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Hello, I’m Alexandra (Alex for short!) and over the past 20 years, my family has been fixing up a country house, cultivating an organic garden, and caring for olive trees.
Now that the kids have flown the nest, it’s just me. Any help maintaining the house is most welcome!
I am looking for a couple (preferably with own car) that can help with gardening, home DIY and general handiwork. You don’t have to be an expert, but someone with initiative and a who's ready to get stuck and get their hands dirty is the right fit for here.
The house and grounds are within a rustic estate and wooded parkland, near Chiusi in Central Italy, halfway between Roma and Firenze, Assisi and Siena. I’m close to the main north/south highway and rail service, putting all of central Italy within reach.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
When the work is over, there are plenty of sights to see.
The house is 10 minutes from a central Tuscan train station putting all of central Italy within easy reach. The city centers of Roma, Firenze, Siena, Arezzo, Orvieto, Cortona, Assisi or Perugia can be easily reached by comfortable and inexpensive trains. You can walk to the bus stop in the morning and find the local café or bakery.
The estate I live on provides many lovely walks through native woodland. There are also a few old mountain bikes hanging around the shed.
Help
What I am looking for is someone who enjoys the outdoors and is comfortable with manual labour. Creativity, initiative, and fresh ideas are encouraged
Your main tasks would be weeding, pruning, planting, and harvesting. Machinery handling is highly desired (primarily for cutting dead trees).
Spring is the time to overhaul the vegetable garden, so I would need someone who would be happy handing seedlings, creating tomato structures and installing shade cloths.
There may also be some casual indoor maintenance, but the focus of the work would be outside.
Don’t worry if a lot of this is new to you. I am more than willing to show you the ropes, I just need some extra hands!
I have a lot of experience with Workaway, so I recommend volunteers plan for stays of around a week. This gives both host and guest time to get to know each other without making too big a commitment. If it's a good fit, we can discuss extending your stay.
I usually ask for five hours a day on weekdays with weekends off for you to explore Italy. This has worked well in the past but can always be discussed further upon arrival.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
Accommodation
You will have your own private room and bathroom with shower and a place set for you at the supper table even though you might be cooking for yourselves. You'll be treated with equal parts privacy and company. I offer free wi-fi and phone calls from my landline to the US and Europe.
What else ...
I am based in an old Italian farmhouse - rustic but comfortable. The rooms are plenty and spacious so I am happy to accommodate couples and pets. There is a gentle, outdoor cat to keep everyone company.
The household is as eco-friendly as I can make it: I save water (you might think obsessively), energy, cook from scratch, recycle and waste as little as I can. The water is heated by the sun and I now have an air-conditioning/heating heat-pump running off solar-generated electricity.
As an eco-friendly household, my diet is largely plant-based and as such, I only make plant-based food for my guests. I don't smoke.
I enjoy a friendly household: the first volunteers stayed with us twenty years ago, and every visitor since then has brought support, fun, laughter, and worldly experience to the family.
In terms of getting here, RyanAir flies from London directly to Perugia, which is an hour's drive away. The airports in Rome are about two and a half hours by car or train. Here in the country, it helps to have a car - rentals are available at the train station in Chiusi. However, with excellent rail service, it is not a necessity.
Please feel free to get in touch if this sounds like the job for you or with any questions and I will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
I own a cat, so any animal that isn't hostile.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Jazzy
Host ref number: 000000000271
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Feedback (34)
16 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Alan) for host
Alexandra's place is a delight with tumbling hedgerows full of flowers. The food is plentiful and mostly veggie and the double bed and en-suite a delight. Alex conserves water and electric is solar so limitations on usage. Alex will explain all! Thank you!
10 Jun 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Alan)
Alan has a high proficiency in many areas. He built me two gates, a fence and he felled two trees. Do not dream of putting him in the weeding squad!
(Excellent
)
16 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Monique) for host
The two weeks spent at Alex’ were a wonderful time. Alex welcomed me in her life and introduced me to her friends. I felt at home.
