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The property is a huge area, with great biodiversity within a preserved environment. Plant-based food / no alcool / no tabacco / no drugs stay
Permaculture activities (planting, sowing, upkeep, landscaping, etc.), harvesting and transformation of wild plants, fruits and veggies.
Olivier, your main host, being a trainer in plant-based and wild plant cooking can give you a lot of foraging and cooking tips.
4 hours of help per day
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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.
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.
Intermediate English or Fluent French
Between 18 and 70 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
OPEN CALENDAR FOR A PARTICIPATORY WEEK AROUND HARVESTS FROM AUGUST 27 TO SEPTEMBER 2, 2025:
- Fruit picking (figs, sloes, apples…) and vegetables (tomatoes, peppers…)
- Transformations (jams, coulis, compotes, dried fruits...)
- Autumn sowing in seed trays (kale, root vegetables…)
- Mulching beds with composted organic matter and hay ...
- Sorting and storing firewood.
DURING YOUR FREE TIME, a course will be offered to learn how to make homemade bread.
Arrival 27 August / Departure 2 September
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OPEN CALENDAR FOR A PARTICIPATORY WEEK AROUND CHESTNUTS FROM OCTOBER 14 TO 22:
- Picking, sorting and re-drying chestnuts
- Drying and transformation into flour
- Making chestnut biscuits and chestnut coffee
- Others: autumn cleaning of vegetable beds, planting vegetables, etc...
Arrival October 14 / Departure October 22
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OPEN CALENDAR FOR A PARTICIPATORY WEEK AROUND THE CHESTNUT, ITS HARVESTING AND ITS PROCESSING FROM OCTOBER 14 TO 22, 2026:
- Picking and sorting chestnuts
- Transformation into pulp using a crusher and a refiner/sieve.
- Making chestnut cream, chestnut pâté, dried chestnuts and chestnut flour.
- Others: autumn vegetable plantings, vegetable harvests, weeding.
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Arrival October 14th / Departure October 22nd"
4 hours of contributions per day are requested from WPers. Depending on your arrival time, you can also give a hand the first day. The schedule depends on the season and the weather. The idea is to alternate outdoor and indoor tasks depending on the weather and temperature so that you feel comfortable.
The food offered is plant-based and simple. The consumption of eggs and cheese is tolerated. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs are not allowed.
Thank you for adopting a decent and respectful dress and behavior on the site.
During summer period, accommodation in a tent or in shared non-mixed sleeping rooms (number of rooms is limited).
During spring and fall period, accommodation in shared non-mixed sleeping rooms.
Camping-car, vans... are welcomed.
A bathroom with a shower and toilets are always available for you. The water is heated by solar panels.
