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Hellooo
I'm Dario
Away from home since I was 19th, I lived and studied in Bologna and then Sweden and at the end of my studies I decided to travel to see the world and make some experience by helping some people. I visited India 2 times, I lived 6 months in Barcelona and did other short trips and experiences in Europe.
I followed various Pdc - Permaculture Design Certificate (the first on 2013) and in 2019 I completed the Training of teacher in Permaculture with Graham Bell. After that I decided to return to Sicily and start with my project in a small piece of land abandoned by my father. So right now the place is the enthropical stage, starting the way to sinhtropy :)
I also lived as a wwofer in various places and with this small project of Soil Regeneration in arid climate I’m living (and I want others too) and practicing all what I learned during these years.
The project: is an experimental place where I'm mixing permaculture, circular economy and Syntropic agriculture. My dream is to create a place for children where they can learn through natural education cause I think that the real change will start from them but only if we give them the right instruments to go for it.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learning about permaculture and the application of its principles in designing for natural and thriving spaces
During the different seasons we Here it's possible to do and learn about: nursery and plant reproduction, wild and medicinal plants, food transformation, olives varieties and their maintenance, Soil regeneration, Water systems and management, Composting, Food Forest, ...
Of course you'll learn Italian language (and Sicilian if you want) and also how to make a good Italian pizza (as I was pizza baker).
Help
Looking for Help and good vibes people
Being, and being here 100% is yet the best help. :)
JULY and AUGUST ( Natural Buildings, Orchard, PDC)
MAIN WORKS :
Marketing on Social (I'm not very good at it)
Building an outdoor kitchen
Create a free energy Washing machine
Then Depending on the climate and the time we have the other WORKS TO DO will be:
Finish the fences
Creating the orchard
Fencing olive trees
Pruning
Seed saving
Create a lombricompost system
Seeding- planting
Harvesting (fruits, vegetables, olives, flowers…)
Wood working
Mulching
Build a chicken tractor
... and many more ;)
There are still many things to paint, build, design…
ANYWAY, WE'LL PLAN WEEK BY WEEK
SEPTEMBER
It's the month of the first rains (I Hope). It's the second spring here in Sicily.
MAIN WORKS will be:
Planting trees and bushes
Design and Planting Orchard
Fukuoka Balls
Complete Structures before the Winter
End of the month Beginning of Olives harvest
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
Full power Olive harvesting.
Climate is still hot and, for who like it, it is also possible camping till the end of October.
During these two month we also work on food preserving and transformation to save for all the year (we'll together and with the help of some old experienced woman)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I need to speak more French, Spanish and I love Portuguese. My English is not the best, but just cause I'm speaking sicilian since two years now. I was learning some Magyar, but impossible to remember now :) Szia
Accommodation
FOR WINTER AND 2 VOLUNTEERS MAX.
The accomodation is a 2 floor house (kitchen, bathroom and livinig room in the ground floor and bedroom in the first floor) that will be shared with me for a maximum of 2 volunteers.
We have two beds (that can become three) and also a couch available in the living room.
The house is furnished with everything and it’s 10 minutes walk from the city center. You can use my bike to move around as the town is not very big and you can also reach the working place as is just 5 minutes by bike.
CARAVAN/CAMPING for the full year on the site
Kitchen is available, so we're free to organize how is better for all of us.
Usually we'll have lunch together and sometime also breakfast or dinner :)
Anyway, Breakfast and dinner are self organized as because i jump them most of the times and also cause I don't want to impact on the needs and food habits of the volunteers (then if we change together, great!).
Lunch: We'll eat all together. I love to cook, especially when in company and I'm pizza baker too. Depending on the seasonal products we'll decide what to eat together.
Food provided by the host is seasonal and natural. Of course all the things we, still, can't produce we buy them (trying to chose local economy as more as possible.)
Right now only 20 to 30 % of the food is self produced. I want to increase this amount and that's why there's need of fresh energies (cause orchard requires lot of time).
I'm not vegan or food extremist etc..., I just try to avoid eating cadavers as a "daily medicine" and try to follow the needs of my body by respecting the choices of other people and life itself.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS LET US NOW PLEASE.
--- If you are in CAMPER or ROULOTTE the places are always available.
What else ...
Free time you can go around in the city, city center for monuments and cafès.
A walk in the cork oak forest (we have the oldest in Europe) or going to a lake to refresh in hot days.
Sea is 20 minutes far away by car, we can go together or there is a bus that brings you there during the summer.
Closest cities to visit: Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina and Gela for historical and archeological sites. For the movida Catania is 1 hour by car (or bus). During summer anyway all the small town are more or less active.
If you prefer more quiet and natural places: there is plenty of choices
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Phone data can be used in the country side. Or, A sim card with Gb it's not expansive. Otherwise my data will be shared. in case of issues we can manage in a fast way
Space for parking camper vans
Caravans are super welcome. I have a special place in the Forest for that you'll love.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Dario is a very hospitable person who does everything to make his guests feel comfortable! We will miss the traditional food and also the work.
We came during the full olive harvest season and it was therefore very hardworking.
So we stood on the field all day, even though it was unusual… read more
Dario is really easy-going and I immediately felt comfortable here. He is patient and takes the time to explain what to do. The work was just in the morning and I did different tasks which is cool. During the free… read more
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Dario is a very hospitable person who does everything to make his guests feel comfortable! We will miss the traditional food and also the work.
We came during the full olive harvest season and it was therefore very hardworking.
So we stood on the field all day, even though it was unusual… read more
Dario is really easy-going and I immediately felt comfortable here. He is patient and takes the time to explain what to do. The work was just in the morning and I did different tasks which is cool. During the free… read more
