Help on a permaculture farm and enjoy your stay in Levice, Italy

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  Description

  Actualy we are looking for someone that can stay with us from June to August (or longer). We will eventualy have to go away for one or two weeks in this period and in this case we would need you to walk the dogs, tanke care of all animals and the house.
  
  We are a family with 3 children, on the way to live our dream of food self- sufficiency. We are living in the middle of Langhe, a Natural Heritage of UNESCO.
  
  With us are living 2 geese, some roosters and hens, 4 donkeys, 6 goats, 3 cats and 4 dogs. Our hose is surrounded by a beautiful and authentic nature.
  
  We are cultivating a little garden with aromatic herbs, some swails with vegetables and we are taking care of many fruit trees.
  
  What we are harvesting will be transformed in many types of preserves.
  At the present moment we are producing mainly for self-consumption.
  
  Helping hours are to be agreed, ususally about 3-4 hours per day.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We speak Italian and German and can teach you this languages. If you are interested you can spend time with our animals and get to know how a permaculture farm is runed. And we can show you how to beak bread, cakes, pizza, how to make pasta, ravioli and so on. Or how to milk goats and how to make cheese. We have a woodworking workshop and would be happy to teach you about woodworking.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We ask you to help us on the daily farmwork for about 15-20 hours a week. (3-4 hours a day/5 days a week). Work will may include (according to what you are interested in) play with the kids, helping with the animals, harvest, woodworking, DIY projects around the house, decorate walls.... In exchange we will provide you with a free accommodation and food. Normaly we do not share all the meals with volonteers but everybody coocks for them self. Of course we eat togheter from time to time :-).
  I would love to learn new recepies from your country.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  It would be nice if you could teach our children your language. The children are 11, 10 and 6 years old, speak German and Italien and already understand a little bit of English.
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  Accommodation

  We provide a fully equipped caravan with 1 large bed and 2 beds for children and the possibility to built up one more large bed.
  There are 2 tables, an oven for wood burning, there is hot water, a compost toilet and there is a shower in the house.
  
  Alternatively you may bring your own camper or your tent.

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  What else ...

  We can not be reached by public transport, but we can come to pick you up in Alba if you are travelling without a car.
  
  We will be happy to welcome single people as well as couples or families with children. It is not possible to bring dogs.
  
  It’s possible to visit the bigger cities around like Savona, Torino, Alba by bus, but it’s much easier if you bring your own car or rent one. Around us you have the possibility to go hiking or swimming in the river or make bike tours.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  I work as freelancer as well and we can provide you with stable wlan for normal digital work. Just contact us if you have special requires for your work.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  You can park your car, caravan or camper in front of our house. If you have a tent you can chose your favourite space to place it. Please contact us, if you have a big caravan or camper, so we can check if we have enough space. About 1,5 km form our house you can empty your chemical toilet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximal 3-4 Stunden am Tag, 5 Tage die Woche

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