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After nearly 30 years living in Rome, my husband and I decided to move to the countryside near Viterbo to enjoy the life in nature. Here we started our own organic vegetable garden, are learning how to "live" with 100 olive trees, have 4 dogs of different sizes, 3 ha of land, wich still waits to be fully used. With other words: work in progress to become farmers or at least something similar.
We are a family of 5, but the elders are already living abroad and only our youngest son lives with us, studying at the University of Viterbo. We have a big house that we rent during the summer months and a little cottage in which we stay when the house is rented.
I am a caterer and therefore a very good cook. My son is vegan and a challenge for me to learn more about that kind of cooking . We are a very open family, me being german, my husband italian, one son living in Kenia.
Here we can combine our passion for countryside living and my passion for healthy cooking. Finally I am able to use my own vegetables and all the good things the farmer markets provide!
We produce our own olive oil and are starting a raspberry garden!Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceHelp with Computers/ InternetCultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are an international family I'm half german- half dutch and my husband is italian. We speack fluently english, german, dutsch, french and of course italian. We have lived in Rome for nearly 30 years and know Italy very well. We can give good advices to travel the country.
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Help
Daily chores around the kitchen are expected of everyone, even guests, this goes without saying and is not really the 'work' expected in this Workaway. . We have a maid that comes twice a week so you are not expected to do any serious cleaning, just simple tasks like preparing the kitchen for breakfast, keeping the woodpile stocked from already cut wood (winter), watering plants (summer) and clearing the table after meals. You also need to do 5 hours of volunteer work everyday on different projects around the property. Also, if you work for a full day, this can be in exchange for a full day to visit one of several attractions or towns nearby.
We need mainly help with the land: the organic vegetable garden and the olive trees: harvesting and pruning. Also some little help in the general maintenance od the house.Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
The volunteers will be arranged in a private little house with its own kitchen and bathroom, or in one of the rooms in the main house
What else ...
Rome is just 1,30 hour far away. We are just 5 minutes away from the Bolsena lake, which is a summer detination for a lot of turists. Near to our house you can find free thermal baths in the nature. You can get to Siena and Florence in two hours by train and visit all the small cities in the Alto Lazio, the centre of Estrucan culture.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Leonard is a very sensibel person, he has the ability to sense the various situations and is always willing to help. He helps very hard and he is quick learner and is a person one likes to have around. He is not… read more
Katja and Mio
Fiorella was well disposed tp learn the work she had to do here and everything was new to her. She did her bes and was a good help in the garden… read more
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Leonard is a very sensibel person, he has the ability to sense the various situations and is always willing to help. He helps very hard and he is quick learner and is a person one likes to have around. He is not… read more
Katja and Mio
Fiorella was well disposed tp learn the work she had to do here and everything was new to her. She did her bes and was a good help in the garden… read more
She also is a very big help in the garden and even if she is not very tall she has immense strength
Being a mother of two grown up girls she is a… read more
The house is located in Montefiascone, one of the many beautiful medieval old towns in the area, and next to the stunning Lago di Bolsena. Being in a rather high land, surrounded by nature, I enjoyed the most incredible sunrise and sunsets, every day, straight from the house!
The… read more
He is the perfect workawayer: hard worker; he does everything you ask him to and is is very orderly and always has a good humor. He works in the garden or in the house or even paint the little house, pruning olive trees or helping with the veggie garden. He does it all!!
in the beginning he did not say much… read more
taking so long...
I had a great time at marions and her beautiful familly every thing was amazing the meals that she cooked wer so good! I felt part of the family in a seconds the work was fun and the conversations were interesting marion was like a friend and a mother at tims i will always cherish our tims together hoop to see… read more
She was for to weeks at our place and as the weather was not very good she couldn't do much work in the garden. Whatever work you assign her she will do it, she is well organized and very need.
It was a pleasure having her in our… read more
The property is wonderfull, the cottage were I slept a cute pupet house ...the meals done by Marion were really great...the whole family so kind...also the 4 dogs ( since now I was more a cat person, to have leaved with them during the week gave me another perception) ...can… read more