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Hi Workawayers! There are a range of ways you could help us and stay with us this year. We are, Marcus an Architect, Lucy an Artist (50years old!) and Lola who is 13. We have hosted some 70 plus Workawayers starting in 2010, so I guess you could say we are experienced hosts. We welcome everyone, single travellers or couples, or two friends are ideally suited here as you bring your own guaranteed company. We like responsible people, ideally with experience, but it depends on the task; we have many skills to share with willing people. We also keep bees.
In the past people have stayed for two weeks to a month and most of that has been working on daily projects, we are looking this year to change the format slightly, offering a longer term stay for a more autonomous person or couple. there will be a couple of days work a week alongside daily chores, the rest of the time will be yours to explore locally etc. This stay may suit an artist or creative person looking to spend time developing their work.
STAY 1 is: This suits an autonomous individual or couple looking for a long stay to be creative and retreat to nature, who can be responsible and more autonomous alongside us, so if we go away you are able to take responsibility for looking after the dogs, ducks and cats, watering the garden and continue to absorb into a routine of your own.
You can see this as an artists retreat with two days a week on projects such as gardening or otherwise.
You get a beautiful place to stay in for walks and creativity, and all you need to do is help us let out the ducks, put them to bed, feed the animals and walk the dogs. Lots of dog cuddles are very appreciated, and cats too. So you get some time with us showing you everything and some time on your own. A good community feel and a great place to make art. Ideally you might have a car of your own.
STAY 2. A fit and healthy practical person, single or couple, to help deconstruct the ruins and arrange rubble ready for build. Hands on, physical work, very much alongside Marcus with day to day preparations and right hand help. This can be a two week stay or longer. We need people who like to work physically, having fun along the way! You can be part of the family and get a real taste of our local life, good fun and hard work, a good work out!
Stay 3 : Summer July August 10 days to 2 weeks ( TBC possibly building a filtration system/reed bed) The figs are coming and the tomatoes are in full flow, so we are making passata, then chutneys, a lot of preserving and harvesting, good times.
STAY 4: August/September we are log gathering and cutting to keep the house warm. Clearing wood fallen near the stream by the house. In the veg patch we are planting winter crops. Cutting grass, tidying the end of the summer and making ready for the chestnut harvest.
STAY 5: AUTUMN October 9th to 23rd Chestnut Harvest; our main larger groups of 4 or 5 workawayers gather for great memorable times (two weeks)
STAY 5: Olive Harvest 27th Oct to November 10th it can be the same group of people from chestnuts or there may be new people, its up to you!
STAY 6: November ,10 day to 2 week inside Painting and decorating.
We live on a hillside with a view down a valley & woods all around. We follow the seasons, planting and tending the veg patch. Life here for us is a mixture of nature and creativity, art, ceramics and architectural making projects. We need helping hands throughout the year as the circle of life turns, the general upkeep and harvest.
ACCOMMODATION;- We have a 2/3 bed separate house for visitors, with it's own kitchen, bathroom etc, which gives your own space and away time. Plus there is an autonomous bed/shower/toilet/room in our house. For general Workaway stays we eat in the main house together. Taking it in turns to clear/ wash up etc. We are always happy to learn new recipes if you wish to share your cooking skills.
FOOD;- We are not vegetarian but do not eat much meat. We are trying to take life back to first principles, producing as much of our own food as we can or source it from the local market.
WORK:- Is generally quite hard physical tasks, but it is a great environment to work in and good company makes doing easier.
Life here is a mix, low tech hands on working the ground and having fun being creative. ...games nights!
We are 10km away from Citta Di Castello a town of an ideal size. We tend to go in to town twice a week, including most Saturdays, which is the main market day, but we try to avoid too many car journeys. So you need to be the kind of people that are happy being in nature, walking/cycling, reading, making art and just being or baking! There are bikes, if you want to explore the hills or visit a village about 5km away that has a shop, a small bar and some things to see. If you go a bit further you find yourself immersed in Renaissance art and all sorts of wonderful history.
Surrounding visits become part of the routine.
We hope to hear from youTipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientaisJardinagemConstrução/faça você mesmoCuidar de animaisAjuda em fazendaCriar/cozinhar refeições caseirasAjuda a cuidar da casaManutenção geralAjuda com computadores/internetObjetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
As a helper here you have the chance to get involved in a homestead, semi self sufficient, semi off grid way of life.
What you will be involved in here at any time of the year are things that are happening across much of rural Italy at the same time. Whether that be planting or preserving tomatoes, harvesting chestnuts or olives, or preparing the garden and house for winter. making bread or you can ask for a lesson in pasta making and if we are many, and you are a real foody and experienced cook you can take over the kitchen duties. So you will find genuine Italian experiences that you cannot buy as a tourist, you can only truly experience them by living, working and doing them.
