Developing our home-making project near Chalabre in the French Pyrenees

  • Activité récente : 28 mai 2025

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    We are looking for helpers to come and be with us throughout the year. Our land of 250 acres / 100 hectares is a mixture of natural wildflower meadows and woodland and is located in its own private valley. We are inspired by the teachings of Ramana Maharshi and the quest to remember the Heart in all things. The heart of our project is to create a home that is welcoming and a kind of sanctuary for all - humans and animals alike. We are blessed to live in a region that is incredibly biodiverse and rich in wildlife and it is our wish that all we do is for them as much as it is for us. We are motivated to make our home as self sufficient as possible with particular emphasis on vegetable production and land management.

    HELPING ARRANGEMENT

    We are currently looking for anyone who has experience with permaculture, carpentry for helping construct pergola frames and other features in the permaculture garden. Helpers with good practical skills for outdoor tasks involving gardening, permaculture would be very welcome indeed.

    LIVING ARRANGEMENT

    Helpers can be hosted in our house or hosted in a gite in the bottom of the valley. All meals, showers are provided and we ask for the normal 5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week. Weekends are always free although we are happy to be flexible and days off can be taken during the week. Food is always organic, as fresh as possible and vegan / veggie.

    The land is in a very rural area with truly spectacular views of the Pyrenean mountain range. Yet we are also just a 25 minute car drive away from both L:imoux and Mirepoix, very beautiful little towns with medieval centres.

    The departement of Aude is one of the poorest in France, yet in terms of culture, scenery, wildlife and a certain 'untouched feeling' it is one of the very richest of all.

    Would also be perfect for people with their own camper van.

    Please feel very free to contact us with any questions.

    Love and warmest wishes
    Dave, Diana, Gabi and Elie

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    We really encourage helpers to become part of our family during their stay. We feel that our home provides an opportunity for travellers to really enter into a deep relaxation, slowing down enough to really be able to listen to their heart more clearly. For us this is vital in living a good, simple life and we take care to engage with our guests in a way that helps them feel a sense of safety and warmth. There are also many opportunities to learn about gardening methods that put the well being of the natural world before all other needs. Without nature we are nothing. When we care sensitively for nature, nature automatically takes care of us. This is the heartbeat of our home and project.

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

    Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Help can include:

    Chopping firewood for next winter;

    Creating pathways through the forest;

    Collecting wildflower seeds and identifying species;

    Planting fruit trees;

    Helping put up fences to protect gardens / orchards from wild boar;

    Clearing meadows of small bushes so that flowers can grow more easily;

    Helping in the vegetable garden;

    We are very flexible with hours, days off to explore the area etc.

    What we want most of all are enthusiastic people who love nature and who appreciate living in the Heart.

    Our land is certified organic and we live as much as we possibly can an organic lifestyle.

  • Langues parlées

    Catalan: Courant
    Anglais: Courant
    Espagnol: Courant
    Français: Intermédiaire

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Space available in our house. Plenty of space during summer and warmer months for workawayers who like to camp and lots of room for camper vans or motorhomes.

    We offer organic vegan / veggie food mostly home grown or sourced from the local area.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    The nearest town is Limoux about 20 minutes by car. Mirepoix is a beautiful medieval site with a fantastically atmospheric centre and is a 25 minute drive away.

    The Pyrenees mountains are a 15 minute drive away, with many opportunities for hiking, trekking, skiing, snowboarding etc. The section of the mountain chain that runs through Aude [the Departement we are in] are known for their greenery and still-wild character.

    Carcassonne, one of the most visited and well-preserved medieval cities in France is a 45 minute drive away and Toulouse is just over an hour.

    The region surrounding our terrain is also rich in the history of the Cathars, a religious sect who shunned the attempted control of the Vatican and as a result were persecuted in the first wave of the Inquisition.

    This is a very economically-poor area of France, with low populations and very little industrial development, yet in terms of biodiversity, incredible landscapes and equally charismatic rural characters and culture, it is one of the very richest.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Digital nomads are welcome. We have decent internet connection in the house but not enough data for regular streaming. However, wifi connection for mobile phones is excellent and can be a very reliable source when toggled to a laptop / tablet etc.

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    We have large amounts of space for workawayers who are travelling in camper vans or motorhomes. Beautiful quiet locations, flat and easily accessible from a normal road.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

N° de référence hôte : 921397467222

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