PERMACULTURE IN SOUTH BEAUJOLAIS i FR SPEAK
France
Farming
Environment
Renovation
Farming
Environment
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
PERMACULTURE IN SOUTH BEAUJOLAIS i FR SPEAK
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Enthusiasts for nature and french language, take note Come and discover the captivating region of Pierres Dorees through a variety of cultural and environmental activities on this workcamp This summer, the three neighbor towns of Chatillon d Azergues, Le Bois d Oingt and Chessy-les-Mines will welcome a new international volunteers team in this pretty country located between Lyon and the famous Beaujolais region The local associations Cap Generations (a social center), and La Ferme du Suchel (which has for main objective to value biodiversity through permaculture) will also participate in hosting this French-speaking workcamp. Please note: the main conversation language in this workcamp will be french.
💼 What the programme involves
Take a deep breath of fresh air with Cap Generations Your volunteers team will take part in various types of outdoor work every morning (4 - 5 hours per day, 5 days a week). The 8 first worling days will be dedicated to the arrangement of the new municipal park of Bois d Oingt, a beautiful rose village in the heart of Beaujolais vineyards: with the help of local youngsters and volunteers, you will participate in the creation of a green spot in the village center. Your mission: under the direction of the association Les Sources du Suchel, specialized in permaculture, you will organize a botanic garden for public use that will aim towards the maintenance of biodiversity. This should be a good opportunity to discover a new form of agriculture in an original wayThe second mission to accomplish will be the renovation of a dry stone wall at the entrance of Chatillon d Azergues village. You will have the opportunity to learn this technique thanks to the specialists that will be happy to lead you on the working site. This project is very important for the inhabitants who deciced for it together with their representatives; for you it will be a good opportunity to establish contact with French speakers and to actively participate in the local dynamic The local youngsters from Cap generations center will accompany you during the entire workcamp.
🏠 Accommodation on site
This is a project for camping lovers The former Chessy-les-Mines camp site, which will be your accommodation place, is situated halfway between the two workcamp towns and offers an ideal situation near the village center, perfect for guitar nights and outdoor bbq Tents and mattresses will be provided by Jeunesse et Reconstruction; please don t forget to bring your sleeping bag A kitchen, toilets and showers will be reserved at your disposal in the ancient camping house. The meals will be cooked together, and every volunteer will participate in the domestic chores (cooking, dish washing, cleaning-). Careful : we will not be able to host you if you arrive before the starting date
📍 About the location
Located 40 km away from Lyon, the Region of Oingt its vineyards filled landscapes, is called the small Beaujolais Toscana . You will have the chance to discover it through diverse activities http://www.leboisdoingt.org/bo/au-bois-doingt/album-photos/).
🎒 Leisure activities
Possible leisure and cultural activities during the camp: visits of the villages and wine cellars of Beaujolais, trip to the city of Lyon, French national day festivities, meetings with the locals, shared meals, tennis and river swimming. But above all, many cultural and linguistic exchanges: do not forget to bring your board games, musical instruments, culinary specialties or favorite recipes and photos of your home country in order to share your culture with the inhabitants and the other volunteers. You will be invited to spend two days at the Suchel fam, an experimental permaculture farm, for a first agricultural and cultural experience. The members of the association will be happy to help you get to know this alternative farm, its gardens and the natural landscape. Camping, shared meals and outdoors animation will be included in the program -gt; http://lesuchel.tumblr.com/
⚠️ Requirements
1/This is a French speaking workcamp : French will be the main language for the daily life, the work and the activities ; we except the volunteers to have a least a basic level of French 2 / Jeunesse and Reconstruction does not provide a car during the workcamp. 3 / At the end of the work camp, no transportation will be organized by our association (your group will organize it with the locals). You will then have to arrange your own means of transport to return to the train station and plan it during the camp with the team leader. 4/ More info about trains: http://www.voyages-sncf.com 5/ European volunteers should bring their European health care card, and everybody must, in any case, BRING THEIR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. If health issues on the camp, the volunteers will have to pay for it, and then get reimbursed once back in the home country. 6/Do not forget to bring: a sleeping bag, a sheet, working and warm clothes (socks, sweaters and rain-coat), solid shoes for work, a hat/sunscreen/ sunglasses/swimsuit, camera, photos/souvenirs from your country. For male volunteers: short pants are generally prohibited in the public swimming pools in France, please bring a bathing suit. 7/ It is no longer possible to change traveler s checks in foreign currency at the offices of French banks; please go to exchange offices (airport, train station, big city) before arriving on site
ℹ️ Additional information
Chantier francophone / French spaeking camp
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JR16/204
10/07/2016 → 30/07/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
69380 Châtillon, France
France
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🛡️ Before you leave
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🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French