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Help with Eco-Projects in the Foothills of the French Pyrenees 🌿

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The experience

Are you passionate about sustainability and nature? Join us in transforming our 6.5 acres of land in the stunning foothills of the French Pyrenees! With a family-run eco-project, we’re focused on creating a sustainable way of living and sharing it with guests. Our land includes woodland, meadows, orchards, and a vegetable garden, offering plenty of exciting tasks!

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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.

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

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

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

Intermediate English or Intermediate French

Between 18 and 45 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We welcome people who are happy to pitch in and do a variety of tasks, mainly outdoors. There are also more advanced projects available to those who have relevant experience. Sometimes you will be working with others (and/or with us) and sometimes on your own with guidance. We also welcome creative ideas and input. Note, most of the work is physical, but not super-strenuous.
There are plenty of outdoor activities within walking distance for free time - including a swimming lake and beach, hiking trails, a Cathar castle, cafés and a bar with weekly live music. No big shops or nightlife though! We are happy to arrange lifts to the nearest town for transport with prior arrangement, and also to markets/local sites if we are free.

Activities & Shift

After a help-yourself breakfast, we work for 4 hours in the morning, then lunch is provided. Afternoons are free, and then we take turns to cook and clean up dinner - or you can cook for yourself with food provided. Two days a week are free.

Rules

We're sorry that for practical reasons we cannot accept volunteers with young children or pets. Please behaving respectfully to our other volunteers, and to our paying guests in season. No illegal drugs on the property please, but if you want to drink alcohol that's fine as long as you can still work the next morning! We have some charming cats, so it is not a suitable place for people with cat allergies.