📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
A fulfilling experience that embraces differences and self-discovery, as well as teaching teens manual useful skills. This workcamp takes place, on site of the Citrus association, in the beautiful village of Laguépie in between two rivers. You will be involved in the ongoing renovation of a farm. That has been taking place for the past three years, with the help of several teenager workcamps, the two main projects are the landscaping of the garden and building a collective kitchen. Accompanied by energetic leaders, you will have numerous opportunities for rich cultural exchanges as well as sharing meals with the Citrus staff and the local volunteers. This project will bring together 5 French, 5 German, and 5 participants from another country as part of a partnership with the Office Franco-Allemand pour la Jeunesse.
💼 What the programme involves
The two main tasks are building and garden landscaping. You will participate in the construction of a collective kitchen by trying out different handiwork jobs, this kitchen will allow Citrus to feed many groups. You will also help in the landscaping of the gardens and the hosting site on the farm. All the work will be supervised by members of the Citrus association.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In tents at the Citrus site in Mayounelle, with access to a sanitary block and a kitchen under a tent.
📍 About the location
Laguépie, located 100 km north east of Toulouse, between Albi and Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Leisure activities : A passionate local host will teach you how to cook seasonal dishes using the vegetables grown in the garden. Food workshops will also be organized so that you can learn the basics of a healthy diet. During your free time, you will have the opportunity to go swimming and hiking, and to meet with the other volunteers from the workcamp and from Laguépie. You will also be able to organize evening pizza dinners and game nights, and to visit the medieval villages of Najac, Cordes sur Ciel, and Saint-Antonin Noble Val.
ℹ️ Additional information
This trilateral project is open to German volunteers only