Gardening in beautiful Cévennes / French Vegan Cuisine

Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Expand your environmental consciousness: 4 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Learn about sustainability: 4 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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

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.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 7 days

Stay up to: 7 days

The Experience

The property is a big area rich in multiple resources within a preserved environment. Plant-based food / no alcool / no tabacco / no drugs stay Classic vegetable garden activities (planting, sowing, upkeep, landscaping, etc.), picking and transformation of wild products, vegetable gardens or orchards. Olivier, your main host, being a trainer in plant-based and wild plant cooking can give you a lot of foraging and cooking tips.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 18 and 60 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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5 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Holistic Center

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

4 Developing environmental awareness
4 Learning about sustainability
4 Get in touch with nature
3 Meeting international travelers
3 Meeting locals
2 Immersing in the local culture

Alexandra

Australia

Dylan and I's stay with Olivier and Sylvain was absolutely incredible! We had such a fun week so full of laughs and we've truly made memories and friendships with them and other Woofers. We did a great variety of work from harvesting, seeding, caring for the orchards, cooking, building flex yurts and preparing the garden beds for winter. Learnt lots about reducing waste and cooking. Felt like a family and was sad to leave. Olivier and Sylvain have great communication, leadership and flexibility. We appreciated joining in with the meditation as well. Thankyou for such a great opportunity!

7 months ago

Mariana

Brazil

My experience at the Center was very nice. It was one intense and peaceful week of gardening, cooking, taking care of the place (which is so beautiful) and sharing life with a beautiful group. I could learn a bit about wild plants, food, eco-construction, composting, waterless toilets... The hosts Olivier and Sylvain are organized, flexible and sensible people. There is work to do but they are open to listen and to adapt. p.s. The cherry on the top for me was the meditation practice of the residents and the opportunity to take part of it. I'm grateful. Hope to go there again :)

12 months ago

Hannah

United Kingdom

My week at the Center was very special. Olivier and Sylvan put a lot of effort into making us all feel welcome, and offered a variety of interesting tasks to complete. The days were well structured, instructions were clear and I learned so much about a more compassionate way of living. My advice to anyone considering a collaboration with the Center is to be ready to embrace the experience. Noone is going to force you to work, so you should be motivated to get stuck-in. Every bit of energy that you put into the place will come back to you ten-fold. I feel very privileged to have been here.

over 1 year ago

Robert

United States

Absolutely wonderful time! Great people, amazing environment, and fun work. Got a chance to immerse myself in French and meet some truly interesting people. Everyone was very welcoming and full of knowledge. The food was great and it was fun to use whatever we harvested from the gardens to eat. Solid place. Totally recommend it for anyone!

almost 2 years ago

Dani

Uruguay

Mi experiencia en el centro fue maravillosa. Olivie y Slyvan fueron unos anfitriones increíbles, tenian todo súper organizado y las tareas estuvieron siempre claras. Desde el primer día el grupo fue muy unido, eso nos favoreció mucho a la hora de realizar el trabajo. La comida es muy deliciosa y variada, muchos de los productos son cosechados por ellos, haciéndola aún más rica. Pude conocer un poco más la cultura francesa y mejorar mi francés. Realmente recomiendo pasar por el centro como voluntario. Solo es necesario tener mucha energía para trabajar y estar abierto a aprender.

over 1 year ago

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