Eco Garden volunteer at a French Château 🌿

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L'esperienza

Help nurture gardens, nature & creativity in rural France
Join us at a beautiful 18th-century French château and become part of a peaceful, inclusive eco-community surrounded by nature 🌱✨
This is a hands-on, meaningful experience focused on helping care for gardens and land, while enjoying shared meals, creative freedom, and slow living in the French countryside.

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Cosa offri

25 ore di aiuto per settimana

Pulizia: Aiuta a pulire la cucina, le camere da letto, i bagni e le aree comuni.

Aiuto cucina: Aiuta a preparare, completare e servire i pasti.

Costruzione e Riparazione: Aiuta con vari tipi di riparazioni o costruzioni.

Giardinaggio: Aiuta a coltivare piante e curare giardini

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Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Camera privata: Avrai un letto in una camera privata. In altre parole, una stanza solo per te.

Dormitorio condiviso: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altri viaggiatori.

Dormitorio dello staff: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altre persone.

Colazione: Hai diritto a una colazione gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Pranzo: Hai diritto a un pranzo gratuito, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Cena: Hai diritto a una cena gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Lavanderia Gratuita: Puoi utilizzare liberamente la nostra lavanderia.

Usa la nostra cucina attrezzata: Sentiti libero di utilizzare la nostra cucina e preparare il tuo delizioso cibo.

Accesso Internet Base: Internet a velocità base per lavorare da remoto

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Requisiti

Intermedio Inglese

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

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Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

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Dettagli del programma

📍 Location
La Petite-Marche, Allier, France
• 30 minutes from Montluçon
• 15 minutes from grocery stores
🏰 The Property
An 8-bedroom château with historic stone outbuildings, set on 3 hectares of land filled with fruit trees, vegetable gardens, herbs, flowers, and open green spaces.

🌸 About Us
Our mission is to create a safe and joyful sanctuary where women, LGBTQIA+, and femme-identifying people can rest, play, reconnect, and create.
The château is a place for well-being, creativity, and community, and we’re looking for garden-loving volunteers to help bring the land to life with care and intention.

💚 Who This Is Perfect For
Nature lovers who enjoy being outdoors
People interested in gardening, farming, or eco-living (experience welcome, not required)
Open-minded, respectful individuals who value inclusivity and community
Those who can help independently and also enjoy shared projects
✨ Bonus (but not mandatory): carpentry, farming, or construction experience.

🏡 Accommodation & Living
Private or shared room in the château (depending on availability)
Shared bathrooms, kitchen, showers, and laundry
Meals provided (vegetarian-friendly)
Access to shared indoor and outdoor spaces
Shared vehicle available for property needs

🌿 Creative Freedom
There’s space here to bring your own ideas to life — whether that’s expanding the veggie garden, creating botanical signs, starting a small eco-project, or simply contributing your energy and creativity.

If you love the idea of living in a French château, getting your hands in the soil, and being part of a supportive, bilingual (English/French) community, we would love to host you 🤍

Come help, learn, share, and grow with us 🌱✨

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Attività e turni

🌱 How You’ll Help

This experience focuses on helping with gardens and outdoor spaces, especially during the off-season. Activities may include:
Caring for fruit trees, vegetable gardens, herbs, and flowers
Planting, weeding, mulching, and harvesting
Composting and watering
General land care (paths, collecting apples, harvesting walnuts, light upkeep)
Helping with small garden projects (raised beds, signage, herb drying)
Occasionally helping around the property when needed (light maintenance, preparing spaces for guests, or assisting with meals during group stays)

⏰ Around 5 hours of help per day, 5 days per week