water from a spring and electricity from solar panels..
Living here is so peaceful and relaxing !
This time, we don't want to have a big team, but to be only 3 or 4 people living together.
About me and my family :
We are a very united family of 12 persons and a dog :)
My partner Rob and me share our time between our place near Paris in south.
My oldest daughter lives now in the city of Nantes in the west of France, with her husband and 2 beautiful sons, 12 and 9 years old. Before they were in Mauritanie, after 5 years in Madagascar and 2 years in Bulgaria, and Ethiopia, and and and... they both work for NGOs.
My son was a naval architect, and he is converting into permaculture. He lives in Brittany, in the Golfe du Morbihan, with his beloved and they are proud parents of a 8 years old boy and a pretty little girl of 5 years old!
My youngest daughter, who is a young photographer, lives in Paris with her boyfriend but they love to come at every time they can and they recently bought a beautiful place in the mountains close to Mercantour...
And, the last person of our family : Looma, a nice and very very friendly Golden Retriever female of 9 years old !!!
About you :
It' very important for us to keep the wonderful warm atmosphere we have in our teams of volunteers.
So, and this is very important, we are looking for motivated, easy going, hardworking, convivial and respectful people.
Here, in a great conviviality you will share work, experience, conversations, laughs, music, cooking, meals, etc...
You will enjoy being and talking all together, after the day work, with a cup of tea, coffee, a beer or a glass of wine in the hand :)
Please, be honest in your description and don't say (as some did) that you have some skills when it is not true, because it complicates the work of everyone and it brings many disappointments.
Workaway is a beautiful and amazing experience, we are so happy to meet and discover people coming from everywhere and becoming a part of an amazing team!
Don't hesitate to ask me any questions you have!
Hope to see you soon, I'm sure you will enjoy the life here!
Few more important things :
- Please make sure you have full medical cover.
- come with working shoes or boots (that are easy to take off !), working gloves and rainwear... you will need them (specially in autumn and winter !)
EmmanuelleTypes d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I like to talk, exchange, share my expertise ... I like the friendliness!
The experience that the volunteers will acquire with me should be really rich... and the one they give me is amazing :)Aide
- in the garden, planting new plants, cutting mimosas,
- in the house, fixing things, etc, etc....
We are seeking for volunteers enthusiastic, hard worker, dynamic, resourceful, imaginative... pro-active people are greatly welcomed!
...Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Français: CourantHébergement
We have 3 comfortable rooms and one bathroom.
Autres infos...
For south of France, I think that it is not necessary to tell you how amazing is this region and how many things you can do and see there :)
And, near my house, the nature is beautiful, there are a lot of cute villages and many excursions to do, walk or bike to explore the surroundings.Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has been… read more
So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has been… read more
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So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has been… read more
So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has been… read more
So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has been… read more
So, here is this feedback, a little unusual since it is partly collective... Indeed I want to congratulate and thank very warmly and collectively this wonderful team which has… read more
Emmanuelle and Rob are wonderful hosts. They did everything they could to make the volunteers feel comfortable. They offered us activities at every opportunity (go to the flea market, hike, shop, climb, play cards or… read more
The help was not easy because cutting, transporting the mimosa is really tiring...
Because make a crazy paving path for the first time of his life is not so easy...
Because collecting rocks, compost, manure is not always funny even if we laughted often...
But he always had a smile and… read more
They worked hard and were always dedicated and interested in all areas of the house and lands. Whether it was to build a dry stone path, install water reserves, cut invasive mimosas, create a pond,… read more
Thanks a lot to Manu, Rob and Domdom for sharing their knowlegde, experience and love of nature.
We learnt a lot in so many différent fields : putting the irrigation system in place, preparing the sole for future plantation, building a fence with mimosas we cut,… read more
Using one word, I would definitely… read more
Klara found her place here where she worked hard, always enthusiast and… read more
He is really a great person and he became a nice part of one of the best teams that ever came here ! Working hard, motivated, funny, friendly, well educated, full of energy and very interesting.
