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** We are looking for multiple Workawayers to help us between around the 27th of May and the end of June 2024. Contact us! **
Would you like to help inside a typical Tuscan countryside farm? You are highly welcome!
You will have the opportunity to help my husband Armando and my two children, Giada and Carlo, in the daily work of our small farm near Florence. We have a small vineyard and olive trees that produce wine and olive oil. We also make hay, vegetables, fruits and chickpeas.
There is a lot of work to do on the farm such as pruning, weeding, gardening, harvesting and general maintenance. The work is often physical but you will be staying in good company with Armando, Carlo and Giada and maybe other Workawayers!
We all speak Italian and German very well, and we all speak a good English.
Our house is located in the Upper Arno Valley, between Florence and Arezzo only a few km from the nearest town. The place is really nice and not crowded at all. Florence can be reached by a 30 min drive and there is also public transportation like trains to Florence, Arezzo and Siena.
We are looking for people who can stay at least one week, but two weeks is the recommended period if you want to learn some Italian, some techniques and a lot more from our farm life.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsFarmstay helpHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Mainly by staying at our farm you will learn some technical skills related to daily farm tasks. In addition you could learn some Italian!
We live in a very nice valley between Florence and Arezzo so there are endless possibilities for exploring this wonderful part of Tuscany.Help
As you may know in a farm there's always something to do. Such as: pruning, weeding, gardening, harvesting and general maintenance. In the summer days can get hot so we will try to adapt to the heat but some works need to be done anyway so keep that in mind.
We expect the workawayers to help maximum 25 hours a week (five hours for five days). We ask for a little flexibility as some days the working hours could be split or moved to the afternoon.Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentAccommodation
We have a double bed apartment with private bathroom and kitchen.
What else ...
We live 35km from Florence Which is reachable by train, bus or a 30 minutes drive if you travel by car. Near the place we stay you can have a lot of possibilities like trekking, visiting museums, going to shops and restaurants.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The tasks consisted mainly of pruning the vines. If you find the tasks a bit repetitive or physical, their delicious and rich cooking will make you forget your pains, and the vinsanto will make you want to go back to help !
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Anna and Owen are both really friendly, nice and easy to talk to. They were always keen to… read more
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The tasks consisted mainly of pruning the vines. If you find the tasks a bit repetitive or physical, their delicious and rich cooking will make you forget your pains, and the vinsanto will make you want to go back to help !
With the other… read more
As… read more
Anna and Owen are both really friendly, nice and easy to talk to. They were always keen to… read more
At first he helped us picking grapes in our Chianti vineyard. He was always interested in what we were doing, asking questions and learning something new about wine making.
After that, we were pruning olive trees, cutting trees and blackberries, which was… read more