The house is lovely, with an amazing garden and a very nice & comfortable private bedroom & bathroom for workawayers. Amazing views all around, so even while pulling weeds or digging in the garden you can enjoy the… read more
The house is lovely, with an amazing garden and a very nice & comfortable private bedroom & bathroom for workawayers. Amazing views all around, so even while pulling weeds or digging in the garden you can enjoy the… read more
22 May 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Tammy)
Tammy came to us in a very difficult time and has been incredibly patient and kind. She is very respectful of house rules and is eager to learn and share her experiences. She is very thorough and detail-oriented. She has worked on quite boring and menial task without complaint and with striking results. We are incredibly thankful!
(Excellent
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16 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Alan) for host
Alexandra's place is a delight with tumbling hedgerows full of flowers. The food is plentiful and mostly veggie and the double bed and en-suite a delight. Alex conserves water and electric is solar so limitations on usage. Alex will explain all! Thank you!
10 Jun 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Alan)
Alan has a high proficiency in many areas. He built me two gates, a fence and he felled two trees. Do not dream of putting him in the weeding squad!
(Excellent)
16 Jun 2024
Left by Workawayer (Monique) for host
The two weeks spent at Alex’ were a wonderful time. Alex welcomed me in her life and introduced me to her friends. I felt at home.
The house is lovely, with an amazing garden and a very nice & comfortable private bedroom & bathroom for workawayers. Amazing views all around, so even while pulling weeds or digging in the garden you can enjoy the… read more
The house is lovely, with an amazing garden and a very nice & comfortable private bedroom & bathroom for workawayers. Amazing views all around, so even while pulling weeds or digging in the garden you can enjoy the… read more
22 May 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Tammy)
Tammy came to us in a very difficult time and has been incredibly patient and kind. She is very respectful of house rules and is eager to learn and share her experiences. She is very thorough and detail-oriented. She has worked on quite boring and menial task without complaint and with striking results. We are incredibly thankful!
(Excellent)
17 May 2023
Left by Workawayer (Rebecca) for host
Thank you so much to this lovely family! During my short stay, I was fortunate enough to meet the whole family and felt very comfortable. Their house is really amazing and the result of many many years of hard work and amazing visions. I enjoyed great day trips to nearby villages and was fully encouraged to spend time exploring. Thank you so much… read more
12 May 2022
Left by Workawayer (Alex) for host
What an absolute delight of a family. I feel so incredibly lucky to have spent a week here with Alex, David, Bob, Thomasina, and Isolda. I will always hold their home in a special place in my heart.
I funnily enough befriended Thomasina on a bus in Greece. I told her I would be traveling in Italy in September and was looking for a workaway. Her… read more
I funnily enough befriended Thomasina on a bus in Greece. I told her I would be traveling in Italy in September and was looking for a workaway. Her… read more
7 Jan 2022
Left by Workawayer (Heleen) for host
I had a wonderful time at Alex and Davids. During my short time there I got to be a part of their Italian Lifestyle. Gardening with a view and the cutest cat to join me for breakfast in the garden made for some great days. I also got to meet one of their lovely daughters and made some great trips around the area. My favourite part were the great… read more
24 Apr 2019
Left by Workawayer (Rose & Brian) for host
We had a wonderful time. David and Alex are very engaging, welcoming and thoughtful people. Their home is beautiful and tranquil. Alex's evening meals were delicious, bountiful and often included their interesting friends. We thoroughly enjoyed our work prepping the garden, sewing, helping with household tasks, and shopping with them on weekend… read more
24 Mar 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Alison)
We are OLD, old Workaway hosts and we've seen a hundred or so. Alison makes the cut. Alison is our new family member.
She's Scottish so she's practical, sensible, funny, involved, educated, independent, helpful, a remainer (yes!), and very seriously missed. She know's her films and can recommend a good evening's entertainment. I can't explain the… read more
She's Scottish so she's practical, sensible, funny, involved, educated, independent, helpful, a remainer (yes!), and very seriously missed. She know's her films and can recommend a good evening's entertainment. I can't explain the… read more
(Excellent)
16 Feb 2019
Left by Workawayer (Alison) for host
I had an amazing time with Alex and David who welcomed me into their home (although David didn't arrive for another couple of weeks). For the first week we were making pillowcases and pillows. Then, due to the comments of one of her friends, we switched to painting furniture and revamping rooms. It was nice work and not hard at all. It was great… read more
15 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Emily) for host
Dear Alex and David,
Thank you so much for an amazing introduction to Workaway. You have created such an impressive legacy in the fabric of the building and inspired me with your vision and creativity, as I'm sure you have so many other workawayers! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, wine, evening swims and delicious meals with me! You went… read more
Thank you so much for an amazing introduction to Workaway. You have created such an impressive legacy in the fabric of the building and inspired me with your vision and creativity, as I'm sure you have so many other workawayers! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, wine, evening swims and delicious meals with me! You went… read more
11 Jun 2018
Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
Thank you so much for having me. It was a fantastic experience for me as a first time workawayer. David, Alex & the girls were such kind and generous hosts and I really appreciated your support & encouragement to go and explore. I hope very much to visit you again sometime.