We are developing and improving our system all the time and like to share our knowledge and experience with, and learn from our visitors. We believe in reciprocity, being resourceful, environmental, working with the seasons, nature's diversity and beauty, peace and tranquillity.
There is sometimes the potential ART lessons between harvesting or jobs.
We are both very technically capable in practical making and have skills, building, sustainability, architecture, back to basics as they say- Cooking, a very creative life.
We are on the doorstep of Leonardo Da Vinci and Pierro Della Francesca.Projetos que envolvem crianças
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
Ajuda
Help makes all the difference. We have all the skills but a hand to get various gardening and odd jobs done would be great. People with experience in building is useful, some healthy people with muscles often necessary. See above for details.
as already describes see above. We need help with the garden, collecting wood, then the chestnut harvest in OCTOBER then Olives starting around 2nd week NOVEMBER or a bit before for about two weeks , chestnuts lasts 2 weeks to a month maximum. You need warm clothes, layers, hardy shoes, as chestnuts are prickly, even gloves if you have them! There are beautiful views and tasty food guaranteed! Walking outdoors picking chestnuts, competing who can find the biggest one! and then philosophical debates as we sort them! Good coffee, good house, healthy work! Environmentally sound.
Our working day is flexible with a mix of the primary projects and smaller fill in things. There are painting jobs or gardening, take your pick. We generally get going after a cup of coffee and a morning chat at 8.30 - 9 although it can be earlier depends on the heat of the day. ...and occasionally we need house sitters for Summer trips away or Easter.
We like people that are flexible and go with the flow rather than trying to be rigid with a program. Sometimes we do work things at the weekend but then sometimes we take a weekday to go out and about on a trip.
We welcome visitors into the house as friends not hired help. In that exchange, we ask that you muck in with food preparation and tidying up (we do have a dishwasher and quite a few mod cons to help)
We also ask that you respect our home and tidy up after your selves and kept it as you found it, or tidier! Otherwise in giving help you create new work for us.Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Italiano: IntermediárioEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
We speak English and Italian but we need a bit of work on our Italian.Acomodação
Rustic farmhouse, with lovely country views of Umbrian woodland hills, with walks all around.
It is a blend of traditional with modern quirky creative interior.
Wi-Fi in most areas of house except when there is a storm and sometimes it goes down for a day, NO Television.
Good showers, clean comfy beds
Dish washer and washing machine.
The water is heated by solar panels or a Wood burning boiler, so sometimes in winter autumn, if the sun is not out or I have forgot to light the boiler at the right time there can be a delay. Good to plan or ask just in case.
For the summer months you can also camp in tents in the terraces for a beautiful view and more 'closer to nature' experience, you can't beat the sounds of nightingale, swallows and deer on your doorstep in the morning!- frogs and fire flies, wild boar, and porcupines and wolves at night if you are lucky!Algo mais...
The best way to contact us first is Email, WhatsApp or text. During travel and meeting up use Texts to mobile phone which is often better than calling due to poor reception at the house itself. There is a place we put our phone that we regularly check when we are expecting news.
Getting here:
Plane to Perugia Airport; Pretty easy to pick you up from there. OR
Plane to Pisa airport or Rome; take Train to Arezzo Station or Perugia Ponte S. Giovanni ; either we pick you up, 40min drive for us or... From Perugia Ponte S. Giovanni you take a train/bus to Citta di Castello. From Arezzo if we are busy to pick you up there is a bus opposite the train station to hop on, destination San Sepulcro or Citta di Castello. you get off at Le Ville or Monterchi (be careful not to miss the stop!) and we can pick you up from there; a 10 min drive for us.
Picking you up from Arezzo- Depends how far you have come how late you arrive, what day it is and how tired you are! (an Ice cream or coffee stop on arrival at Arezzo train station always a must for a tired traveller.)
From Pisa Airport there is a train to Arezzo with one change at Florence MSN.
(check Trenitalia.com for train times, and best to print out your journey to make it a lot easier when you are travelling)
Citta Di Castello is our nearest town, we are 1km from the Tuscan border near Monterchi next to a little hamlet called Prato. See our website for all this and more details.
Change of clothes useful for mucky work, sturdy shoes. Wet in November.
General; water in Italy is in shortage in the Summer so you have to use it mindfully, we also heat water and get electricity from the sun so we understand it's worth and also use it with care. We are a pretty resourceful family!
Hope to see you soon!
Time off: Walking, films, chats, reading, painting or cycling in time off. Weekly trip into town sometimes more if shopping needed. Visits from friends and neighbours. (No bus into town.)
