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We are asking for your help in raising money for numerous projects to support us in the creation of
"The Center For Regenerative Living" at Camp Virsoleil be sure to click read more for the full story
(Note: your contributions now will be logged as credit for future participation in offerings from our menu of activities, products, and services)
We have begun to restore our 300-year-old Farm in the Dordogne region of Southwest France with a vision for a thriving example of an integrated Poly Culture Farm that provides opportunities for anyone who wants to be part of the Solution of restoring our planet. Virsoleil will accomplish this goal by providing educational programs in regenerative practice and eco-restoration delivered in a diverse menu of experiential activities including, Internships, Eco-Holidays, Residential Workshops, and Restorative Healing Retreats. We are a member of EcoSystem Restoration Camps an international not for profit organization dedicated to restoring degraded land and natural ecosystems for the benefit of future generations.
15% of all funds raised for Virsoleil through this campaign will be shared with ERC International to support Earth Restoration Projects around the Globe.
We are Claudia and Teryl Chapel.
Claudia was born in Paris France and in her fist career worked as a Performing Artist in New York and around the world. She is the founder of The Muscular Therapy Center in New York where for the past 30+ years, she has helped thousands of people achieve and maintain optimum health and performance.
Teryl has an abundance of life experience in Eco-Social Design with careers in the Building, Permaculture, and Healing Arts, with a passionate focus on personal and planetary wellness.
We acquired ownership of the property in May of 2019 and immediately began formalizing our restoration plan. We came up with the name Virsoleil in Summer of 2019 after doing some research into the Languedoc dialect from our local region, Virsoleil is Languedoc for Tournesol, the common French word for Sunflower, which literally means "turn to the sun/light".
Last Summer we dug a water catchment/natural pool on the high elevation of the property to help support future gardens and orchards with gravity-fed irrigation. See the "First Plunge" here
The "Regeneration Zone" of the pool will be planted with grasses and flowering aquatic plants to keep the water clear and clean naturally
As a "Friend of Virsoleil" Your contribution will help fund the following projects:
Installation of both food, medicinal plant gardens, and fruit orchards
Addition of collection tanks to our water system
Conversion of our 300-year-old stone and timber frame barn to multipurpose dining, education, communal kitchen, and loft dormitory
Restoration of original stone walls, stone granary, and oven
Restoration of degraded pasture from overgrazing of sheep
Install a shower house and composting toilets to support group workshops and Restoration Camp events.
Yoga and Meditation Dome
2-3 small off-grid cabins in woods
Installation of a "Truffiere" ( grove of hazelnut trees inoculated with Black Truffle spores) to provide truffles for consumption and sale
Install perennial Lavendar cover crop between Hazelnut truffle trees
Install beehives to support pollinator habitat and honey production ( how does truffle, lavender honey sound?)
lease or purchase of bordering properties to enable expansion of restoration activities
"Friends of Virsoleil" will have first consideration for booking Eco-Holidays, Personal Retreats, and our educational workshops.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to your visit!
We are asking for your help in raising money for numerous projects to support us in the creation of
"The Center For Regenerative Living" at Camp Virsoleil be sure to click read more for the full story
(Note: your contributions now will be logged as credit for future participation in offerings from our menu of activities, products, and services)
We have begun to restore our 300-year-old Farm in the Dordogne region of Southwest France with a vision for a thriving example of an integrated Poly Culture Farm that provides opportunities for anyone who wants to be part of the Solution of restoring our planet. Virsoleil will accomplish this goal by providing educational programs in regenerative practice and eco-restoration delivered in a diverse menu of experiential activities including, Internships, Eco-Holidays, Residential Workshops, and Restorative Healing Retreats. We are a member of EcoSystem Restoration Camps an international not for profit organization dedicated to restoring degraded land and natural ecosystems for the benefit of future generations.
15% of all funds raised for Virsoleil through this campaign will be shared with ERC International to support Earth Restoration Projects around the Globe.
We are Claudia and Teryl Chapel.
Claudia was born in Paris France and in her fist career worked as a Performing Artist in New York and around the world. She is the founder of The Muscular Therapy Center in New York where for the past 30+ years, she has helped thousands of people achieve and maintain optimum health and performance.
Teryl has an abundance of life experience in Eco-Social Design with careers in the Building, Permaculture, and Healing Arts, with a passionate focus on personal and planetary wellness.
We acquired ownership of the property in May of 2019 and immediately began formalizing our restoration plan. We came up with the name Virsoleil in Summer of 2019 after doing some research into the Languedoc dialect from our local region, Virsoleil is Languedoc for Tournesol, the common French word for Sunflower, which literally means "turn to the sun/light".
Last Summer we dug a water catchment/natural pool on the high elevation of the property to help support future gardens and orchards with gravity-fed irrigation. See the "First Plunge" here
The "Regeneration Zone" of the pool will be planted with grasses and flowering aquatic plants to keep the water clear and clean naturally
As a "Friend of Virsoleil" Your contribution will help fund the following projects:
Installation of both food, medicinal plant gardens, and fruit orchards
Addition of collection tanks to our water system
Conversion of our 300-year-old stone and timber frame barn to multipurpose dining, education, communal kitchen, and loft dormitory
Restoration of original stone walls, stone granary, and oven
Restoration of degraded pasture from overgrazing of sheep
Install a shower house and composting toilets to support group workshops and Restoration Camp events.
Yoga and Meditation Dome
2-3 small off-grid cabins in woods
Installation of a "Truffiere" ( grove of hazelnut trees inoculated with Black Truffle spores) to provide truffles for consumption and sale
Install perennial Lavendar cover crop between Hazelnut truffle trees
Install beehives to support pollinator habitat and honey production ( how does truffle, lavender honey sound?)
lease or purchase of bordering properties to enable expansion of restoration activities
"Friends of Virsoleil" will have first consideration for booking Eco-Holidays, Personal Retreats, and our educational workshops.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to your visit!
Organizer and beneficiary
Teryl Chapel
Organizer
Laguna Woods, CA
Claudia Chapel
Beneficiary
