Help with garden and eco projects under volcano Etna in Sicily, Italy

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  2024 

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  • Description

    Description

    ABOUT THE PLACE AND MYSELF

    A warm welcome to all those people who wants to share a transition towards sustainability and ecological life
    In 2010 me and my partner decided to quit our jobs and buy a small piece of land facing Mt. Etna and the Mediterranean sea.
    The garden was owned by Don Alfio, who immediately was giving us all his personal know-how on how to run a vegetable garden, maintain an olives orchard and making wine.
    The garden has 120 olive trees, 100 various fruit trees, a small vineyard and a vegetable garden. Here we produce a small amount of organic Olive Oil EVO, Natural Red Wine and the veggies necessary to our diet.

    My project want to involve as many persons as possible to choose an ecological way of life for the future of our planet.


    WHAT WE DO WITH THE VOLUNTEERS
    I try to always work aside with volunteers, sharing my knowledge about how to live in a more sustainable way. The timetable can not be perfectly fixed in advance as it depends from the kind of work we are going to do, the weather, the season and our personal willing to stay outdoor. Normally we work 6 hours per day for 5 days, but hours and timetable depend from the season, the amount of task to finish, how much energy we have, ect. If you need a regular timetable or a perfect settled life, this is not the right place.
    There is an every-day routine in which you could be involved: feeding and walking cat and dog, cleaning of the kitchen, trash and compost management...and according with the different seasons of the year we have different task for you.

    In January/February/March, we work mainly on pruning the olive trees and the vineyard, we take care of the winter veggies and mushrooms, and eventually we work on some maintenance.

    In April/May we work on maintenance of the house, and prepare the summer vegetable garden.

    From June to September you will be asked to take care of cat and dogs, watering and managing the veggies, and time by time to look after the house as housesitter, meanwhile I am out working as skipper on my sailboat.

    In October/November we will work on the olive harvesting. This is the most intense moment at the farm. Once that the olives are ready we have to harvest it quickly. In this period we strictly work with our special timetable, it is 2,5 days working and 1 day rest, so that none of us will be too tired. Beside the harvesting you will learn everything about the Extra Vergine Olive Oil, with a lot of tasting and dishes based on this incredible product!...

    Any kind of volunteers are welcome, maximum 6 during the harvesting and 2 in the others periods. Especially in spring/summer, we prefer to host long terms helpers, at least 2/3 months, in order to have the possibility to enjoy the best period of the year at the farm and get involved in the various daily life tasks.

    Here we speak Italian and English.

    About ACCOMODATION:
    You will be hosted in a comfortable caravan with a private bathroom and a separate sharing kitchenette.

    About FOOD:
    I share with the volunteers lunch and dinner during the working days. During the day off or in "Housesitting" mode you should provide your own food. These terms are flexible, so I am always happy to accept new proposal about exchange of time and food according to different needs.

    I love to cook Mediterranean food (of course mainly with veg garden products), I am not vegan/vegetarian but here we eat very few meat or animal product and only when we are sure that the animals had been growing in nature. I'm strictly seasonarian, that means we eat only what grow in the season, no products from green houses or coming from far away. This make our diet very unique and testy.

    I can support vegetarian diet or special diet due to a disease, but any other special "request" or food restriction is not welcome.
    My actual diet and cuisine is the result of more than 40 years of cooking experience, the cooking culture coming from my ancestors and my personal studies and research about quality and healthy food. I'm open and interested in any "different" cooking culture and sharing all my knowledge.

    We kindly recommend you to show up when you take an engagement. When someone reserve a period and then disappears, it creates a damage to other volunteers who will receive a negative answer for the same period. Thanks!

    To live in a better world, we don't need too many rules and laws, but just respect for others and nature.
    Waiting to share good time together,

    See you soon
    Angelo

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
    Aide informatique/internet
  • Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

    Objectifs de l’ONU
    Pas de pauvreté
    Faim «zéro»
    Bonne santé et bien-être
    Éducation de qualité
    Égalité entre les sexes
    Eau propre et assainissement
    Énergie propre et d'un coût abordable
    Travail décent et croissance économique
    Industrie, innovation et infrastructure
    Inégalités réduites
    Villes et communautés durables
    Consommation et production responsables
    Mesures relatives à la lutte contre les changements climatiques
    Vie aquatique
    Vie terrestre
    Paix, justice et institutions efficaces
    Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    You will stay in a farm where 80% of the food is provided from the garden, you will learn, how to grow your own season vegetables and you will experience a self sufficient style of life.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Help needed in maintenance of the garden, no special skills are required but just strong arms! MINIMUM STAY 2 WEEKS

  • Langues parlées

    Anglais: Courant
    Italien: Courant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    You will be hosted in a vintage caravan with a queen size bed, private toilet, shower and a panoramic deck. There is separate sharing kitchen that you can use, few meters away from the caravan.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    From the farm you can visit the surround by bus, train, car...nearby you have the beautiful beach of Marina di Cottone, Month Etna, The Alcantara gorge, Taormina, ect...
    When possible you will join our sailing tours.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    In summer we have a decent wi fi connection and you are welcome to "digital working" during your spare time.

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    Campervan are welcome, maximum 6 mt.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

  • ...

    Nombre d'heures attendues

    5 hours per day, 5 days a week maximum...depending from your attitude! and which kind of work is going at the moment.

N° de référence hôte : 318815724997

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