Témoignage de Mickaël, woofer nord américain en juillet 2025

We stayed with Florence and Gladys for one week in the private room at EcolieuEntre2Terres. They are very welcoming and hospitable, going so far as to install a mosquito net for us over our bed after we experienced one sleepless night! We mainly worked with Florence, who is very flexible and made sure we were doing things we were interested in. We ended up doing a variety of odd jobs around the little homestead, from caring for the vegetable garden to harvesting fresh prunes and figs to helping plan an excavation site for a new system to water the young trees in the garden with the gray water from the kitchen sink and shower. We tore the walls off an old barn, and in turn, installed the roof on a new garage.

We got to meet several delightful characters during our stay at the Ecolieu, from Florence's mother to some other local WWOOFers from Bordeaux to the neighbor's sheep dogs, as well as some community members in the small but charming town of La Réole, only 15 minutes by foot. Above all, we learned and practiced Florence's system of permaculture, which focuses on the health and sustainability of the humans and the household as well as its environment.

The house chores, like cooking, cleaning, and emptying the dry toilet, were equitably divided among the house members. We started the mornings with yoga and stretching, and communicated our attitudes and feelings each day. Thank you so much for hosting us, Florence!