Gardening, food and DIY in San Vittore del Lazio, Italy

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  Description

  This project started in January 2017 from an abandoned olive grove and an old country house. The place take its name from an ethnographic book about old healing rituals in South Italy.
  The aim of the project is to develop a sustainable model around slow tourism, social kitchen, organic agriculture, holistic and artistic events.
  In the last year, the project has also started to take shape on a permaculture design model and the goal is to transform the place in an oasis of biodiversity. We chose permaculture because it can be considered a systemic approach and it included many aspects of life, following in an harmonic way the different interaction within ecosystems.
  Another goal is to create a network in this geographic area with others associations, friends and farmers for exchange knowledge, share resources and organize events.
  
  The place is managed by Giuseppe, 39 years old, anthropologist, kitchen chef and farmer. He bought the land back in 2016 after 12 years of travelling, voluntary work and university research. He's fond of nature's intimacy, reading, trekking, share experiences and knowledge.
  Apart from Giuseppe who lives all year round in this place, we're part of small but growing network of friends that over the time decided to invest and do a life change, buying land and deciding to create new collaboration.
  
  Please take a little time to introduce yourself, who are you, your experiences and projects. We are open to new ideas and love learning new skills.
  We hope you'll be able to work collaboratively and being able to work and be also on your own if o that particular moment you're the only volunteer.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  In our project you might learn:
  - How Permaculture concepts can be declined
  - Italian recepies
  - How to grow your own food
  - How to cook the food that you produce and how to store it and preserve it
  - How it is like to be living in a small farm
  - How to harvest, prune and care of fruit trees and vegetables
  - Water management
  - How to elaborate good quality compost and fertilizers

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  Help

  All the timing can change depending on season and weather
  
  7.30 breakfast
  8.00-12 morning check-walk and practical activities*
  12.00 cooking lunch
  13.00 lunch
  18.30 cooking dinner
  20.00 dinner
  
  *practical activities are all the scheduled manual works of the season
  
  You can choose 2 days off whenever you feel like as long - scheduled so that someone among us is at the farm.
  
  During the season shared here you might be learning by doing on these and many more aspects:
  - tools and techniques of gardening design and food production
  - plant selection and propagation
  - food processing and conservation
  - water and soil conservation
  - DIY
  
  Beside this we might need your help with:
  - keeping the place if we are away for other job
  - cleaning all around and keeping the space tidy and neat
  
  Volunteers can stay from a minimum of 3 weeks (to a maximum that can be arranged depending on our mutual goals and feelings) and those having previous experience in the upcoming works and living in communities are especially welcome.
  
  Remember that You might be working on your own, in a couple or in group.
  
  All year round:
  - Managing the garden from seed to harvest
  - Implementing and maintaining structures and projects : wood houses, lanes, water systems, compost, swimming pool
  - Help in the kitchen and share your favourite recipes
  - Cleaning regularly, everyone takes on the responsibility to leave things and spaces as clean as found or even cleaner
  
  Orchards seasonal work:
  January, February : pruning fruit trees (other than olives and citrus)
  May, June, September : pruning and grafting citrus
  June, July, August : picking and processing fruits, tomatoes and other vegetables
  October, November : picking olives
  October to May : picking lemons & spreading manure and compost fertilizers

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  Languages

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

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation
  You will be hosted in a tiny wood house surrounded by olive trees, 30 meters away from the main house, where you might be sharing the space with another volunteer depending on the moment.
  The bathroom and the kitchen are in the main house. In the next months will be also a compost toilets.
  
  Food
  We eat mainly what our garden offers us : organic fruits and vegetables. For everything that is not (yet) auto-produced, we supply ourselves directly from local and biological producers

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  25 hours/5 days