It is important you communicate your needs and ask lots of questions by email before you come (and during your visit if you are in need of anything), so you are clear about what to expect and so do ask any and as many questions or clear any worries away that you may have. We also tend to keep it quite open so people are freer to leave if they feel like it. But sometimes people ended up staying much longer than they intended!
We tend to fill the day working and eating and chatting, also making time for you to go for walks or have some free time, also the weekends are for you to do as you wish.Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Espaço para estacionar campervans
The car park. They can use the showers etc. But only one van at a time. Space for a tent or two.
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Flexible 5 hrs 5 days a week
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They were incredible hosts, accommodating me and the other volunteers in every way imaginable. Lucy is an absolute wizard in the kitchen - effortlessly creating delicious meals (I'll miss the home-made bread!!).… read more
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They were incredible hosts, accommodating me and the other volunteers in every way imaginable. Lucy is an absolute wizard in the kitchen - effortlessly creating delicious meals (I'll miss the home-made bread!!).… read more
Lucy, Marcus and Lola are warm, welcoming and fun hosts and I already felt very welcome even before arriving at Rimondato thanks to all the messages in advance. Olive picking was physically demanding but also very rewarding and I learned a lot about olives and the process of making super tasty… read more
I… read more
If you are looking to learn firsthand from people who are passionate and hardworking, this is the place for you.
My friend and I joined up for chestnut harvesting, and while the work is definitely a bit physically demanding it is also rewarding… read more
Increíble momento, pasé 10 días en ese maravilloso entorno, verde y soleado, místico y nublado. Si quieres reconectar con la belleza y la tranquilidad ese es tu sitio.
Mi estancia fue para la recolecta de castañas de octubre, empezábamos temprano, a las 8:30 pasaba el tractor a buscarnos, hasta llegar en el valle, si no, caminábamos 20… read more
Our hosts were very welcoming and joyful, making us feel part of their family as soon as we arrived. We loved sharing long conversations with Marcus about life, architecture and purpose, learning more about Lucy’s art, cooking together and enjoying life… read more
During my 2 week stay, Lucy, Marcus, Lola, their lovely dog Truely aka Noodle and the three cats made me always feel being part of the family.
Mostly there is something going on to participate in e.g. chat around the… read more
Thank you so much for all you help, You were a pleasure to host. We can recomend these guys to any host. They may not be as experienced as some helpers, but they are as they say totally happy to get stuck in and do learn quickly and do a good job. They have determination and a desire to stick at a job until it is done as well as you… read more
These guys are such a special unit. We felt endlessly cared for and appreciated by them and truly apart of their family. When your away from home for a long time it is really special to find people who take you in so warmly. There was never a dull moment (yes olive picking can be a bit repetitive haha!) but Lucy and… read more
I look forward to seeing Lola, Lucy, Marcus, Berty, Ruby and Mackerel (especially Mackerel) again soon!
The place is enchanting with all those woods and hills and the ground that keeps history deep inside. You can dig the garden and find a piece of medieval vase! And the woods are just from old engravings, still full with wild animals and hunters. Just in… read more
I enjoyed the nice dinners under… read more
much love and wishing you well on your Rome adventure.… read more
From day one Lucy, Marcus and Lola made us feel completely at home and involved us into their everyday life in a wonderful way. They were lovely, sharing and giving. Every day brought something new and we got insight in many different works and… read more
Serious highlights:
- eating vegies and fruit straight from the garden cooked beautifully by Lucy
- Learning HEAPS about planting, orchards,… read more
Lucy
Tout d'abord je venais pour apprendre de nouvelles choses/devenir plus débrouillard de mes dix doigts, et j'en ai eu plus que je ne pouvais m'y attendre!!!
Alors au final au lieu d'y rester 15 jours, j'ai accepté leur invitation pour rester un mois entier au total. Marcus est un excellent pédagogue: patient, organisé et un puits… read more
Xx from Frenchy & Silly Billy.
There was lots of wine, coffee, great food, hard work, games of cards, long conversation and playing with Lola!
Thanks so much for the time we all had… read more
We agreed with their philosophy towards the environment, as… read more
The food was delicious and little Lola was adorable!! I was lucky to experience 6 days of saxophonists practicing whilst they also stayed at the house!! Thanks a lot guys for the wonderful experience :)
The bunkhouse for visitors is so beautifully designed; anyone would be… read more
I wish you much fun, love, light and learning experiences on your travels... when will they end??
best wishes and hugs from Lucy xx
PS. food is to die for. Fact.
The work is involved and I got a real sense of achievement from seeing the difference from when I arrived to when I left and Im grateful to have had the opportunity to be have been part of Rimondato and… read more
We call him the Bengineer, with a calm, happy, friendly manner he can probably solve most anything you put his way.
If you take Ben on, you will not be… read more