Learn about olive harvesting in the heart of Abruzzo, Italy

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  Beschreibung

  That's All folkes. Harvest 2025 ended. See you next October 2026
  Thanks to all
  Hi! I’m Leandro from Abruzzo. My partner Sandra (who usually responds to requests) and we have a 19-year-old son named Giordano.
  Arrival Options:
  Pescara Airport: The closest airport to us.
  Rome Airports: Take a 3-hour coach to Lanciano using Clickbus, Prontobus, or Itabus (Itabus is often the most budget-friendly). Drop-off / meeting point: Tema Polycenter Lanciano stop.
  Train: We can pick you up at Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro station (please note there is no public transit from this station).
  
  News season 2026
  We are so excited to host 5 volunteers at our home in Casoli this year. We accept requests during September and October, with volunteer stays usually starting after October 15th 2026.
  During your stay, you’ll be sharing our cozy space—two of you will be in the larger bedroom, and three in the second bedroom.
  While we can't confirm exact arrival and departure dates in advance, because it depends when the olives are mature to be picked, we kindly ask that you plan for a minimum stay of 10 days, though 14 days is ideal for everyone to get into a good rhythm. Unfortunately, we aren't able to accommodate shorter stays of 7 days or less.
  To help make sure everyone has a safe, comfortable, and smooth stay together, here are a few important house rules and tips for our home:
  🏡 House rules & Important information
  Bedrooms: These rooms are meant for sleeping and resting. Please help us keep them tidy and peaceful!
  Kitchen & cooking: cooking is done in the garage kitchen, and meals can be enjoyed where the two big tables are in.
  Do not light the fireplace located in the bedroom under any circumstances (carbon monoxide risk). Please do not prepare or eat meals in the bedrooms. The oven in that room is also out of order.
  When using the stove in the garage kitchen (e.g., to cook or make coffee), please turn off the gas cylinder (bombola) immediately after use and double-check that it is completely closed at night. (The gas cylinder is located outside)
  Tidiness & waste management: We appreciate your help keeping common areas clean! Garbage is collected daily—please check the schedule on the calendar.
  Quiet Hours: Out of respect for our lovely neighbors, please keep noise and music down between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
  Gates: For safety, please make sure both entrance gates are closed at night.
  Laundry: If you need to use the washing machine, just ask Sandra first—she’ll gladly show you the right settings!
  We would love to hear about your experience! If you have a moment, leaving a quick review would mean alot for us.
  News Season 2025
  We can't answer to requests coming during summertime. We will answer to requests arriving in September 2025. It is important for us to be sure about your availability, we trust you, but last year we had to be a team of 6 volunteers and then two volunteers , 3 days before the harvest start didn't show up and this wasn't good for the organisation of the activities.
  This year we truly need help because I will be undertaking an operation in September to replace the hip with a prothesis so can't be as active as usual on the harvest field.
  Please send us requests writing the EXACT PERIOD you are interested to come.
  Of course the activities depend even from the WEATHER FORECAST and of course if the olives are ready to be picked up.
  Please contact us only if interested in this period. ( Minimum 7 DAYS) * THANKS*
  Sandra will be answering to your requests.
  This year we need also help to prepare meals, so we can decide together who would like to stay with my mom to help her while she prepares dinner, are you available for this activity? of course the volunteer has to be available also for olive picking when required.
  This year we will be hosting 6 volunteers
  During lunch time, sandwiches will be prepared for the volunteers and we will eat together under the olives trees when we have our break,
  My wife Sandra will be helping for the organization of the activity because she works at school during harvest period and will come only a few days to meet the group of volunteers and to organize the pasta 🍝 pizza 🍕 party and go to the 🍷 wine festival that usually takes place the end of October.
  We live in a hilly area in the open countryside in the heart of Abruzzo at about 400 meters above sea level. My mom Angela lives there and takes care of the maintenance of the house and gardens with passion and dedication, trying to preserve the local peasant traditions.
  We like inviting volunteers preferable with a car o a caravan as we live in the countryside and it could be useful to move.
  ps: THERE ARE NO PUBLIC MEANS (we can come to pick you up at the nearest train station or bus station when you arrive and of course bring you back when you finish your workaway). A car could be necessary if you would like to move around during your days off because public means aren't available as we are in the COUNTRY SIDE.
  NO PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  WE CAN'T BORROW OUR CAR FOR INSURANCE REASONS.
  We host at least 8 days but we need to know the EXACT PERIOD to let also other volunteers to participate to our project and to form a team.
  If you write during the summer to apply for the harvest please be sure that you can come. It is not fair for other volunteers that would like to come and then I have to say no and then after you cancel 2 days before or not even answering to the emails ( like happened this year 2024)
  Viviamo in una zona collinare in aperta campagna nel cuore dell'Abruzzo a circa 400 metri di quota. Mia mamma Angela vive li e cura con passione e dedizione la manutenzione della casa e degli orti cercando di preservare le tradizioni contadine del posto.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Sprachen

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Natur

  

  Gebirge

  

  Strand
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  You will learn how to make BREAD and 🍕, cook with local products and according to traditional recipes such as pizzas and leaves typical dish of the Chieti area. Living in contact with unspoiled nature having the possibility of trecking in the hilly area ( Fara San Martino) and also the possibility of going to the sea (trabocchi coast San Vito Chietino) which is only 25 km by car from the house and have the possibiity to cycle along the wonderful bike track "La ciclabile della costa dei Trabocchi).

