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Hi to everyone, my name is Vincent, i 'm 30 years old and I live in Castelvetrano, a town in the south west of sicily. I came back from a really inspiring trip around asia and australia were i met a lot of awesome people and i had the chance to work and help out in many nice projects. I came back with so much positive energy and new ideas that i decided to start my own project, a permaculture farm in a piece of land of 1 hectar that i share with my grandfather!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They have the opportunity to practice and learn a lot about natural agricolture and they have the chance to get to know sicily in a different way!
Help
The project is still in the beginning, i have been able to do a lot in this 3 years but much much more is still to do. At the moment i am already growing local vegetables,strawberries, lots of herbs, aloe plants and many different kinds of fruit trees, but i still plan to grow much more, so volunteers will be helping me out mainly with the gardening. Than i also have some little construction plans, I already built a small house, all out of recicled materials, a compost toilet and put fences around the field, so it could be that sometimes we'll be working on these things to. We work 5 days a week 5 hours a day mainly in the morning to avoid the heat of the midday hours. So if you like working outside, like plants and growing plants or you never tried but want to learn about it i' m shure you' re going to have a great time here!
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Indipendent house in the land, I provide breakfast , e lunch and dinner in the working days and fresh vegetables and seasonally fruits from my farm! And i can also arrange bicicles for who wants.
What else ...
From castelvetrano you can easily reach Selinunte wich is 15 km far away, a small town at the seaside located between a naturalistic-reserve and the biggest archeological parc in europe, the ruins and temples of an ancient greek colony. There is a bus service if you don't have a car. By bus and or train you can also reach Palermo our capital wich is definetly worth a visit ! Apart of that, Sicily, unlickely mostly known for its problems, is luckely still a land of wonderful beaches, lots of wild nature, sun, super good food, good wine and the traces and proves of different cultures of different ages everywhere!
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
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I have learnt few things about permaculture… read more
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I have learnt few things about permaculture… read more
I enjoyed the work (planting beans, seperating garlic, weeding ...) and the time with him during the work. I also learned a few things about permaculture.
We had breakfast together and started working around 8/9am. after lunchbrake i left the field mostly around 1/2 pm and… read more
Vincent lives with parents, who were cooking for me my… read more