I just can say one thing to you, hosts :… read more
I stayed at Ambalau, wat is france for up and down, for one month and the name is perfect for this house wat is located in a beautiful mountains of the south of France. The nearest town ,Roquerbrune, is 14km away wat makes this place so peaceful and relaxing. Dom is such a beautiful hoste how helped me with every problem that crossed my… read more
Eva became a wonderful part of our team working superbly alone and equally fantastic as part of the team. She used a chainsaw for… read more
You must also know that the name Bergur is Icelandic for mountain.. Haha... he has the strength, majesty and inspiration that you can take from a mountain.
Bergur made so many wonderful things for us. New steps new fences a mountain of firewood a new workable. And all made in both a strong and beautiful… read more
Eleanor (Ellie) is so full of hard work, laughter and a real sense of determination. Ellie will finish everything she starts. During her time with us she completly mastered the art of using and maintaining a chainsaw. Endlessly cutting and moving the bad invasive Mimosa… read more
During his stay with us Evan did such wonderful work. From tiling a new generator house to creating a beautiful natural stone gulley to collect rain water... He worked so well with materials and techniques that were new to… read more
There is plenty to here, something for everyone's tastes and abilities, managing to cut mimosa,… read more
He lights up any room that he walks into instantly making everyone feel happy and comfortable in his presence.
During his stay with us he made such epic improvements to our place creating barriers for our water tanks, steps to… read more
This place is… read more
Always smiling, interested by everything and always OK to do the work we ask him to do.
Also, and thank's again to him, he took and gave us many beautiful photos of all our working team and shared them !
I recommend him… read more
And I really hope for him and for all the hosts that it won’t be the last !!!
Because Jesper is a so great person and soooo nice !
Very attentive and friendly, very curious about everything, interested in everything and everyone… He arrived every morning for breakfast already in a good mood… read more
Her place is lovely: a special stone house full of story and carefully renovated by her. The house is situated in the middle… read more
Manu is a woman full of energy, good stories, amazing sense of humor and great music taste (Shazamed many songs from her Spotify list haha). Besides this she is such a hardworking woman, full… read more
At the risk of being dytirambic, I can only find superlatives to talk about him. He is a passionate and fascinating person ... The 3 weeks he spent here with his adorable companion, Chaya, passed far too quickly and I was sad to see the day of their departure approaching ... Foti is a… read more
Lets start with the host; Manu (and Luma the dog co-host) welcomed us and from the first… read more
He has become here a real staircase professional, rehabilitating all the outside stairs destroyed by wild boars during the winter. Always up for a new job, Pablo has been a great workawayer! I recommend it to all hosts… read more
When you arrive there you will feel welcomed by Manu right from the start! She is a very kind woman and full of energy! She has grandchildren yet a lot of time I felt she was younger than me haha. The food there is amazing and the we had interesting discussions all along.
Workwise it can be a bit… read more
I hope to see you soon
Take care
Dominique
To start with, I would highlight the way Manu opens her house, she makes you feel at home from the very beginning, sharing a drink, chatting in the kitchen and having cozy suppers next to the fire. The atmosphere here is very friendly, warm and easy-going. I… read more
Laura is a ray of sunshine… bursts of laughter, a big smile, a song on the edge of her lips… good humor and goodwill are permanent with her.
I do not have enough superlatives to describe Laura and her many qualities ... She is always willing to undertake what is offered to her,… read more
So, Manu is an energic woman who from the first minute makes you feel home, but REALLY HOME. Which is something I found soo soooo great. She is kind, attentive and energic (unbelievably energic). And she loves to… read more
Him, an his great friend Laura, spent nearly one month in my place and it was so short and a so big pleasure.
To start, i want to say just one important thing to the hosts who read me: don't hesitate a single second and ask Mikel to join your team, you will be so happy to have him… read more
Lucas, helped by the team, provided the roof we were waiting for to our wooden house, thanks so much to him, to them !
He drived a mini-digger or… read more
Lucas, helped by the team, provided the roof we were waiting for to our wooden house, thanks so much to him, to them !
