Promoting rural lifestyle in France

Vacancy: Promoting rural lifestyle in France
Company: Concordia
Category: Agricultural
Dates: 10/09/2010-22/09/2010
Cost: £180 registration fee-Volunteers fund their own travel. Board and accommodation provided by the host organisation free of charge
Support in place: Pre-departure phone and email support; local project co-ordinators look after the volunteers; host organisation 24 hours full support ; evaluation and feedback once back in the UK.
Age limit: 18+

Promoting rural lifestyle in France

Title : La Bouzigue

Programme : STANDARD

Project type : Construction Environmental

Age : 18 to 70

Places : 10

Country : France

Travel terminal : Gare de Toulouse-Matabiau, Gare Principale.

Dates : 10/09/2010-22/09/2010

Location : The educational farm La Bouzigue is located in the village of Montaigut sur Save 20km North East from Toulouse. This village of 1500 inhabitants is full of heritage from Stone Age, Gallic and Middle Age periods. It is a famous place of pilgrimage. The farm occupies 373 ha which equals 1/3 of the village. You will find there a country park and several hiking tracks in the forest of Bouconnes. For more information on the farm: www.fermebouzigue.com

Work : The project aims to promote rural lifestyle and to sensitize people to environmental issues. The farm wants to provide environmental education for all: spread local information, create a meeting point, and organize gathering events about organic farming, healthy nutrition and renewable energy. The farm La Bouzigue regularly hosts children groups on those topics. Nature awareness in a preserved area: Perfect conditions to observe, feel, listen and taste the pleasure of countryside. The association organizes workshops on various topics including farm's lifestyle, forest, ecosystems and ecology. Besides this you will help on the organization of an open day. You will also help on the ecological construction of a sustainable house.

Accommodation : You will sleep in tents on the site.

Places left only for male volunteers

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO APPLY VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE RESIDENT IN THE UK