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Hello, I am Antonius, a Dutch man who took over this project recently, together with my girlfriend we hope to create this place into a connection place with nature and with people. The Idea for now is to work on the building and to keep the permaculture garden going. There is a lot of work to do and to enjoy. I hope there will come people who are able to be part of this creation. The off-grid permaculture project that was started in 2016. The place situated not far from Torino in a wonderful valley called Valchiusella. This area is rich of beauties like the river Chiusella with natural pools, beautiful mountains and a great network of people and communities living an alternative life. We live in a naturally build home deep into the woods on a sunny mountainside at 700 meters altitude. We follow the rhythms of the seasons in our vegetable gardens, planting seeds in spring and starting harvest during the summer. We are semi-self-sufficient in food and completely self-sufficient in water, heating and electricity. In December 2023 I took over this farm and have big plans in creating new possibilities. We look for people that are adaptable, for example we don't have heating in every room and we pay attention to our water use. So we look for people who are enthousiastic about living with what nature offers. In less than half an hour walking you can reach the Brosso waterfalls and wonderful gorges where you can also swim.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They can learn how to live in harmony with nature, attend to vegetable gardens and how to share daily life with others.
We are excited to share our experiences and practices. We are interested to learn more about the different cultures from the workawayers and what experience they might have in living in nature and community living.
We are connected to the Valchiusella community, so you can dive into the local culture and learn about other lifestyles close to nature.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We ask help in gardening, attending to vegetable gardens collecting wood and chestnuts, participating in cooking meals, cleaning the house and transforming the products of our vegetable gardens into long lasting products. There is a lot of work now to maintain the building and the greenhouses. Also there is a lot of building activity going on from now until end of the year, were you can be asked to support.
Languages spoken
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
English: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner
Accommodation
Rooms and a caravan (with stove) during the cold season + our tents from late spring to autumn.
What else ...
You can easily reach Ivrea by bus from close to here, and then from there you are at one hour to Turin and Milan by train.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We can offer quite good wifi connection and some different indoor and outdoor spaces, where you could do your jobs or studies.
Can possibly accept pets
Yes we are able to accept pets
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (4)
The work was varied but quite fastidius because Antonius moved in recently and has to creat his own garden and so forth.
We both experienced a warm welcome from Antonius and… read more
The environment was breathtaking, located in the valley away from the asphalt road. As we like to hike, we did a lot of hiking to the nearest villages and also did the 'Path of Souls' in Traversella.
The pets were cute and entertaining. All the cats:… read more
I needed time away from the city, and I found a place surrounded by nature, where I was able to understand better my abilities and learn new things!
Thank you!!!
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The work was varied but quite fastidius because Antonius moved in recently and has to creat his own garden and so forth.
We both experienced a warm welcome from Antonius and… read more
The environment was breathtaking, located in the valley away from the asphalt road. As we like to hike, we did a lot of hiking to the nearest villages and also did the 'Path of Souls' in Traversella.
The pets were cute and entertaining. All the cats:… read more
I needed time away from the city, and I found a place surrounded by nature, where I was able to understand better my abilities and learn new things!
Thank you!!!
Anyone who enjoys being around animals (4 cute cats and an amazing dog named Noah) in the quite of a beautiful forest,do some physical work (gardening,cutting grass,cleaning the gardens etc) and eating a lot of vegetables from the… read more
