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~~~Please consider that WE DON'T TAKE RESERVATIONS MONTHS AHEAD please get in touch maximum 3 WEEKS BEFORE your arrival up to even THE DAY BEFORE. This is for us a good organizing time. thank you for your understanding, sending a hug!!!~~~
it's 4 years that I'm taking care of a beautiful olive grove in a slow and hopefully harmonious recovery after many years of complete abandonment. The land runs alongside the Vivo river, with comfortable pools where you can swim and it's surrounded by young forests.
ln this wild setting I'm trying to carefully read the territory, recovering what past generations had skilfully built and what Nature has expertly added over the years.
Recently I'm more and more in awe at beekeeping, getting to know the complex organisation of these beautiful beings. And producing great honey!
Another bit of the project develops a bit higher up on Mount Amiata, where I'm taking care and re-grafting an ancient chestnut grove.
We're just few kilometers away from several thermal springs (Petriolo, Bagni San Filippo), though you would need a private mean of transport to reach them.
I'm accompanied by my beloved and sweet dog Fosca, plus some friends that come and go. Hopefully you will be the next one!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Pets
Culture
Van life
Farming
Plant care
Music
DIY & crafts
Art & design
Languages
Gardening
Writing
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Animals
Hiking
Cycling
Adventure sports
Beach
Mountain
Sailing / Boating
Winter sports
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm studying and applying permaculture, and experimenting with syntrophic agroforestry, both of which I find fascinating. I've been cultivating different edible mushrooms on logs by the river, even though in the last months I'm waiting for building permissions, which would allow me to widen my little house with a strawbales structure. And this is taking lots of my attention, and forcing me to leave my agricultural experiments aside for a while...
I've a background as an art psychotherapist, and grounding knowledge of process work. Generally really interested in human interaction and applied ecology.
I play badly guitar, and would love to have more music on the land!
I'm generally attracted by art, so I would love to have artists around enjoying this little peaceful corner of the earth,and see how it stimulates and interacts with their creative process.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
I'll need help taking care of my 3 hectars, one of olive grove where we'll also live, and 2 of chestnut grove plus mixed forest, few minutes away. Help will include pruning, planting, watering, diy wood structures and generally taking care of the land. If you love cooking that could also be your contribution, It's a permaculture based project: if you've a background in permaculture we can design together some improvements and imagine new solutions.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Catalan: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
to feel confortable and welcome you need to LIKE OFF GRID situations. On the land you'll find a solar shower and a compost toilet. A shared kitchen is present on the small house where I'm staying.
Your accomodation could be in a roulotte (2 beds) or in your private tent.
I'll be able to offer regular meals, that we'll prepare together, or also get organised in different ways if you required more free time on the land.
What else ...
in your free time you could explore the nearby thermal baths, some beautiful medieval villages, a sculpture park extending over 3 hectars, and generally anything nature related, from hiking to reading and swimming in the river. It's an extremely quite environment.
Bus lines to Castel del Piano or Arcidosso, where I will be happy to pick you up.
Please consider that the area is generally not well connected with public transport. If you want to explore the surroundings you will need a private car or motorbike.
My land is situated in a lovely small oasis of wilderness in rural Tuscany. It's 4 km away from Castel del Piano and Seggiano, consider this distance a good one hour hike. I'll be happy to drop you in the village if I'm running errands, but this doesn't happen on a regular basis.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
limited power availability: we run with a small solar pannel. If you need to be often online you'll need to plan accurately your charges.
Space for parking camper vans
nice flat areas where to camp/park. suitable for minivan and not too high camper.
Can possibly accept pets
my dog is 11 years old, calm and cuddly. she accepts other dogs without problems. not too sure about cats...
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Fosca
Super cute and a bit oldy... She's a great cuddler! No problem in living with other dogs
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We helped Amaranta with the olive harvest, maintenance, tree planting, and also helped her friends with work on their farms and groves as well. While there were days with a… read more