He drived a mini-digger or… read more
We were truly blessed at our project to receive Olivia. She is a wonderful young lady full of happiness determination and great appreciation for all around her. Olivia works tirelessly on any task that is set to her and always with the biggest smile. She really lights up everyone's mood even on the rainiest day. Olivia was always the first… read more
The house is in the most beautiful surrounding I could ever dream of, in the middle of a forest where the amount of different hiking paths is endless. One month is not enough to discover all of them. :)
Even better than the… read more
There was only one bad thing about Franks stay with us, and that was the day he left. I don't believe anyone has ever made such a fantastic connection to our project, the forest we life in and to the local community. Frank originally planned to stay with us for 2 months and you can not underestimate everyone's utter joy when he decides… read more
It was so peaceful to live for a while far from the cities, lost in the quiet hills of Roquebrune. We were welcomed by Dominique who knows the place like the back of his hands. He is a real passionate and bright guy, we loved listening to his amazing stories around the fire and… read more
If you had to select two people who fit the Workaway ethos perfectly it is Nikki and Pete.
Wonderful work ethic, great company, open and bright personalities, funny, intelligent and… read more
"Join our team of friendly volunteers and help me restore our little paradise in the South of France :)" ... this description is… read more
Joel came to stay with us in winter and he was a ray of light. It was a really pleasure not only to work alongside Joel but also even more to live with him. He works great as part of a team and also on individual tasks which he carried out to a wonderfully professional level. We will be forever grateful for the great changes he… read more
He is a big guy with a big smile a big heart and an even bigger work ethic.
Everything Frank does is with pride and always with a smile. He's time with use flew by and wished it could been longer. However during his time he made wonderful fencing gates and incredible natural… read more
The host of the land, Dom, is a jolly pirate of a man who knows exactly how to live in order to perceive the beauty of this world, and continuously projects that same light towards… read more
In there first days here they relentlessly and… read more
We spent 10 days in this magic place, and we hope to return! This was our first workaway and now we think it's impossible to find another place like this! It's a house full of good energy, the athmosphere is fantastic and we felt like at home. The other workawayers we have met are really kind. The meals were great and… read more
From the first time you meet you meet Ana and Alvi there is a warmth and comfort in the aura. They… read more
I really enjoyed the place, the work and the people...especially with Dom. Dom makes the place perfect with his energy, love and happiness. He always pampered the group with delicious food, especially with his self made bread. As well Dom was able to make us feel like we were always on the right… read more
These guys never ever stop. Always keen to work on any number of projects here and finishing the job to the… read more
In his time with us Anthony soon integrated superbly into our little family, always helping out around the house and showing fabulous woodworking skills on various projects outside. Apart from being… read more
In their time here they have created the most fantastic vegetable garden and green house to start growing… read more
We met Dominic the first time in a car park where he came to show us the way to the house and we instantly liked this bearded, relaxed and very friendly man. As we got to know him better we realised he was also a man of immence integraty and… read more
In his time here he built us a fantastic building to house our generator. From mixing concrete, laying… read more
Charlotte is just fabulous. She has the most wonderful smile and great energy. From the first moment you meet her untill the last goodbye you will find yourself always smiling whilst in her presents. She quickly integrated into our little family and everyone was so pleased that she came to stay with us as part of her big adventure.… read more
Unfortunately I haven't met Emmanuelle, but Dom was a perfect host in the only too short time I stayed in paradise! You can truly connect to nature while working in this incredible place! Thank you,… read more
He worked hard on every project he was set and always completed each task to a very high standard.
Pedros created beautiful steps, paths and walls using all natural materials. His personality and work has left an ever lasting impression at pur little paradise.
Gorgeous people, really hardworking crew!! Loved the energy, learned alot!
Shared even more!! Really cool!!!
Keep it up guyz, i love you! ;)
During his stay here Josh was the driving force behind our new vegetable… read more
For everyone at the project the worst part of Jess's stay was the morning she left. There… read more
- The place is beautiful, you can work outside in contact with the nature.
