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Description
We are not a trading company. We offer a life of the highest quality, a stay in a beautiful Mediterranean garden, Italian cuisine with healthy food, excellent company on one of the most beautiful island in the world.
This place was born with the desire and need to change location, lifestyle, activity, frequentation. The road to a possible future for the planet, for me and my loved ones.
It is a biodiverse garden designed and evolved following the design and agro-ecological principles of Permaculture, in aridoculture. It is a place of meeting and exchange between people from all parts of the world.
We have already hosted more than 400 people from all over the globe. We have planted many trees and intend to plant many more and like all living things they need to be cared for, protected and loved. There are about 100 species of Mediterranean trees, and a hundred different types of fruit trees with a total of about 20000 planted in the past 10 years following the principles of Permaculture. There are also many large olive trees which produce excellent quality oil. You can help us to maintain the garden. In autumn/ winter we harvest the olives and produce oil. All jobs are coordinated personally by Mario. Depending on the weather you can stay in the village in grandfathers’ stone house with a panoramic view, or in the garden (3 km) where there are 5 caravans and ready to host up to 12 people. The cuisine is mostly vegetarian but if you prefer you can eat and cook independently. We like to live a good, healthy natural lifestyle with people we love.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We may do maintenance of the trees, of the new vegetable garden, construction of dry stone walls, irrigation, green mulch, construction of furnitures and small wooden structures, cooking, but also relaxing evenings with friends, swims at the sea, little excursions, etc etc. For this we need people very flexible, ready to adapt to any requirement.
Help
Alternative technology, Fruits , Permacultura, Preserving produce, Olives, Building/maintenance, Vegetables
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: IntermediateThis 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.
Accommodation
Camper / Caravan, Dormitory, Shared bedroom, Tent. It depends on the time of year, the seasons and the weather.
What else ...
Situated in the heart of south eastern Sicily, the most African part of the island, a few kilometers from the sea, rich in natural archaeological & geological attractions in a landscape of great importance. Very easy to reach by bus.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
in the garden we have unlimited electricity during the hours of light thanks to solar panels and WiFI. For the dark hours, we have good power banks
Space for parking camper vans
there is plenty of parking space and all services are available
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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His garden is full of various types of trees, and it was really peaceful to stay there and listen to nature.
The job was not hard, as we were cleaning the garden to prevent fire most of the time and it was fun to work in the… read more
Mario is a great team leader and cook. He is pretty knowledgeable about permaculture and respects the 3 values. Everyday, he explains the objective of the task and allow us to observe, try and optimise the method.
I truly experimented the slow living… read more
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His garden is full of various types of trees, and it was really peaceful to stay there and listen to nature.
The job was not hard, as we were cleaning the garden to prevent fire most of the time and it was fun to work in the… read more
Mario is a great team leader and cook. He is pretty knowledgeable about permaculture and respects the 3 values. Everyday, he explains the objective of the task and allow us to observe, try and optimise the method.
I truly experimented the slow living… read more
