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Help us to further develop our permaculture orchard and eco-farm in Monclar-de-Quercy, South of France

Disponibilidade

  2025 

 Hospedagem min. solicitada: mínimo 2 semanas

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Detalhes

  • Descrição

    Descrição

    --- PLEASE READ 'WHAT ELSE' (below) BEFORE APPLYING ---

    Our not-for-profit project is the brainchild of Paul & Yvonne, a Dutch couple (in our early 60’s) who emigrated to the South of France in late 2022, to get out of the corporate rat-race and become self-sufficient in food, water and energy.

    We have bought a 5ha 'green valley', surrounded by forests, in the South-West of France, close to Montauban (50 km north of Toulouse), to build our farm/food-forest, based on near-to 100% renewable (solar) energy and near zero-waste!

    Based on the concepts and ideas of Stefan Sobkowiak, we are building a permaculture orchard with a large variety of nut and fruit trees and various species of berries and herbs. All our 1-year edible food (salads/tomatoes etc.) is available from our ‘no-dig’ vegetable garden. A part of the valley is for a small animal-friendly farm with 3 donkeys, 7 hens, 6 ducks, our 2 dogs and 2 pigs (from summer 2025 onwards).

    With more than 30 volunteers since early 2023, we have managed to build almost all infrastructure for the animals and plant 250 trees and shrubs in the permaculture orchard.

    We hope you will join us on this mission! Paul & Yvonne

  • Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

    Jardinagem
    Construção/faça você mesmo
    Ajuda em fazenda
  • Interesses

    Interesses

    Sustentabilidade
    Cultura
    Fazenda
    História
    Jardinagem
    Desenho e pintura
    Livros
    Arte e design
    Yoga/bem-estar
    Naturaleza
    Caminhada
  • Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir

    Objetivos da ONU
    Erradicar a pobreza
    Erradicar a fome
    Saúde de qualidade
    Educação de qualidade
    Igualdade de género
    Água potável e saneamento
    Energias renováveis e acessíveis
    Trabalho digno e crescimento económico
    Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas
    Reduzir as desigualdades
    Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis
    Produção e consumo sustentáveis
    Ação climática
    Proteger a vida marinha
    Proteger a vida terrestre
    Paz, justiça et instituições eficazes
    Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos
  • Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

    Being experienced in life and international environments we can help with languages, help understanding cultural differences (work and life) and encourage some soul-searching. We are parents to two mid 20-ers so we have seen most of it, first or second hand.

  • Ajuda

    Ajuda

    For Spring 2025 it is mostly:
    1) planting / seeding vegetables in greenhouse / polytunnel and veg.beds
    2) planting and weeding the orchard
    3) compost making
    4) cutting trees - making wood chips
    5) caring for our dogs, chickens, ducks and donkeys.
    6) making (concrete) floors for cows/pigs/donkeys in the stables/feeding area's

  • Idiomas

    Idiomas
    Alemão: Fluente
    Inglês: Fluente
    Holandês: Fluente
    Francês: Intermediário

    Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
    We are fluent in 3 languages (and Yvon is even a teacher for expats in Dutch-English) and we would love to learn better French.

  • Acomodação

    Acomodação

    For our guests we have 2 modern rooms (approx. 24 m2 each) with kingsize beds in each room; a shared bathroom w shower/bath for the 2 guest rooms. All meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner) are shared 'family' meals with a typical French lunch with fresh croissants (weekends) and eggs from our own chickens .... (all free of course).

  • Algo mais...

    Algo mais...

    Please describe in your application:
    - why you want to work on a farm and what your own ambition / view is in farming and permaculture or at least what you already know and want to learn more of (permaculture specific);
    - what your views are on climate-change and what you are doing yourself to lower your carbon-footprint;
    - what other Workaway projects you are doing before or after visiting us.

    Please note we DO NOT host under 2 weeks and rarely more; unless you make us change our mind .... ;)

    Our eco-farm/orchard is in a secluded, private valley, although only 5 minutes by bicycle to the town of Monclar-de-Quercy (with some basic shops, pharmacy, bakery and a small supermarket). At less than ½ hour are the beautiful medieval cities of Montauban and Albi. Nearby are many towns with lovely farmers markets, with the one in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val being the most famous one. The Mediterranean is a 3 hr drive, as is the Atlantic and it is also only 3hrs to the Pyrenees. We can provide 2 e-bicycles.

  • Mais alguns detalhes

    Mais alguns detalhes

    • Acesso à internet

    • Acesso à internet limitado

      Acesso à internet limitado

    • Temos mascotes

    • Somos fumantes

    • Pode hospedar famílias

  • Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    Pode hospedar nômades digitais

    We have a separate room on the ground floor which can be used 'as an office' some hours of the day, the guest rooms are private with adequate seating. The Wifi is high-speed fiber.

  • Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

    Mais de 2

Nº de ref. de anfitrião: 161962918355

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Uma mulher está em um campo gramado, cercada por três burros, com árvores ao fundo e um contêiner verde visível à distância.
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