Volunteering in Saint-Arcons-d'Allier: Building a cultural third-place : eco-renovation in rural France 2024

Date start: 27 Jul 2024

Date end: 12 Aug 2024

Picture a place where ancient buildings, music, nature and non-formal education meet and mix... The 19th century walled farm of Verjeat, will soon become, thanks to you, a third-place dedicated to music and craftsmanship, home to concert rooms, a restaurant, cottages, a craft brewery... The project was created by Grosso Modo, a local organization that promotes contemporary music. Here is a video of the project presentation : https://youtu.be/0xfvXeV46wQ. First the place needs renovating on several barns and ancient houses. Missions during the workcamp will be focused on one hand on the little stone cottage at the entrance of the farm : getting it ready for insulating and roof renovating ; on the other hand, vaulted rooms also need to freshen up before they become part of the recording studio. These renovating tasks will be carried out by your volunteering team, with the help of a technical coordinator, and with ecological materials in a sustainable and resilient way.