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Ciao! We are a family of three and we just moved to the countryside!
We live on the hills of northern Italy, near Reggio Emilia (45 min from Parma and 1,5 h from Bologna) in a secluded place very close to "Castello di Canossa".
I am a primary school teacher and my boys are 17 and 19. We love nature, animals, foraging, hiking, fishing and building from scratch. We want our Workaways to be part of our family and enjoy the cultural exchange just like us.
We have one loving cat, 1 adopted dog (a 16 year old labrador), a black shepperd dog, a 5 months old maremmano shepperd dog, and some chickens.
I also need help clearing kitchen after meals, and some help sweeping floors and stairs.
Other than that you get a chance of exploring foraging and natural cuisine with me and real family life!
We try to live sustainably and help wildlife and biodiversity around us.
Meals always with us and vegetarian.
Breakfast: self-service around 8 o' clock
Oats
Cereal
dried fruit
fruits
yogurt
sometimes fresh sourdough bread
tea
Coffee
Herbal teas
Lunch and dinner always with us (around 1 pm and 8:30 pm / 9:30 pm in summer because of the heat)
We forage for food whenever possible and I use lots of wild herbs in the spring.
You will have a bedroom of your own with a shared bathroom outside. I can give you towels and you can use our washing machine and soap.
We have solar panels and use a wood stove for heating and hot water, in winter it's only possible to have a shower every other day.
This place is for you if:
You like being in nature away from city life
You Enjoy vegan / plant based cooking
You are not afraid of helping around the house and are sociable and adaptable
You want to blend in with the family
You Would like to learn more about foraging
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Creative DIY projects
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Vegetarian or vegan
Farming
Cooking & food
Carpentry
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are in Valdenza, there are lots of things to see and explore, depending on what you like. Nature and lots of history, good food.
We want our volunteers to be happy and have a great time too. We spend time outdoors, love walking, having friends around, I used to be a graphic designer and run an organic tshirt webshop... we are into photography, interior design... wildlife and biodiversity ...... sustainability. My boys love fishing and bushcraft, they have a good knowledge of wildlife and hunting skills. Vico is building a den in the woods and loves birdwatching, Tommi is more practical and loves building things and repairing. He wants more chickens so we can have eggs and meat from time to time. They are also want to setting up a truffle forest with micorised oaks, hazelnut trees and hornbeam. There are truffles already here in the area and it's a good spot for this kind of cultivation. -
Help
We need help in the garden, planting shrubs and bringing wood inside for the fire and in the house with general cleaning.
The house has just been renovated and needs some help both inside and outside.
Activities you can choose from:
- Collect and break dead branches and sticks in our forest for the stove in our house.
- Tidy up and organise the shed
- House cleaning
- Help me bring wood inside every 2 weeks in the winter
- planting shrubs and small oaks for truffles (digging)
-build a small suspended wooden platform
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Languages spoken
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Accommodation
You will have a bedroom of your own detatched from the house. shared Bathroom
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What else ...
We are flexible! :-)
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A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
we have good wifi
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Space for parking camper vans
we have room for campervans
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Can possibly accept pets
We can discuss this, we have a cat, 3 dogs and free chickens. Dogs are very welcome only if well behaved.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
Chickens
A dozen chickens
Mimi (4 years)
Extra relaxed loving cat
Lupa (1 year)
Mongrel shepperd Puppy
Joy (16 years)
Old male labrador
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At Jenni's house, their appreciation of life permeated our days. The work was perfect for us. We managed our own time, it was up to our conscience how much we worked. I sanded, made shelves, packed firewood, cleaned, did the dishes. The place was beautiful. We had wine under Canossa's castle. We had Panini on the pebbled banks of the Enza … read more
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At Jenni's house, their appreciation of life permeated our days. The work was perfect for us. We managed our own time, it was up to our conscience how much we worked. I sanded, made shelves, packed firewood, cleaned, did the dishes. The place was beautiful. We had wine under Canossa's castle. We had Panini on the pebbled banks of the Enza … read more
La nostra esperienza con Jennifer è stata purtroppo molto negativa. Siamo rimasti 6 giorni a casa sua e abbiamo lavorato tutti i giorni senza ricevere nemmeno un giorno libero. La comunicazione è sempre stata molto carente: non per una questione di lingua, dato che capiamo molto bene l’italiano, ma perché non spiegava mai chiaramente i … read more
Purtroppo l’esperienza con Erica e Nicholas è durata solo una settimana a causa di problemi di comunicazione e mancanza di rispetto delle regole di casa. La coppia non parla inglese e conosce pochissimo italiano; quando spiegavo le cose rispondevano “sì sì sì”, ma spesso senza aver realmente capito, cosa che può diventare … read more
During our stay, we helped with different … read more
The workload is very reasonable and there was lots of time to relax … read more
They were respectful, polite, and at the same time very friendly and … read more
Jenni was running a summer camp for local kids during a few days of our stay, and it was a lot of fun to help out with some … read more
they are always willing to help, they can do almost everything (house-wise) and you can be sure that whatever task they have they’ll do it 110% with love and attention. they are friendly and extremely respectful of the house and family they go to, and the two little dogs haven’t been a problem at … read more
Grazie ragazzi!
Thry are welcome to come back, but in the summer, as thry’ve had a terrible foggy and cold stay with us … read more
Even though the weather was pretty harsh on us, we managed to help them out with cleaning up the area around the house and lot of woodwork.
All of the family was really welcoming from the first day on. Jenny made us feel … read more
The project of building a chicken coop was a real challenge for us.
Jenni provided us with all the materials for the construction.
The main work is done and her children will be able to finish it.
Emi is a character just like chickens. Thanks for the rides and shared … read more
Thank you for this experience and I wish you the best for the future and to do what you like ! :)
Assolutamente consigliato! Felix è stato con noi due settimane ed è sempre stato gentile e rispettoso con tutti. Ha costruito un meraviglioso letto … read more
They are skilled in carpentry, repairing, insulating, building, painting... and very fast too! They also help a lot with the cooking, shopping and whatever you need to do. They have been very helpful and friendly. Highly … read more
I wish them all the best and I hope they’ll come back soon! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Highly recommended.
The two boys were very sweet and entertaining. We had lots of fun playing soccer and other games with them. This … read more
We were included in every aspect of daily life, going out for bike rides, fishing, swimming, going hiking in the mountains and going out for dinner.
The boys; Tommi and Vico are lovely … read more
Due ragazzi fantastici, gentili, educati, bravissimi con i bimbi. con noi 6 settimane, sono stati un aiuto prezioso e ci mancheranno tantissimo!