- There are different works to do so you never get bored.
- There is the possibility to cook and share meals with the other… read more
During her time here Mira showed amazing confidence with the chainsaw, built beautiful stone walls, made us a brilliant new composting area, hand sewed fabric to… read more
Emmanuelle is a really great person, always laughing, and ready for good… read more
He has done so different DIY : painted, repaired, tinkered, gardened, cooked... made some concrete, built stone walls... he cut tons of my horrible invasive mimosas... and shared with the same enthusiasm and good humor, conversations, meals, laughs and… read more
The few weeks we spent together were really very nice. William is a kind, friendly, very well-behaved, hardworking, interesting man, who is interested in everything, excellent gardener, good cook, extremely competent in DIY (it is more… read more
This couple is absolutely adorable, interesting, hardworking, friendly, kind, cheerful, empathic, and I could continue to list their qualities!
We spent together 2 great weeks, doing work, hard work, having rest, sharing, having discussions in such a friendly atmosphere !!!… read more
The work was not easy because cutting, transporting and burning the mimosa is really tiring!
But he and the other volunteers always had a smile :) Even when he had to heat water to take a shower or light up the candle (we had electrical problems during this stay!)
We had a great time… read more
We talked a lot in the evening sharing our meals, it was a very pleasant time in his company. Gary, I wish you nice future guests, and also to find one day the little… read more
Kate arrived home late September, with a huge smile and a laugh, that are his trademark! Energetic and enthusiastic, she attacks all work with the same energy and will stop at nothing. Her skills are more than many, she… read more
As for the work environment, she's clear about what she wants done, so it's easy to meet her expectations. I stayed at both of her houses… read more
I warmly recommend to all guests! Rose is lovely, always smiling, full of humor and kindness. A real little fairy in the house and in the garden, she completed all tasks that I suggested with enthusiasm, working hard with… read more
I can honestly say that this was my most amazing workaway experience in 2 years. Emmanuelle is truelly one of the most incredible and inspiring humans I have ever meet. (Also super funny) Her hospitality and generosity knows no limits. Every second of the day was filled with laughter, fun work, great food and even… read more
With Kate, Toby and Dominic, we have formed a great team, a dream team!
Dominic is funny, nice, friendly, efficient, very professional, hardworking, etc, etc .... I don't have enough adjectives to describe all his qualities ...
I think we are all… read more
Je ecrire en espagnol par ce plus facil.
La estadia con Manu es genial,ella es divertida,energetica,amable, y super cool.
We spend, with 4 other volunteers, nearly 2 weeks together in south... the weather was very hot, there was a lot of work to do ... Cheerful, friendly, Exequiel was always ready, very very brave and stopped at nothing difficult job.
Also a chef, I will always remember his mojitos and the… read more
Emmanuelle est une grande personne très sympa et gentil , je me sentais toujours très confortable et travailler librement, sans pression. Il était très belle expérience pour passer des jours avec elle et les autres workawayers et un endroit incroyable ! je l'aurais vraiment aimé rester plus de jours . J'espère que vous ne manquerez pas… read more
Efficient, friendly, always happy, hardworking, she has adapted without any difficulty. If you are looking for a nice workawayer, feel free to receive her, you'll be very pleased to know her!
Sofia, I hope you… read more
Jakob is an ideal companion, perfect workawayer, really! Responsible, courageous, intelligent, he did a great job, taking initiatives and making very seriously what I asked… read more
Quant à la maison dans les montagnes... Un vrai trésor!!
Signe que tout ce qui passe par… read more
2 weeks near Paris, where he took care of my yard that said "thank you" every day, and 2 weeks in my South where he was great!
James is serious, hardworking, thoughtful, enthusiastic ...
None of the work I have given him not scared him :lumberjack, gardening, DIY ... he was often difficult to stop!
I… read more
Antonello, who stayed one month 1/2 at home, is someone extraordinary : friendly, simple, effective, hardworking, cheerful and always listening!
We got along very well, and as well as my family, my friends, everyone really enjoyed him
We will keep in touch,… read more