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Hello!
We are Mary and Andrea, an Italian couple that decided to change its life, from firm to farm! We live in a country house in Abruzzo, with 3 hectares of land, some olive trees and a vegetable garden grown in a natural way.
We are VEGAN, so we'll offer you only cruelty free meals.
We have two dogs and a cat.
To facilitate communication, knowledge of the Italian language would be greatly appreciated.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We offer the possibility of living for some time in a country house close to the sea, with plenty of land and a beautiful view.
We can prepare dinner together, so to familiarize yourself with Italian cuisine.
Furthermore, although we are not expert farmers, we can learn together how to improve a "more-than-organic" vegetable garden, applying the biologically intensive cropping systems explained by Coleman and Fortier.
Help
The activities could be various, such as sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings, searching for slugs or harmful insects, prepare the soil, remove the bad plants, etc... ATTENTION: some activities could be physically hard.
The normal cooperation in the house, as maintaining clean the rooms, cooking the meals or washing the dishes, won't be considered part of the work hours.
In your free days we can organize some excursions or go to the sea!
If everything is okey and you would like to write to us, please start your message with the word "Fagioli".
Languages
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
If you'd like to improve your Italian language, we'll have the pleasure of turning ourselves into "teachers" and explaining everything you want to know! We'd like improve our English and learn Japanese.
Accommodation
We can offer a bedroom with a double bed. The bathroom is one for all.
There isn't a wi-fi connection, but you can access to internet by your smartphone because the connection is good (it is 4G+).
What else ...
We live 15 minutes from Vasto, a renowned tourist city on the sea. There are many beautiful places and beaches to visit!
There are also little and interesting Italian cities nearby, like Gissi, Furci, Casalbordino...
For mountain lovers, an hour's drive is enough to get to the Majella, from where many hiking trails start.
We are not closer to the town: there are some busses to and from Vasto, but it would be useful having a car to get around.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have space and electricity near che house, so no problems.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
More or less 5 hours a day (it depends of activities), 5 days a week
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They took us to different places so we could discovered the region and landscapes (we went to Vasto, Lanciano, Monteodorisio, the… read more
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They took us to different places so we could discovered the region and landscapes (we went to Vasto, Lanciano, Monteodorisio, the… read more
I spend two weeks at her place and had enough free days to… read more
I loved to learn how to take care of a vegetable garden, and be part of a dream in the making! I hope all the plans for the house go wonderfully. Keep spreading your beautiful energy. A big hug, also to Luna, Cielo and… read more
Maria is very easy going and flexible, and very bubbly! I learnt a lot from her, not just about agriculture, but various topics like… read more
Being my first experience as a host, I certainly made many mistakes, especially in the way I expressed myself, but he understood and always tried… read more
