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The volunteers will participate in agricultural work, planting and harvesting, removing of weeds, maintenance of the buildings, installation of folds for animals in the pinewood in front of the house, taking care of farm animals (make sure you have no allergies). The farm also receives visitors; volunteers may (if they wish) participate in the preparation of meals for the visitors. Volunteers will work under the supervision of the active members of the association. Volunteers should be interested in contributing to the development of the project; to work at different tasks according to the needs; be ready to share one room with other volunteers, respect the rules of homestay and common "family type" living, be ready to do agricultural work and work with farm animals. Number of participants: 2 Language: English
Possible free time activities:
Accommodation: Volunteers are
accommodated in a
comfortable room with beds, general space available being quite
reduced. Active
members of the host association live in the house (3 people permanently). Location: In the Southern part of France. Located a few kilometers from the center of the village of Trets en Provence, the farm is in the middle of the vines, in front of Sainte Victoire (a preserved mountain). Trets has a population of 12 000 inhabitants, and a shopping area. Nearest towns are Marseille (30 minutes), Aix en Provence (25 minutes). Access by bus. Terminal: Trets
Age range: 20 - 30 years old
Trets
is a lively little town of nearly 12,000 inhabitants that has
preserved the charm and traditions of a Provencal village. It lies between
the Sainte-Victoire and Aurelians mountains, near Aix en Provence, and not
far from Aubagne and Marseille.
Volunteer project: Emmaus is a community that welcomes marginalised and homeless people, mostly men. They are called "companions". The community provides them with a place where they can live and work. It is a place where people live together in a spirit of solidarity. Some companions live there temporarily while going trough a tough phase in life and the community supports them towards social reinsertion; others see life in the community as an alternative way of life. There are 3 founding principles in all Emmaus Communities: welcoming people (everybody whatever their origin and their past); working, which is seen as fundamental for a sound life and as the way to reinsertion and reconstruction of self esteem; sharing is the third pillar of life in the community. The group of volunteers (max 7 participants) will share the life and activities of the companions, organised around the collecting, fixing and selling of second-hand articles in the community shops. The volunteers will be associated to the daily tasks carried out all year round by the companions. Work from Tuesday to Saturday, days off on Sunday and Monday. Some days, volunteers may work at the Montelimar community, located 35 km South from Valence. Language: English Possible free time activities: Discovering Crest (visit of the tower, abseiling...), and various sites of the Drôme valley such as Die (old town, and cooperative cellar), Saillans (magnagnery), Aouste (oil mill)...; visit of the town of Valence, Montélimar (museum of the miniature and manufacture of nougat), Romans (the shoe museum); excursion to discover the Vercors; sports, rides, hikes, swimming, canoe (Drôme). Accommodation: In the community building. Location: Located at 10 km south of Valence, in the Drôme, Etoile (4,500 inhabitants) is a town which overhangs the valley of the Rhône. Its village, at the heart of the enclosure of the 15th century, reveals an architectural heritage of quality: a church, stone houses, a chapel and a castle. As for its countryside, it is characterized by very diversified landscapes (edge of the rivers Rhône and Véore, agricultural and fruit bearing zones, hills and woods). Terminal: Valence ville
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
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Volunteer project: The association "La ferme de Noé" has purchased in
2003 a property of 4 hectares in the village of Trets en Provence, to
create a social and organic farm. The association has
50 members. Friends and family members give a hand regularly for the
development of the farm. The objective is to develop the economic aspect
of the activity to achieve financial autonomy (visits of the public,
restaurant, selling farm products). 
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