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Come and help on our Tuscan countryside farm near Florence, Italy

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    ** We are looking for multiple Workawayers to help us in this two periods: first two weeks of April or/and from the 27th of May until the end of June 2024. Contact us! **

    Would you like to help inside a typical Tuscan countryside farm? You are highly welcome!
    You will have the opportunity to help my husband Armando and my two children, Giada and Carlo, in the daily work of our small farm near Florence. We have a small vineyard and olive trees that produce wine and olive oil. We also make hay, vegetables and chickpeas. There is a lot of physical work to do on the farm such as pruning, weeding, gardening, harvesting and general maintenance.

    We all speak Italian and German very well, and we all speak a good English.

    Our house is located in the Upper Arno Valley, between Florence and Arezzo only a few km from the nearest town. The place is really nice and not crowded at all. Florence can be reached by a 30 min drive and there is also public transportation like trains to Florence, Arezzo and Siena.

    We are looking for people who can stay at least one week, but two weeks is the recommended period if you want to learn some Italian, some techniques and a lot more from our farm life.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Mainly by staying at our farm you will learn some technical skills related to daily farm tasks. In addition you could learn some Italian!
    We live in a very nice valley between Florence and Arezzo so there are endless possibilities for exploring this wonderful part of Tuscany.

  • Help

    Help

    As you may know in a farm there's always something to do. Such as: pruning, weeding, gardening, harvesting and general maintenance. In the summer days can get hot so we will try to adapt to the heat but some works need to be done anyway so keep that in mind.

    We expect the workawayers to help maximum 25 hours a week (five hours for five days).

  • Languages spoken

    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a double bed apartment with private bathroom and kitchen.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live 35km from Florence Which is reachable by train, bus or a 30 minutes drive if you travel by car. Near the place we stay you can have a lot of possibilities like trekking, visiting museums, going to shops and restaurants.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 236527762751

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