Building project in France for groups

You will carry out various construction tasks to help renovate the orchard and its surroundings. All the necessary equipment is provided, such as gloves, trowels, buckets, wheelbarrows, and more.

Here are some of the tasks you can do:

• Demolish some collapsed walls
• Recover usable stones
• Build and restore walls in different areas (orchard, protective walls, etc.)
• Create a stone staircase to access the orchard area
• Collect and plant aromatic and edible plants, depending on the right time of year
• Build a fence around the orchard and vegetable garden using locally sourced wood

In autumn, the tasks are different and focus more on planting and maintaining the mountain orchard.

The tasks include:

• Setting up the area to create the vegetable garden and orchard
• Collecting and bringing soil and fertilizer for landscaping
• Helping organize the layout of the orchard (tree planting areas)
• Searching for plants in the natural environment (raspberry bushes, thyme, wild rose, rowan)
• Planting trees and shrubs
• Gathering wood to protect the area from animals and safeguard the plantations
• Building wooden fences around the orchards

You will stay in tents at an on-site camp covering about 250 square meters of gently sloping grassland at an altitude of 1,570 meters.

Tents are provided, along with a camping stove for cooking, chairs, tables, and washing basins.

Each evening, for one hour, activities are organized by local supervisors who are specialists in areas such as crafts, ecotourism, or donkey care. These may include discussions on topics like edible plants or ecotourism, guided tours, or friendly evenings such as a traditional Savoyard fondue.

There are outdoor tables for meals and a sheltered area in case of bad weather. Meals are included and may consist of sandwiches or salads for lunch.

Showers are set up in dedicated outdoor tents, as are the dry toilets.

Drinking water is available from a nearby spring.

Mattresses and sleeping bags are not provided. Make sure to bring warm and comfortable gear, as temperatures can drop to -3°C even in summer.

The Landry train station is located 12 km from the project site. You are 6 km from the nearest village, and 7 km from a medical office, pharmacy, and ATM.