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  Arbeit

  We will organise the harvest work with respect to daily harvest needs in agreement with the team. We usually start in the morning after 8 am. The working hours are about 5 during a day. During the harvest food will be provided. During the harvest we have a lunch break ( SANDWICHES 🥪 directly under olive trees to eat sandwiches prepared by us in the morning . In the evening sometimes we have our dinner altogether.
  Please note that in central Italy, dinner is around 8 pm .
  Sometimes dinners ( home cooked ) have to be prepared by volunteers as we don't sleep near the harvest area. But during helping days, food will be provided and we will be happy to eat together and chat. When you have your free time, food will not be provided, but there are many good things in the fridge.
  We will give information about the area to visit but during your FREE DAYS we can't stay with you
  Usually we put many things in the fridge, we have our own TOMATO SAUCE Mede in August and eggs ( we have hens in another area) .
  It is important to keep the room CLEAN during your stay.
  There is NO INTERNET CONNECTION .
  Very important : the fireplace can't be used for security reasons and is not allowed to smoke in the room, only outside.
  Important to know about olive harvesting. The olive harvesting activity depends on the weather forecast. During harvesting if it starts raining we must stop and continue the next day or perhaps after two or three days if the soil is still wet (we especially help during weekends) . So is a flexible activity sometimes we can do tasks 5 hours sometimes more than five or less etc , we are engaged in the olive harvest for the making of organic extra virgin olive oil. - soil cleaning - pruning of fruit trees - cutting of wood for heating - help with tailoring - cleaning of the house and common areas - watering of flowers and vegetables - painting and ordinary maintenance- cutting wood
  At the moment we are only looking for volunteers for olive harvesting and some light maintainance around the house.
  
  Le attività da svolgere riguardano:
  - da fine ottobre a metà novembre, siamo impegnati nella raccolta delle olive per la produzione del nostro olio extravergine BIO.
  - pulizia dei terreni
  - potatura degli alberi da frutta
  - taglio legna per riscaldamento
  - aiuto lavori di sartoria
  - pulizia casa e aree comuni
  - innaffiare fiori e ortaggi
  - tinteggiatura e manutenzione ordinaria
  - cura del pollaio e raccolta uova biologiche

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Fließend
  Italienisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  we are accepting volontaires of all nationalities that al least understand a bit of italian....anche solo Buongiorno va benissimo.... GRAZIE MILLE
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  Unterkunft

  We live in the COUNTRYSIDE. The big room with a kitchen in the corner where you will be sleeping is on the ground floor and has 3 single beds and has an independent entrance of the cottage. The room is shared with other volunteers. The small bathroom is OUTSIDE away from the room. It isn't a modern bathroom but it is clean. There is a WILD Shower with hot water.
  
  The other place where we can accommodate is an old warehouse, we put two / three beds there. It is an OLD COW STABLE transformed in a dormitory. The room is shared with another volunteers.
  
  There is only one not modern bathroom but clean and it is outside near the trees but it has hot water for the shower 🚿
  Important: the heater hasn't to be increased otherwise it will break. It is just a matter of patience to wait half an hour from one shower.
  There are also other families that live in this cottage. (please no loud music after 9 pm) It is located in a country side and there is a food shop at half an hour walk (about 3 km) and a butcher that also sells cheese at about 20 minutes walk (about 2 km).
  
  This year we can accomodate directly on the spot where we will be Olive harvesting.
  We can host only max 6 volunteers for the period that will share the same room, where there is also the kitchen.
  There is a SMALL BATHROOM OUTSIDE. There is a shower with hot water. Important to know about the boiler that heats the water for the shower. When there are volunteers we keep the boiler ON but it is important to not increase the temperature otherwise it will break. Please keep the temperature on 40 degrees. Please Waits 30 minutes before another 🚿 shower. Of course if two persons need hot shower, you must wait 30 minutes. Last year somebody increased the heater to 80 and it was really difficult because it goes with electricity and so we had to pay a lot but if we keep the boiler on 40 degrees and wait half an hour it is better, thank you for your collaboration.
  During the harvest at lunch time we will be eating together.
  Sometimes at dinner we will be eating together, other times you will have to prepare your meal. Food will be provided for the evening only during harvest days.
  At the end of day we leave and we will see each other next day.
  Important: as there is neighbor upstairs is not allowed listen to high volume music and arrange parties. Please bring spray against mosquitos.

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  Was noch ...

  We live 25 minutes drive from the Mountain Maiella and 30 minutes drive from Fossacesia.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have a space outside the house where a caravan could be parked but as the area is shared with another neighbor we must ask before we can accept

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  We live in the countryside. There are cats but we can accept workaway with small 🐕🐕

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

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