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Jardinage BIO
Bidouille et Ratatouille

10 or 20 days - July and August (Dates and Prices)

Camp Location

LE VILLAGE DES ENFANTS DE MOULES - Aveyron region
Located on top of a tree-covered hill, at the border of the "Causse de Larzac", our camp is a real Medieval village built by farmers and shepherds in the early 15th century. Isolated, it has kept its authenticity and charm through the centuries, with its traditional architecture, its stables, its communal oven, and its typical Medieval passages.

In the organic garden of our village, activities are practiced with passion. It is the garden of the “gourmands”, of the artists, of the young naturalists respectful of the environment…

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AVEYRON- FRANCE 24 French Campers 3 Foreign students per group

In the forest surrounding the hamlet, between oaks and rocks is a magic place: " La Cité des Cabanes” (the City of Huts): a big hut in cob, another in straw, wooden decks, a summer hammock of 40 m2 and a big trees house. This City was built with the help of the children and is equipped with a wind turbine, and with a system to recover rainwater.

Lodging: Children and Counselors sleep in rooms of 5 to 8 beds with shower facilities. Our center offers plenty of rooms for activities, a library and a swimming pool are also available in the village.

Theme

Through gardening activities, organic cooking workshops, construction of huts and do-it-yourself activities, the children are going to discover and get acquainted with the notions of sustainable development, biodiversity and renewable energies.

Activities

1. GARDENING

The Organic Garden:
The children will sow, re-prick, dig, weed cabbages, leeks, lettuces, tomatoes, beans, small peas, radish, carrots, cabbages... and will also discover the pleasure of harvesting; their favorite activity however is watering the garden every evening!

Among other activities, our young campers will create a compost bin, recover ashes from of the baker's oven to spread at feet of their vegetables, they will work the dirt properly to help naturally retain humidity, recycle water for the garden …

The Garden of the Senses:
Sensory games in the garden, using the aromatic plants (smell): thyme, lavender, rosemary, mint (creation of perfumed balls).  Using the stinging nettle, the brambles, the pink roses (touch); and the singings of birds or the humming of bees (hearing) etc…

2. ORGANIC COOKING
Preparing Salads with zucchinis flowers and fruits, carrot soup, eggplant caviar…

Making Jams (with local strawberries, plums, cherries), strawberry milk or raspberry syrup, delicious

Making and baking bread, tarts and organic pizza in the old wooden stove of the village,

Preparation and organization of an organic banquet for all the other children in the village.

3. CONSTRUCTIONS AND DO-IT-YOURSELF:

Construction of huts:
“Cabane-torchis”, Cabane in the trees or behind a rock, the children will discover the pleasure to build their "refuge", a space which belongs to them …
Recycled paper:
From old newspapers or from ripped magazines, let’s make some real paper and set up a herbarium.

The Solar furnace:
Using a pizza box and aluminum foil, they will make their individual solar furnace and cook an egg on it!
Wind workshop:
Campers will build small windmills and they will study how the wind produces power and energy.
Care for all the animals:
Designing and building feeders and drinkers, perches, landing platforms etc… with stones and branches (for birds, insects, hedgehogs…)

Other Activities

Choice of Field Trips

- Local farmers market in Saint-Affrique
- Botanical Garden of Hypolythe Coste
- Medieval Garden of Saint-Xist
- Pastoralia Museum

. Camp session: 10 days :  

• Gardening - 3 sessions
• Organic cooking - 3 sessions
• Construction and Do-it-Yourself - 3 sessions
• 1 session Rock climbing (Accro’roc) or 1 session Accro-Branche
• 2 swimming pool sessions at the centre,
• 1 hiking/camping trip,
• 1 banquet festif’bio,
• 1 Trip by coach bus (field trip/visit)

. Camp session:  20 days   

• Gardening - 7 sessions
• Organic cooking - 6 sessions
• Construction and Do-it-Yourself - 6 sessions
• 1 session Rock climbing (Accro’roc)
• 1 session Accro-Branche
• 4 swimming pool sessions at the centre,
• 2 hiking/camping trips,
• 2 banquets "festif’bio",
• 2 Trips by coach bus (field trip/visit)

Activities will be scheduled (programmed) according to the wishes of the children and the propositions of the teaching staff.

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