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2024 PREVIEW OF ACTIVITIES ON OUR FARM!!!
This year will bring lots of changes and novelties to our Farm and we are really looking forward to sharing these experiences with all the enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers out there!!
- January to end of May: picking wild herbs, gardening, preparing the centre for the season, woodland maintenance
We'll need help with general gardening, weeding, trimming, cleaning the underwood and chopping wood for our heating!
- May to end of June: help us set up and nurture our vegetable gardens and take part in our ROSE PETAL HARVEST !!
We'll need help in preparing the land, setting up the allotments and sowing the seeds of what will become our summer vegetable gardens.
With the petals we pick we will make rose syrup and rose jam as well as other tasty food like our Rosioli (rose petal and ricotta cheese ravioli) :-)
Furthermore, we are always looking for volunteers willing to give a hand with:
- fruit and vegetable gathering
- making jams, syrups, dried herbs, cooked fruit
- preparing food
- general cleaning and preparing the rooms for our hosts
- office work
- and much more :-) !!
Our center is the ideal place for the type of people and tourism that is at one with nature.
Set in a rural park that has been reclaimed from general decay thanks to natural architecture and Feng Shui, we are situated at 515 m a.s.l., just 30mins way from both the Chiavari coast and the mountains of Santo Stefano d'Aveto.
Embracing 25 hectares of woodland, our organic farm has pastures, vegetable gardens, fruit orchards and farm animals such as Taddeo the donkey, Corto the dog, Leonida, Peluche, Fatturina and Zampina torta the cats, Nestore the wild pig and a hen house full of chickens, ducks and Polpetta the turkey.
We pay constant attention to Nature and Wellbeing and are part of the WWF and Responsible Tourism networks. We offer genuine top quality products, eco-sustainable holidays, personal development seminars, as well as intercultural and traditional events, and we host Workawayers who want to experience working with others in nature, with respect for each others' different points of view.
In our Holistic Wellness farm you will also find
- People's University, specialized in non-formal and experiential education, that gives traineeship opportunities to Erasmus students and students from all over the world
- Foundation, specialized in the study and implementation of Common Law lifestyle practices to build and create stronger collaboration and networking in the local and international communities
We ask all those who want to contribute to our project to come for a minimum period of 2 weeks, as
experience has taught us that this is minimum period necessary for both our place and volunteers to gain the most from our experience together.
We look forward to hosting you! A presto!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers benefit from the contact with the italian culture and reality. First of all they will be able to taste different types of bio products of the italian biodiversity. During the team work they will also have the chance to achieve relational competences and manage goal-oriented jobs, discover their abilities and their weaknesses.
Help
Workawayers will be able to experiment agricultural techniques like organic farming permaculture, natural agriculture; they will learn about sewing, picking, making compost, cleaning the woodland, building, cooking and doing general maintenance to the eco-village and agritourism.
During the year our main harvests are apples, chestnuts, olives, tomatoes, elderflower and elderberry, rosehip, rose petals, apples and pears …
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: 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
During winter Workawayers are lodged in wooden bungalows of the eco-village, while during summer we host them in the tents of our campsite. All types of lodging are shared and linen, towels, pillows and duvets are provided by the centre.
What else ...
We are situated just 30 minutes away form both seaside and mountains and you can trravel to and from it by both public or private transport.
The natural and historical attractions at hand that you will be able to visit are:
Cinque Terre, Portofino, Sestri Levante, Chiavari, Santa Margherita Ligure; Santo Stefano d'Aveto, l'Abbazia di Borzone, il Volto Megalitico; l'Acquario di Genova.
Founded in 2005, a school of oriental disciplines like Yoga, Tai Ji Chuan, Qi Gong, Kenjitsu and meditation, as well as personal development and human evolution in general, its instructors offer personal or group lessons of oriental disciplines and of italian language.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We look forward to hosting workawayers of all sorts! And for those who work online in their spare time they can use the common area in our straw house!
Space for parking camper vans
Ciao! there is a lovely spot where you can park your van if you wish to stay in it :-)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
max 5 hours, 5 days a week
Feedback (28)
The set-up is very quaint. I really enjoyed living in the… read more
There is no designated volunteer organizer or… read more
The place is conducive to learn in all areas.
Also the place is beautiful and quiet.
I will go back there for sure!
Thanks you all!!!
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The set-up is very quaint. I really enjoyed living in the… read more
There is no designated volunteer organizer or… read more
The place is conducive to learn in all areas.
Also the place is beautiful and quiet.
I will go back there for sure!
Thanks you all!!!
During the whole month we stayed there, we had the most amazing experience. At first, for us, it was a bit challenging because we were not use to share and live daily life with a big group. But life gives you things to learn of, and so we learned to live in… read more
Grazie mille ~ Kyle & Becky.
HTW - Heal The… read more
He performed the tasks cooperating in the following activities:
- the building of a dry stone wall;
- the management of the compost area;
- various rota jobs of the eco-village.
Kyle also performed… read more
He's also a nice and a always smiling person.
Thank you Colin!
He woked in the fields and also in the the kitchen, he helped us in the rota jobs.
He cookes for us and he cooks very very well.
We recommend you to take him working with because he's a valid help.
Thank you Federico!
We were all struck by her cheerfulness, and her forever smiling face.
Thank you Adi
It was a pleasure to have you with us and you were a great help ;)
Arriving in the middle of hosting a big group or a big event is always confusing, just as much as our "italian nature" ;-D but you did great and we look forward to having you with us again if you are ever in this part of the world !!
Most… read more
The work is neither too long nor too excessive, as a matter of fact, I had to ask for things to do some times! Moreover, nobody is pushing you or checking what you do.
For the most part, I picked up kakis (and eat a lot of them!!), work on fences and help in the… read more
The work was fun, was a place of peace and contact with nature, waterfall, river, crops, animals, mountains around. Wonderful food and water straight from the source.
Thank you for making me feel at home during this period, then I had the opportunity to meet great people (staffs and workawayers).
Now… read more
Sergio the chef was great always making plenty of amazing food, antonella was really welcoming as I cannot speak Italian she made sure I could understand as much as possible translating in English. The only downfall would be the working hours it was… read more
I do not remember the last time that I settled into a place so well. It felt like a little… read more
I staid one month here from the end of August until the end of September and here comes my review:
When I arrived I was warmly welcomed which helped me alot to feel comfortable right at the beginning.
Surrounding:
It is located in such a wonderful nature that I could hardly believe my eyes. It's located between lovely forested… read more
For me, I felt that I found out my new family. The reply I received… read more
