Hobby Farm in the beautiful Vienne

86 - Vienne

4 reviews • Updated 11 months ago

For ENGLISH VERSION - please see below :) Nous sommes des agriculteurs amateurs, mais nous sommes très attentifs et fiers de ce que nous faisons. Depuis que nous avons acheté la ferme, nous avez la transforme lentement pour y inclure des éléments historiques. La maison de ferme est charmante et date de 200 annees plus - et nous avons 11ha de champs à entretenir, en plus des zones boisées et des haies en plus!! 😁 Nous avons un potager qui doit être débarrassé des mauvaises herbes et, si possible, des limaces (sans utiliser de sprays !), un jardin de fleurs qui doit rester propre et, bien sûr, à l'automne, nous sommes occupés à préparer la nourriture pour la stocker et la conserver tout au long de l'hiver. Nous faisons de la confiture avec les baies des buissons et nous preparons les légumes a different méthodes ce que nous les pourrions manger pendant l’hiver. Pendant l'hiver, le travail consiste principalement à entretenir les terres et les jardins, à préparer l'hiver, à couper les buissons et les arbres, à couper du bois, à peindre les hangars et les bâtiments et, de manière générale, à tout ranger. D'une manière générale, cela signifie que nous recherchons quelqu'un qui puisse s'occuper de ces tâches. Ajoutez à cela la routine quotidienne des soins, du toilettage et de l'exercice des animaux et vous comprendrez que nous aimerions avoir de la compagnie ! Nous pouvons héberger deux couples ou deux personne seule - il y a des chambres chaque un avec salle de bain ensuite et avec tous les équipements que vous pourriez souhaiter. Quatre fois chaque années nous offrons "retraites" pour "women empowerment" de 3 jours chaque un. Nous attendons des WWOOFers qui séjournent chez nous qu'ils aient une attitude positive et la volonté d'apprendre et de travailler dur à diverses tâches. De préférence avec un grand sourire et un sens de l'humour :-) Une petite remarque : il nous est vraiment difficile de répondre aux besoins des végan - je suis desole! Et tres importantes: nous n'acceptons pas non plus la présence de drogues sur nos terrains. Au revoir en Mauprevoir :) Marion & Adrie et tous les animaux ENGLISH: We are pure hobby farmers but take care and pride in what we do. Since we bought the farm we have been slowly returning it to include some historic features. The farm house is lovely and is over 200 years old ....and we have 11 ha of land to take care of, besides wooded areas and hedges of course :-) We have a large vegetable garden which needs to be kept clear of weeds and where possible slugs (without using any sprays!), a rose garden that needs to be kept clean and of course in the autumn we are busy prepping food for storing and keeping throughout the winter. We make jam from the berry bushes and we ferment, dry, pickle or freeze any vegetables we can't eat immediately. During the winter the work is mostly about upkeep, we prepare the land and gardens for winter, cut back bushes and trees, chop wood, paint sheds and buildings and generally tidy everything up. Generally speaking that means we are looking for someone that can take care of those tasks. Add to that the daily routine of looking after, grooming and exercising the animals and you can tell we'd love some company! We can house two couples or two friends - there are two brand new rooms with a bathroom each giving you a lovely place to rest at the end of the day. We expect WWOOFers who stay with us to have a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and work hard at a variety of tasks. Preferably with a big smile and a sense of humour :-) One quick note, we really find it hard to cater for vegans - Sorry guys! And one thing we really will not accept is any kind of drugs on our grounds. Thanks, Marion & Adrie

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Fruit or nut farming

Raising of other farm animals

Seed saving or production

Vegetable or fruit preservation

Bakery

Traditional crafts

Renewable energy production

Mechanics / tools / technology

Methods or systems

Biological pest control

No-till farming

Permaculture

Host type

Self-sufficiency property

11 Hectares | 27.2 Acres

Accommodation

2 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Cabin / Mobile-home

Children not accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Vegetarian

Length of stay

3-4 weeks

Over a month

Marion

Member since 2023

Languages spoken: Dutch, English, French Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 1 day

November 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

86 - Vienne

Civray/Limoges/Poitiers

Reviews

Hadley

United States • July 2025

Our time on de Maverick with Marion and Addie was absolutely magical. They are kind and generous hosts who want to teach you the ways of their farm and whatever else you might be interested in. It makes sense why so many of their previous wwoofers come and visit them again. The work was quite manageable. We worked on their fields to get bales of hay (only happens once a year), watered garden and trees, helped with animal care, and plucked and potted fruit just to name a few. We worked for about 5-6 hours a day with a lunch break in the middle 5 days a week. All tasks were given that morning during breakfast. The accommodations are some of the best we’ve ever had as wwoofers with a private room and bathroom near the stables of the animals. They live near a small village where we would walk and get fresh bread in the mornings and there are so many things to do around on your days off. To name a few you can visit Poitiers, La Rochelle, and Boudreaux. They have great suggestions for things to do and are easy to work with as long as you communicate early on. I would highly recommend wwoofing here if you can keep a positive attitude, joke around, work hard, and be respectful. We love Adrie and Marion and hope to see them again soon!

Cecile

France • June 2025

Chers Marion et Adrie Cette première expérience de woof est marquée par l'emprunte de votre accueil : chaleureux, vivant, intéressant, riche de vos expériences de vie. le cadre est idéalement calme, l'hébergement subtilement aménagé et confortable. Sans oublier les repas toujours délicieux et originaux . Marion a été d'une grande aide pour découvrir et assumer les soins aux poneys, ânes et moutons. Merci beaucoup à vous. je recommande ce magnifique lieu. Amitiés Cécile

Eelco

Netherlands • March 2025

Dear Marion & Adrie, I would like to thank you very much for a fantastic visit to your farm and how I was able to get to know the real French countryside. I enjoyed the projects we worked on and taking care of the animals on the farm. The farm is wonderfully quiet and located just outside Mauprévoir with lots of walking and cycling opportunities. The possibility to also visit some typically French villages in the area made it very worthwhile for a visit! Thank you very much and I hope you can make many more wwoofers happy with a visit to "Le Maverick" . Greetings Eelco

Michaela

Germany • July 2024

We spent 3 1/2 weeks in the beautiful french countryside. Marion and Adrie were so kind and welcomed us so lovely! We miss you and the animals a lot back home. Marion is a great chef, we enjoyed every meal we had together. The tasks were not too much. We loved feeding the animals and taking care of them. In our freetime we saw a little bit of France. We went to little towns nearby by bike and even saw some bigger citys like Poitiers and Bordeaux. It was a great experience and we can just recommend this farm to you! :)