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27 Jan 2024
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Description
Ciao! We are Virginia and Diego and we produce olive oil in Tuscany. We live on our small farm right under the historical town of Vetulonia in the Maremma (south Tuscany). Our farm is in the middle of nature with lots of hills and woods around us and a fantastic view of the maremma. We are 15km from the sea and 20km from Grosseto (next bigger city). By car we are about 2 hours from Pisa, Rome and Florence.
We have 2400 olive trees: 850 of them are 150 years old and the others are 13 years old. In the middle of our olive grove we have our home and also a small agriturismo with restaurant. Virginia's big passion is cooking and Diego loves to do the organisation. We also have a dog and chickens and geese. Virginia speaks Italian and a bit of English and Diego speaks Italian and French.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Virginia can teach a lot about cooking and preparing all kind of tipicall Italian dishes as well as homemade pasta and desserts. Diego will be happy to tell you all about his experience in olive oil production.
Help
We have a big garden and we can always need some help with cutting gras, trimming gras under the olive trees, planting and watering flowers. Helping to take care of our geese and chickens. Trimming the olive trees. Taking out weeds in the garden. Helping Virginia to do household work and some other small jobs.
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
English: BeginnerThis 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
For your accommodation we have a new caravan in the olive grove with a fantastic view. Next to the caravan you have your own bathroom with shower. You can have breakfast, lunch and dinner with us in the house.
What else ...
In your time off you can go hiking near the house and if you have a car you can visit lots of charming little towns nearby, archelogical sites, go to the sea, shopping in Grosseto, go to Siena (1h by car). We also have a bike for you to use. If you don't have a car we can take you to the train station or the next bus stop. However we are in the middle of nature and there are not too many bus and train connections in this area.
Since we also have a restaurant and agriturismo we spend most of our time here and don't go on many trips in our free time we enjoy relaxing in nature.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a good wifi connection and it can be used in the house, garden and near the caravan.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a place where you can park.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
