Italian/English family with 4 boys (only one left at home) living in Tuscan farmhouse need help! Italy

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27/03/2021
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2021

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We are in the midst of a beautiful area, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. Our Tuscan farmhouse is located 3kms away from the train station in the town of Rufina, frequently connecting with Santa Maria Novella station in Florence. Trips take 35’. We have 1 hectare of land, which includes a garden, vegetable garden, 200 olive trees and various fruit trees. We keep chickens, rabbits, and we have 2 dogs and 2 cats. We also have an apartment that we rent to holiday makers. We are a family of 6 people. Suzy who is English and her husband Salvatore, originally from Sicily. We have 4 sons (29, 27, 25 and 18 years of age) but who don’t all live at home anymore. We speak English, Italian, French, German and a bit of Spanish, and we all eat together. We are all very passionate about cooking and eating good food and offer our guests cooking lessons. We also have a pizza wood oven which we love to use. We can offer you a double bedroom with own bathroom.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Animal Care
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will learn about the Italian culture and, Italian food. My husband is a wonderful cook and one of my sons is a chef. We also live in the Chianti Rufina wine region so you will be able to sample some good wines. You will learn Italian - the first language at home. If you come in November you can help us to pick olives and make olive oil!
Help
Helped needed in looking after garden, around the house, feeding animals and everything in general.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
A single / double bedroom with own bathroom (one of my boys' bedrooms) . You will eat together with the family, we always have a proper sit down meal in the evening.
What else ...
We live near a small village. There is a good train service into Florence
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Suzy with two of her sons, Lorenzo and Antonio

Part view of property and garden

lunch al fresco in our garden

Feedback left by and about host (14)

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07/09/2019

Left by Workawayer (Justin) for host

I stayed with Salvatore, Suzy and their family for almost 3 weeks in August and it was a fantastic experience. They are very hospitable, the work was diverse, the cultural exchange was great and the location is idyllic! For me it was a very memorable experience that I will always cherish thanks to the hosts.

(Excellent )

17/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Martyna & Marta) for host

We spent 5 great weeks with Suzy and her family. They live in the beautiful house with two lovely dogs and a cat.

We helped them with things like hoovering, mopping the floor, unpacking the dishwasher, cleaning up after the dinner and cleaning the rental house. We also took the dogs for daily walks and made sure they, as well as the cat and… read more

(Excellent )

24/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Vincent & Simone) for host

My girlfriend and I had a great stay. Chores were generally quite simple: cleaning, organizing, taking care of the dogs, feeding chickens and some gardening and weed work. We genuinely felt like this was more of a leisure experience than hard work. For our first Workaway experience, the bar has been set really high.

(Excellent )

09/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Alma & Karolis) for host

It was our first workaway experience and we couldn't expect better.
Time in Suzy's and Salvatore's home was brilliant! We enjoyed our time there! Picking olives, walking their two nice dogs and tidying up their beautiful house.
Food and wine was amazing! We met a lot of nice and interesting people. It was more holidays than volunteery.
And that… read more

(Excellent )

28/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Alma & Karolis)

Great experience, they were both hardworking - picking our olives - and such a nice couple! We loved having you to stay with us, thank you for all your help!

(Excellent )

28/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Juan & Caio)

Juan and Caiao have spent a month with my family in Tuscany. They are great guys to have around the house. They are willing to help with everything, from cleaning, walking the dogs, pruning olive trees etc.
They are both very friendly and outgoing and I can highly recommend them.

(Excellent )

14/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Will) for host

Myself and my partner stayed here for 2 weeks and enjoyed every minute of staying here! Unfortunately Suzy wasn’t there for our stay, but her husband Salvatore was still an amazing host, as well as a great World Cup companion! The views from the house are stunning, as well as meeting some of the amazing people living in their guest house upstairs… read more

(Excellent )

30/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Radhika) for host

Suzy and Salvatore hosted me at the last minute when another plan didn't work out and I am grateful to them for taking me in. I am sorry I could only stay for a week as they are kind, interesting people and they live in a beautiful spot. It was great to meet some of their family and friends as well (including their lovely upstairs tenants). Thank… read more

(Excellent )

03/08/2017

Left by Workawayer (Thu) for host

This was my friend Christine and I's first workaway experience and we couldn't have asked for better. Suzy is kind, flexible, and as a tour guide herself, she is knowledgable about the small town of Rufina and its surrounding areas including Florence. She lent wonderful recommendations of places to eat and explore nearby, and even showed us around… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Thu)

we loved having Thu and Christine to stay with us, we wished they could have stayed longer! They were both so sweet and king and were a great help, always willing to help out. They also cooked us a wonderful Vietnamese dinner!

(Excellent )

31/07/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Maximilian & Sophie)

Sophie and Max were a great help outside and inside the house, always willing to help out. Extremely nice couple to have around and Sophie cooked a great Spanish meal for 10 of us!

(Excellent )

31/07/2017

Left by Workawayer (Maximilian & Sophie) for host

This was our first workaday experience and it was very enjoyable. The house is in a beautiful setting and Suzy doesn't mind giving you lifts to the translation. In the one week we stayed we saw a lot of the close by Florence and Suzy showed us around the nearby villages. We also made a trip to Sienna. The work is enjoyable and was largely based… read more

(Excellent )

20/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Brandon & Gretchen )

This was our first Workaway experience and it couldn't have been better! They were a great help to us and we were sorry they could only stay for such a short time.

(Excellent )

19/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Brandon & Gretchen ) for host

We throughly enjoyed our time spent with the family, including the two sweet dogs and two cute cats. During our stay, we performed daily chores like feeding and walking the dogs, feeding chickens and tidying up the house for instance, sweeping/mopping. Also, we worked outside in the flower beds by pulling weeds, using the weed eater to cut grass… read more

(Excellent )

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