15 May 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Lucy)
We miss you, Lucy! I was able to get the house ready for our guests, thanks to you; and you'll be happy to know that the tomatoes and asparagus are doing fine. As it turns out, you were very lucky with the weather. Ever since you left, it has been getting colder and wetter. For the last two nights, we started a fire in the apartment to keep… read more
(Excellent)
30 Apr 2018
Left by Workawayer (Lucy) for host
I had a really wonderful time here! The area was really lovely and David was a great host. It was just me and David for a week, but I never felt particularly bored or lonely. There was lots of basic garden maintenance work (nothing too difficult) and David tried his best to make sure I was enjoying my stay/got out to explore the area a bit. Thanks… read more
21 May 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Clara)
Ha Ha! Oh Clara, you poor thing. I hope your future travel and workaway experiences are better than what you had here in the confines of our home! A "sweatshop" of one, you spent your hours suffering with cantankerous sewing machines and a pressured schedule while turning our impossible ideas into actual things of beauty! And the meals you cooked… read more
(Excellent)
21 May 2017
Left by Workawayer (Clara) for host
This trip to Italy had been my first workaway experience and finding this lovely, caring family was the greatest luck! I thank you guys for the month I spend with you, for all the interesting dinner conversations we had, for the ice cream experiments, for being able to see some very nice parts of the country in exchange for being able to spend my… read more
4 Oct 2016
Left by Workawayer (Gina) for host
So sorry for such a late reply!
I'm so touched by such lovely feed back, thank you so much it was a pleasure : )
I had the most amazing time with David and the other WorkAway guests, unfortunately I missed out on meeting Alex and their daughters. Maybe if I'm lucky enough to visit again!
If you are looking for great Workaway hosts, David &… read more
I'm so touched by such lovely feed back, thank you so much it was a pleasure : )
I had the most amazing time with David and the other WorkAway guests, unfortunately I missed out on meeting Alex and their daughters. Maybe if I'm lucky enough to visit again!
If you are looking for great Workaway hosts, David &… read more
23 Jun 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Gina)
Hey Gina! Big thanks again. A million thanks for taking such good care of me and our other two workaways. And thanks for your lovely presence, attention to detail, contributions to our effort, and leaving everything you touched so wonderfully improved.
Hey hosts! If you've read this far in her profile, well; you're probably never going to… read more
Hey hosts! If you've read this far in her profile, well; you're probably never going to… read more
(Excellent)
13 Jun 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Emilia)
Thank you so much, Emilia. It was a matter of very lucky timing that we could host you, even for so short a time. It is another testimony to the wonderful service of Workaway. I am sorry that your job turned out to be cleaning the floor, I'll bet life is much easier now!
To prospective hosts, Emilia is from Mendoza in eastern Argentina under… read more
To prospective hosts, Emilia is from Mendoza in eastern Argentina under… read more
(Excellent)
12 Jun 2016
Left by Workawayer (Emilia) for host
I only spent 10 days but it was enought to realise that Alex, David and their daughter are amazing! I had a very good time and I felt part of the family.
I was doing some scrubing, not too hard!
Grazie Alex and David, I hope to see you again!
I was doing some scrubing, not too hard!
Grazie Alex and David, I hope to see you again!
22 Feb 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (anitarose)
We've hosted around 100 volunteers in over 10 years with Workaway. We've met some fantastic, adventuresome people; but for one reason or another, few have become close friends. Anita is one of the few who has morphed from two-time volunteer to friend of the family.
