Woofing
More than a family farm...
...we are a family of French origin with 3 daughters who live here (7, 10 and 12 years old) in yurts surrounded by beautiful nature.
But we also pass on our values and knowledge to the Woofers and many children who come to our camp for spring, autumn and summer camping trips!
In our increasingly fast-paced world, where landscapes appear as pixels on screens and are shared in every corner of the globe, where we no longer know what's on our plates, where silence is a rarity, and where we forget there's earth beneath our feet…
... La Mandorla is an oasis of calm and authenticity where you can learn, once again, to savor the taste of the real world.
Every week we bake our own bread with patience, respect, and using organic flour. The vegetables come from our garden, the eggs from our hens, the meat from our animals that graze freely on our land, and the water from the spring or well.
- Organic garden using permaculture techniques (straw and raised beds, trying to use only compost from our animals)
- Land recovery to promote biodiversity
- Water resource management: pumping, storage and redistribution.
- Animal farm: our animals are free during the day and are kept in pens only at night.
- Plant vegetables in the garden
- Daily care of animals
- Build new fences for the goats and donkeys
- Construction of a dry toilet
- Prepare a space for a water tank
- In summer: preparing a camp with children
We use our crops for ourselves and our guests, so we don't need any organic certification.
Rules of coexistence
Time
We start from 9:00 to 13:00 and 1 hour in the afternoon.
Lunch 13:00,
Dinner 20:00
. Flexible scheduling.
Job
Work with common sense.
Understand the guidelines.
Balance initiative with questions.
Be open-minded and independent.
Feel comfortable and manage your fatigue.
Community
Anticipating needs.
Division of tasks.
Commitment to the project, oneself and nature.
Spaces
If you need to rest, use your personal space.
Respect nature; pick up any litter, plastic, etc.
Please respect the large yurt. It's our private space.
Impeccable behavior is expected in the village.
Material
Put the tools away.
If you don't know how to use the tools, ask first.
Hygiene
One shower a week, but you can wash your body with a basin every day.
Wash clothes when it's sunny and fill the washing machine.
We use a composting toilet.
Kitchen
We don't buy alcohol or cookies.
Be careful with olive oil.
Don't use seeds. Measure quantities carefully.
Ask about using special ingredients.
Keep the kitchen clean and tidy.
How to get there
- 2 km from Cornudella de Montsant (shops, doctors, pharmacies, Priorat emergency center)
- 25 km from Reus, province of Tarragona (supermarkets, hospitals, train station...)
- 1h45 from Barcelona, capital of Catalonia.
la Mandorla is reached by a small path that winds between vineyards and orchards.
Arriving by public transport:
Nearest train station:
Les Borges del Camp
In the village of Les Borges del Camp, you can take a bus (Company: Plana) from the stop at Av. M. Martorell, 83 with Calle Verge de Montserrat and get off at La Venta del Pubill . From this restaurant, you can walk to La Mandorla .
We can also pick you up there or at the train station. If the train and bus schedules don't work for you, you can also hitchhike to La Venta del Pubill .
To see the train timetable, download the Adif app:
For all seasons:
- a flashlight
- A sleeping bag
- Work gloves
- Work clothes
Volunteer Plan
The Volunteer Plan la Mandorla 's activities . The plan ends when the volunteering period ends.
A volunteer does not have to pay the membership fee, since they give their time and hands to the La Mandorlaproject.
Being a member of the association allows you to be covered by the association's liability insurance when you participate in a la Mandorlaactivity.
