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Come & Garden & Restore, With Me. (It is truly stunning here.)

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The experience

A beautiful part of France, with trails, views & firepit star-gazeing. I have bikes & tennis courts, in the village. My house is historical and needs a lot of work to keep it functional. Only apply if you have good DIY skills & can use power tools. (Plumbing, carpenty etc) Or, a good knowledge of gardening as the garden needs maintenance. I grow some food & teas here. I love cooking so you will have your very own personal chef & no washing up!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent French or Intermediate French

Between 30 and 65 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Maintain my one acre garden or improve and renovate my very old house.

Activities & Shift

Weeding, mowing, strimming, tree maintenance, sowing, planting, digging, pruning, composting, harvesting, tidying, hoeing, stone-walling. (If it is connected to gardening and has an ‘ing’ on the end it is needed.) Carpentry, stonework, plumbing, flooring, glazing, cladding, help in creating a reed bed sewage system, electrical wiring, solar panel maintenance, painting, improvements & general tidying. Shifts are 10am to 1.30pm each day. (Tasks depend on the weather.)

Rules

I will do all the cooking, cleaning & washing up but I expect you to honour the 3.5 hours of work each day. I usually judge how much you have achieved by what I can accomplish in the same time-frame.