Volunteering with Farming and tourism in Toscana, Italy

Stayed with Barbara and Maurizio back in Novemeber of 2011. I have life long memories of this place including the food, the company, the peaceful setting and the welcome they showed me. I cherish this place. Thank you to both of you and hope you are doing well.

Cheers, Sean

This was my first workaway. Is was was a great experience. I got many new ideas on vegetarian cooking. Everyday we ate excellent fresh vegetarian food. It was a great fun to make italian pasta from scratch. I will never forgot the taste of fresh made Ricotta cheese. We worked a lot together. I liked that. But we also visited nice villages and the… read more see, places you would never find as a regular tourist. The farm was really, really nice. Watching sun set and sun down was something really special. Thank you Barbara and Maurizio.

very friendly couple a luvly set up of lifetsyle and living enjoyed everyday with them. learnt alot of new skills and experiences.
would reccomend =D

we ate the most delicious food here: colourful salad from the garden, real italian pasta, and the freshest cheese you can imagine! working in the olive grove was always a delight because of the beautiful setting, and the great conversations about history or agriculture or whatever. having a private room and bathroom was a great luxury too. it… read more can get a bit lonely here, because the hosts work A LOT, so come with a project or some books to read. our hosts were kind enough to take us on a day trip to a local attraction, and showed us how to make pecorino cheese and pasta from scratch. while we were there, we got to play with 5 kittens, what a joy!