From milking to soap

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discover donkey milk production and soap-making

Practical information

Dates et horaires

Opening hours: -

Capacity

Nous pouvons accueillir jusqu’à 16 personnes

Price

12€/participant et 4€/accompagnateur

Accepted payment methods: Check, Cash, Credit card

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How to participate?

Price: 12€/participant et 4€/accompagnateur

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Contact us  06 88 77 25 45  Website

How to get here?

On the edge of town, our farm is located next to the Chateau du Bois Gamats, in the Thévalles district. For GPS, indicate "asinerie du bois gamats" or "chateau du bois gamats". You can also reach us by bike by taking the counter-halage from the Avesnières bridge.

From milking to soap

Chemin du château du Bois Gamats
53000 Laval
FRANCE
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Activity description

Come and discover how donkey milk is produced, then learn how to make your own soap. Everyone leaves with their own soap at the end of the session. This workshop can be held indoors in case of bad weather. The workshop is open to children aged 3 and over, but adults are also welcome. Approximate duration of the workshop: 1h30.

Nos thèmes d’animation

  • Discovery of animals
  • Paysan skills
  • Well-being

Who can participate?

Welcomed audience:
  • School classes
  • Supervised groups
  • Families
  • Children - 4 years old
  • Children - 5 years old
  • Children - 6 years old
  • Children - 7 years old
  • Children - 8 years old
  • Children - 9 years old
  • Children - 10 years old
  • Children - 11 years old
  • Children - 12 years old
  • Children - 13 years old
  • Children - 14 years old
  • Children - 15 years old
  • Children - 16 years old

Accessibility

This activity is accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM).

Who organizes?

Portrait photo of Agnès, Amandine, Valérie

Agnès, Amandine, Valérie

Accueil depuis 2015.
Spoken languages:
  • fr

Discover our welcome place and our territory

Asinerie and goat farm at Bois Gamats

We welcome visitors all year round: groups from medical-social establishments, families, children's groups. We also have a camping site on the farm, open from May to September. At the farm, we are two farming partners with a passion for animal husbandry and human relations. We produce donkey milk and mohair wool and sell our products at the farm: mohair textiles and cosmetics made from donkey milk. We also welcome camper vans all year round.

Our eco-responsible and farming commitments

  • Activist commitments
  • Civic commitments
  • Inclusion approach for people with disabilities
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Territory description

The farm is located in Laval, on the banks of the river Mayenne, close to a wood and hiking trails. We work on 35 ha. We have around twenty donkeys, Angora goats, horses and small animals.

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