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** We are looking for help from the 21st April until the 3rd of May and from the 25th of May until the 14th of June - also from mid-October until mid-November for the olive harvest **
Would you like to help inside a typical Tuscan countryside farm? You are highly welcome!
Hi, we are Carlo (1993) and Giada (1995) and together with our parents Armando and Karin we run a small organic farm in the hills between Florence and Arezzo, in Tuscany. On our land we produce limited quantities of wine and organic olive oil as well as growing fruit and vegetables to support our families, while we sell the surplus production to a local farmers' market. In the future we want to have our own chicken and maybe some other animals.
We love nature and like to respect it and stay in contact with it. Giada is a tireless reader and loves running: she is preparing to participate in her first marathon. Carlo is a dreamer, loves long walks in the mountains and is passionate about technology. Karin is an artist and owns a pottery workshop where she makes small sculptures and offers pottery courses. Armando, on the other hand, is an all-rounder, very interested in the world of plants and always curious about how things work.
The work in the fields is always very varied, ranging from pruning, weeding and managing the land to harvesting fruits and vegetables. Of course we will need help during the two harvests, the olives and the grapes. Sometimes some jobs require medium physical effort while many others are simple.
We all speak English and German, but we will be very happy to teach you some Italian and maybe also learn your language!
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. We offer a bedroom with bathroom and kitchen to cook your own meals and you will get minimum wage for every worked hour.
P.S. We are cat lovers, so at any time you can find some of our cats around, such as Dante, Virgilio, Libero and others!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Farming
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Gardening
Books
Animals
Nature
Camping
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
This host offers accommodation and payment.
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). We ask for a little flexibility as some days the working hours could be split or moved to the afternoon. You will receive a wage for every worked hour and extra working hours will be communicated in advance.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
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.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
We have a double bed apartment with private bathroom and kitchen just a few minutes from the farm.
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. The farm itself is 7km away from the nearest train station, there are some buses you can take to move around.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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The work we did was lots of fun, and everyday was different (although this was because of the time of… read more
They were extremely hospitable, we ate absolutely delicious lunches with them every day, and the apartment they provided was nice and… read more
The tasks consisted mainly of pruning the vines. If you find the tasks a bit repetitive or physical, their delicious and rich cooking will make you forget your pains, and the vinsanto will make you want to go back to help !
With the other… read more
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The work we did was lots of fun, and everyday was different (although this was because of the time of… read more
They were extremely hospitable, we ate absolutely delicious lunches with them every day, and the apartment they provided was nice and… read more
The tasks consisted mainly of pruning the vines. If you find the tasks a bit repetitive or physical, their delicious and rich cooking will make you forget your pains, and the vinsanto will make you want to go back to help !
With the other… read more
As… read more
Anna and Owen are both really friendly, nice and easy to talk to. They were always keen to… read more
At first he helped us picking grapes in our Chianti vineyard. He was always interested in what we were doing, asking questions and learning something new about wine making.
After that, we were pruning olive trees, cutting trees and blackberries, which was… read more
