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We are a small community of friends working towards a better life

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The experience

The aim for our farm is to give the land back to nature and at the same time create an organic food source that we can freely share.
We need help restoring buildings, landscaping, gardening.
We grow organically as well as practicing some permaculture and Hügelkultur.
Pruning, planting, weeding, composting.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

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 Events: Get free entrance for the best events 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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner French

Between 18 and 30 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

On average we are available for work six hours per day. Five days per week (weekend off). Depending on the time of year and the jobs that need to be done.
Spending time with us is not like working on any other community or farm type job.
Meals are included : up to 5 times a day ! (breakfast, tea-break, lunch, tea-break, dinner). 5 days per week! Weekends you help your self to food when you want it.
We eat fish, but we don't eat meat. No worries, the meals are often amazing !! (= world food !)
If you are vegetarian or vegan, you will be welcome.

Activities & Shift

We produce organic food from our garden that we harvest and eat. We do not sell our garden produce,
We grow organically as well as practicing some permaculture and Hügelkultur.
Propagating plants.
Pruning, planting, weeding, composting.
We will be renovating, decorating, and improving the house and garden.
We have lots of building work to do.
We will be doing changeovers, washing, and laundry.
Meeting and greeting customers.
We could use some help with our website, film making and advertising skills could be useful too.

Rules

We don't have rules. We have common sense and we are kind to one another.
The main word here: Community!
You will meet people from all over the world, discover traditions, learn work skills, and practice community life.
If you want help with your English, we are here for you.
When you leave us, you leave with memories for life, friends by your side, and maybe, love in your heart!
We do everything we can to choose friends that will fit in. That is why we have an ideal age range of 18 to 35.
You will be offered many possibilities to learn, but no one is asked to do a job they don't want to do or is not able to do.