Help with various projects at the foot of Monte Amiata, Italy

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  Description

  Located on the foot of Monte Amiata, a former volcano with chestnut and beech forests, nested in the midst of olive groves, vineyards and a bit of wilderness, surrounded by hills with medieval villages on top of them.
  
  Just a few minutes walk-away runs a fresh mountain river, perfect for having a bath and swim on hot summer afternoons.
  
  
  Some projects:
  
  - maintenance of the olive groves all year round
  -olive harvest from mid/end October
  - Milling and packaging homegrown wheat and flour
  - internal cladding, plastering clay/limestone finishes
  - restoring and building drywalls
  - cutting fire wood
  - planting trees

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Light maintenance

  House & pet sitting
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learning about basics of living on and from the land that provides a home is something I try to do everyday. I do not have anything in depth I can really teach you, but sharing stories and my way of moving about this world is something I do enjoy. I learned to slow down living here, it was not easy but something I find rather important.
  
  Some quotes I like:
  
  "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." ☆Theodor Roosevelt
  
  "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." ☆ Albert Einstein

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  I need help with cleaning and maintaining the land and olive groves, making fire wood, maintaining the veggie garden, planting trees.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Hungarian: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  Separate house with double bed, kitchen, bathroom and big living room.

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  What else ...

  The nearest town (15 minutes by car) is Castel del Piano, a charming place with all kinds of shops, cafes, supermarkets, piazzas, etc.
  It is crucial to have your own car if you would like to discover the area.
  I can offer to do some excursions to the Amiata and surrounding but cannot be a tour guide on the weekends.
  I am waiting for a foot surgery at the moment and am slightly handicapped, so I won't be able to participate in all physical activities, but I try to be present in all of them.
  Volunteers should be rather fit and enjoy working outside.
  I do not define the exact working hours, because with outdoors work it is difficult to plan precisely ahead. It depends on things like the season and weather conditions when we start and finish but usually I try to not exceed 4 hours daily, 5 days a week. In the olive harvest time this rule can vary.
  I provide a fresh, healthy lunch on workdays. For breakfast and dinner everyone has to care individually, and on free days also lunch is on the volunteers own responsibility.

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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

  Digital nomads are welcome but need to provide their own internet connection.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Nemo

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