Anita worked with us before "feedback" was available on the Workaway site.… read more
Anita worked with us before "feedback" was available on the Workaway site.… read more
(Excellent)
16 Feb 2016
Left by Workawayer (anitarose) for host
I had a marvelous time working and staying with David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde several summers ago. They provided warm, comfortable accommodations, delicious and plentiful food, and endless conversations and laughter. Their location is idyllic, and even hanging wet laundry on the line felt like a treat, with that view and in the midst of all… read more
27 Oct 2015
Left by host for Workawayer (Cara & Jonathan)
Imagine the collective joy and the round of applause after Cara and Jon sang a beautiful, harmonious song in celebration of a 15 member feast, warming the newly purchased house of our neighbor. We invited them to join us for the supper and everyone fell in love. In fact, we invited them to join us as volunteer workers for our annual olive harvest… read more
(Excellent)
26 Oct 2015
Left by Workawayer (Cara & Jonathan) for host
My heart breaks to write this review because that means it's over! Jonathan and I loved EVERY MINUTE with our new family. We worked hard on the olive harvest, climbing in trees like we were kids again, while listening to music and having good discussion as a group. We got to experience the Mill where the olives were pressed into oil, and David… read more
8 Aug 2015
Left by Workawayer (Anni) for host
I stayed with David and his wonderful family for a much too brief week in July 2013. This review is therefore long overdue but unfortunately I didn’t have a workaway account for quite a while. However, I haven’t forgotten about wonderful time I had with this family in their beautiful home. Especially now with some distance and more workaway… read more
26 May 2015
Left by Workawayer (Anna) for host
i spent my first workaway experience with alex and david for about three weeks in feb/march and it was the best way to begin.
i felt completely welcomed by this family who shared their skills, passions, and ideas with me. they have been working hard on their beautiful home for years and it shows. the grounds are filled with olive trees and… read more
i felt completely welcomed by this family who shared their skills, passions, and ideas with me. they have been working hard on their beautiful home for years and it shows. the grounds are filled with olive trees and… read more
1 Mar 2015
Left by host for Workawayer (Colin)
A winning combination of the intellectual and practical. A very hard worker, and a huge hit with the teenage girls who were devastated when he left. Hurry back to finish your steps, Colin!
(Excellent)
5 Jan 2015
Left by Workawayer (Colin) for host
I stayed with David and Alex for three weeks. They and their children are really special people. They're dependable, fair, intelligent, charming people, and have really been my best workaway experience. They welcomed me into their family from the first day. Alex and David get up every day full of energy and verve, whence I really don't know (maybe… read more
10 Oct 2014
Left by Workawayer (Zoe & Alex) for host
Staying with David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde for 10 days was our first workaway experience, and we're happy to say it was a positive one! They are an intellectual, good humoured, warm and generous family. The girls are growing into clever, independent women. We spent evenings learning about the history of the area, sipping wine and discussing… read more
7 Oct 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Zoe & Alex)
Our daughter Thomasina was very sad to hear she had missed saying goodbye to Zoe and Alex. And we were sad even though we did get to say goodbye. I hope their next host is terrible and they will be calling soon to say they are coming back.
Zoe and Alex are self starters, self sufficient, polite, enthusiastic, encouraging and imaginative.… read more
Zoe and Alex are self starters, self sufficient, polite, enthusiastic, encouraging and imaginative.… read more
(Excellent)
16 Feb 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Ivana)
Too good to be true. A chorus of praise rises up from the family around me as I point out that we haven't posted our testimonial. Ivana, you remarkable girl! We may have a crowd of relatives and friends here but you will always be welcome to drop your helicopter on us! We're fixing the weather so come for a long stay.
(Excellent)
15 Feb 2014
Left by Workawayer (Ivana) for host
A wonderful two week Workaway experience with a unique and remarkable family who no doubt will be friends for life. I'm looking forward to a return visit sometime in the future.
8 Feb 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Adrien)
Ciao Chloe and Adrien! Thanks for the great review, but remember, the place would have been much quieter and less interesting without you! I hope you are thinking of returning to Italy because we no longer have holes to dig... (joke!!). But we are very nearly finishing the downstairs living area and you will have a kitchen to yourselves in the… read more
(Excellent)
7 Feb 2014
Left by Workawayer (Adrien) for host
We stayed two weeks with David, Isolde, Thomasina, Alex and Giles during summer 2013.
