🏡 Eco-volunteering in nature near Bugarach, France 🇫🇷🌿

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The experience

Hello travelers! 😸
We’re now welcoming volunteers who are passionate about sustainability, nature, and a simple, conscious way of living.

We live on 2.5 hectares of meadows and woodland in the hills around the beautiful Bugarach mountain, located between the mystical villages of Rennes-le-Château and Rennes-les-Bains — where you can bathe in natural hot springs!

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What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

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Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner French

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

We live a low-impact lifestyle, with:
🌱 Dry/compost toilets
🔋 12v renewable energy
🥕 A vegetable garden that provides most of our food


✨ What we offer:
Full immersion in nature

Living with our family and animals (we have cats, 1 dog, and 3 chickens!)

Opportunity to practice French conversation (written communication in English is fine if easier for you)

Flexible daily rhythm — we don’t follow a strict schedule and go with the natural flow

Access to a vibrant alternative local community, summer festivals, folklore, and history

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Activities & Shift

🌻 Volunteer activities may include:
Helping in the vegetable garden

Participating in eco-construction projects (renovating a ruin into an educational & creative family center)

Assisting in the installation of a large greenhouse with irrigation and water harvesting systems

Helping build a shower and eco-friendly infrastructure

General support with small day-to-day tasks

🏕️ Accommodation:
We offer several simple, cozy options:
🛖 A small cabin
🚐 A large caravan
⛺ Space for your tent, yurt, or tipi
🚐 Parking for vans and motorhomes is also available!

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Rules

🧘‍♀️ Ideal volunteer profile:
We kindly ask that our guests are non-smokers and do not drink alcohol, as we've found this creates a more harmonious space.
If you love outdoor living, are interested in sustainable practices, and enjoy communal, conscious experiences — this is the right place for you!