We will remember : the wonderful place; the sun; the old and charming villages and particularly Città della Pieve we visited together. We will also remember: the ball-games at the swimming-pool with the girls; the hat-thief called Thomasina; the French lessons… read more
We will remember : the wonderful place; the sun; the old and charming villages and particularly Città della Pieve we visited together. We will also remember: the ball-games at the swimming-pool with the girls; the hat-thief called Thomasina; the French lessons… read more
3 Oct 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (John & Meggan)
And thank you, Megan and John. We are still dragging piles of pruned olive wood to the bonfire, and the line is so long waiting to admire the glistening limewash I think we're going to start charging admission. After this vegan brainwash, I hope you can still enjoy a meaty spaghetti sauce without a guilty conscience. Best luck in Montepulciano.
(Excellent)
3 Oct 2013
Left by Workawayer (John & Meggan) for host
Wow, we had a great experience with Alex, David, Thomasina, & Isolde. they are such a warm and amazing family and we wish we had the time for more of our stimulating dinner conversations or more board games with the girls!
Work was mostly spent lime-washing the basement walls and with plenty of check-ins to make sure we weren't liming ourselves… read more
Work was mostly spent lime-washing the basement walls and with plenty of check-ins to make sure we weren't liming ourselves… read more
18 Aug 2013
Left by Workawayer (Jose & Erin) for host
David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde, we are yearning to come back to Italy to live in Tuscany/Umbrian heaven! We can’t thank you all enough for making our first workaway experience unforgettable and enjoyable! For all you prospective workawayers, this family is one of the kindest, warmest families you will meet and you will feel right at home and… read more
3 Aug 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Jose & Erin)
Erin and Jose, where for art thou? I hope you enjoyed your stay here as much as we enjoyed having you. I can't think of another workaway volunteer(s) who gave so much to us and got so little in return. Sorry about the car, it's still being diagnosed! And, if it's any consolation, it's hotter now than when you were here.
To any prospective host:… read more
To any prospective host:… read more
(Excellent)
5 Aug 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Jarrod)
Ha! We can have some fun with this recommendation because Jarrod is now an adopted family member. His story is interesting. He proposed to rent a room next door for a month, hoping to get to Castiglione del Lago for daily violin lessons. It's a long walk. It's a long bike ride, especially on our old bike; so, he bought a scooter. The scooter broke… read more
(Excellent)
5 Aug 2013
Left by Workawayer (Jarrod) for host
I spent 3 weeks with David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde and what a wonderful family they are! The days digging trenches, moving soil, gardening and bricking the patio seemed to fly as we got into the work, while chatting away to the other workaway I was lucky enough to meet. David and Alex were always grateful for the work contribution and reward… read more
27 Jun 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Joshua)
Ha! The poor lawn mower is suffering like the rest of us from too much of a good thing. But I did get the strimmer running at full throttle. And I foolishly agreed to repair Alan's rusty Grillo Trimmer which took two days and $30 worth of machine bearings. I was so happy to get it going, I cleared a huge swath through the brush up to the swimming… read more
(Excellent)
27 Jun 2013
Left by Workawayer (Joshua) for host
What a time we had staying with David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde! Hospitality, lively conversation, trips to the pool, reading, writing, arithmatic (I think Isolde read 4 or 5 novels while we were there but I could be exagerating) all crammed into just under two weeks. We originally scheduled our stay for one week but, after a postponement from… read more
8 Jun 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Christopher)
Poor things, after staying here for a week these two are ready for anything and any degree of suffering! Both Sara and Chris can now tell the difference between lime mortar and concrete. They know how to dive into wet, muddy trenches, survive hour-long hailstorms, eat raw food three times a day, soothe anxious school children, drink beer with… read more
(Excellent)
8 Jun 2013
Left by host for Workawayer (Jenny)
Dear Jenny, Thank you for the glowing review although I can't help wondering if you are confusing us with another host. I remember you working way over your five hour budget in the garden before beginning in the kitchen with Alex. Please come back soon, I think we owe you some time off!
Jenny Kessler came with a little bonus in shape of… read more
Jenny Kessler came with a little bonus in shape of… read more
(Excellent)
7 Jun 2013
Left by Workawayer (Jenny) for host
We had a fantastic time with David, Alex, Thomasina and Isolde, and cannot recommend them highly enough. They were great hosts. the food was wonderful and healthy, the local wine was tasty and refreshing and there was plenty of both. Thomasina and Isolde were the most charming and friendly girls we've probably ever encountered.
The house and… read more
The house and… read more
21 Jun 2012
Left by host for Workawayer (lesleyvick)
We had a good fit with this couple. Alex had just finished reading a nutrition book and Lesley not only turned up with a bunch of vegetarian recipes but a very useful guy named Jan as well. Jan plastered my walls, built me a gate, washed all the dishes, transplanted big bushes and worked all day. I'm not sure Lesley's cooking paid Jan back for all… read more
(Excellent)
21 Jun 2012
Left by Workawayer (lesleyvick) for host
We had a marvellous time! Felt so welcomed and looked after. The work was fun and always plenty of tea and builders biscuits. The family makes you feel part of them and the location is wonderful.
10 Aug 2011
Left by Workawayer (shealavie) for host
We just finished our first Workaway with David and Alex and their wonderful girls,Thomasina and Isolda and we cannot say enough good things about the experience. Jane & I(Ron),our daughter Marina(16) and her friend Dana(15) arrived not knowing quite what to expect and were delighted to find gracious hosts and engaging children who our girls took… read more
9 Aug 2011
Left by host for Workawayer (Giles)
This will not be an unbiased rating. Giles fits in here like a brother. He's intelligent, witty, quiet, and well-mannered. You can trust him with anything. He anticipates and contributes. He accepts our quirky household as if it were his own. The kids, guests, other volunteers, neighbors, and even the dog love this guy. He's a self-starter… read more
(Excellent)
18 Apr 2011
Left by host for Workawayer (Sharon)
We are veteran workaway hosts yet have never left a recommendation before this. If you are a potential host and feel the perfect guest should be self-sufficient, a self-starter, an independent problem solver, mindful of her own hours, pickup after herself, be cheerful and full of praise even if it's fake, never complain about the local wine, or… read more
(Excellent)
16 Apr 2011
Left by Workawayer (Sharon) for host
Alex, David and the girls were great hosts - they made us feel at home straightaway, and we loved the fact that they let us use our own initiative. Thankfully the tasks that we completed did seem to help them out in some way! The work was hard but rewarding, and the fact that they obviously appreciated everything that was done was the best… read more
13 Nov 2010
Left by Workawayer (Sheila) for host
This was our first (and we hope, far from our last) Workaway stay. Frankly, I think our experience with David and family would be hard to beat. David worked hard to juggle his list of volunteers so that we could help with the olive harvest. He and Alex could not have been more gracious hosts. The first thing we did after being picked up at the… read more
24 Oct 2010
Left by Workawayer (Richard) for host
I was able to spend the month of July with David, Alex and their two wonderful young daughters Thomasina and Isolda helping with the restoration of their unique and charming family house in Tuscany.
The whole project and the set up is facinating and continually evolving, there is never a shortage of challenges and experiences to be found and I… read more
The whole project and the set up is facinating and continually evolving, there is never a shortage of challenges and experiences to be found and I… read more
7 Jul 2010
Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
I volunteered with Alex and David two years ago and had the best time! They were very accommodating and enthusiastic, and Isolde and Thomasina were (are) sweethearts. Sitting around the dinner table with them and in their living room are great memories!
Although I had fun running around pruning olive trees, I really enjoyed being able to get… read more
Although I had fun running around pruning olive trees, I really enjoyed being able to get… read more
12 Jun 2010
Left by Workawayer (Megan) for host
I just completed 2 weeks of Workaways with Alex and her two daughters Thomasina and Isolde (David was in America) and I instantly felt welcome and part of the family. I was helping Alex in the garden mowing, weeding, composting, planting - the work was hot and sweaty but rewarding. Alex was really eager to make you feel comfortable and give advice… read more
25 Jan 2010
Left by Workawayer (Michelle) for host
Myself (Jules) and my wife Michelle recently spent 6 weeks with David and family. Our main task was organic olive picking, which was really great fun with a true sense of achievement when taking the olives to press! Other tasks we were involved in were restoration of the buildings (all under the guidance of David, who ensured safety) and general… read more
