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Learn about self-sufficiency at my home on the island of Elba, Italy

  • Last activity : 26 Apr 2025

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Determined to return to live in a special place, to my house on the island of Elba, where I lived from 1999 to 2008, with the challenge of managing to live with the neighbor, I finally want to realize my dream here, a place where I can live in harmony and respect with nature. Little by little, fix the dry stone walls, plant a food forest, make a basic vegetable garden, create self-sufficiency systems, rebuild the ruin to make my home and in the current house reorganize all the spaces to welcome and celebrate beauty, inspired by solar and lunar cycles, express creativity 360° co-creating with the universe! For now, a big step has been taken, a pond for phytodepuration has been created! I live alone here but I have children, sisters and nephews as occasional supports, friends of the Elban network, an artist-shaman sister who is also an important collaborator! And the incredible network of friendships and connections especially with women in the sisterhood circle! HELLO' For a few months now, a fellow ally has been living with me here at the cottage, with whom we have been grinding wheat and baking bread on the first weekend of the month.

    Decisa a tornare a vivere in un posto speciale, alla mia casa all'isola d'Elba, dove ho vissuto dal 1999 al 2008, con la sfida di riuscire a convivere col vicino di casa, finalmente voglio realizzare qua il mio sogno, un posto dove stare in armonia e rispetto con la natura. Piano piano sistemare i muretti a secco, impiantare una food forest, fare un orto elementare, creare sistemi di autosufficienza, ricostruire il rudere per farci la mia casa e nella casa attuale riorganizzare tutti gli spazi per accogliere e celebrare la bellezza ispirandosi ai cicli solari e lunari, esprimere la creatività a 360° co-creando con l'universo! Per ora è stato fatto un grande passo, è stato creato un laghetto per la fitodepurazione! Vivo sola qui ma ho figlio sorelle e nipoti come supporti occasionali, amici della rete elbana, una sorella artista-sciamana co-madre anche loro collaboratori importanti! E la rete incredibile di amicizie e connessioni soprattutto con donne del cerchio di sorellanza! AHO'
    Da pochi mesi qui alla casina vive con me un compagno alleato , con cui stiamo facendo macinatura del grano e panificazione i l primo fine settimana del mese.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Farming
    Self development
    Events & social
    Sustainability
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Videography
    Architecture
    Blogging
    Plant care
    Music
    Books
    Art & design
    Gardening
    Writing
    Performing arts
    Carpentry
    Drawing & painting
    Animals
    Water sports
    Outdoor activities
    Camping
    Mountain
    Sailing / Boating
    Dancing
    Beach
    Nature
    Yoga / Wellness
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Live in listening, in respect, in essentiality, in welcoming diversity, in spontaneity, trust and connection with nature. Make bread! Sing and play as a prayer of the soul. Do Shamanic yoga. Express creativity through many and varied artisanal and artistic tools.

    Vivere in ascolto, nel rispetto, nell'essenzialità, nell'accoglienza della diversità, nella spontaneità, fiducia e connessione con la natura. Fare il pane! Cantare e suonare come preghiera dell'anima.
    Fare yoga Sciamanico. Esprimere la creatività attraverso molti e vari strumenti artigianali e artistici.

  • Help

    Help

    Clean up a small forest near the land I am the custodian of from the garbage that was thrown away by the people who lived here before, do maintenance on the phytoremediation pond, plant trees with the food Forest system, elementary method horticulture, rebuild dry stone walls, self-construction of a wooden laboratory, make plaster with straw and clay, continue self-construction of the Gemma house, self-production of oleolites, solid soaps and shampoos, self-production of flour and bread, experiment with self-sufficiency energy systems, and much more that we can find to do together depending on collective needs. The Workawayers will only help me with tasks that concern my house and my garden and not in business activities.

    Ripulire piccolo bosco vicino alla terra di cui sono custode dalla spazzatura che è stata buttata dalle persone che vivevano qua prima, far manutenzione al laghetto di fitodepurazione,, piantare alberi con il sistema della food Forest, orticoltura metodo elementare, ricostruire muretti a secco, autocostruzione laboratorio in legno, fare intonaco con paglia e argilla, continuare autocostruzione casetta Gemma, autoproduzione oleoliti saponi e shampo solidi, autoproduzione farina e pane, sperimentare sistemi energetici di autosufficienza, altro ancora che possiamo trovare da fare insieme a seconda dei bisogni collettivi.
    I Workawayers mi aiuteranno solamente per lavori che riguardano la mia casa e il mio giardino e non in attività aziendali.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Italian: Fluent
    English: Beginner

    This 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

    Accommodation

    The worker will be able to choose whether to sleep in a tent or in his private space. If you choose the tent I will provide it. The apartment is in an old Elban farmhouse in the countryside near the Ortano beach, there is also a neighbor. For the food I eat mainly vegetarian: fruit coffee and kefir for breakfast, muesli dried fruit and cereal milk for lunch, vegetables and something protein for dinner. For lunch the workaway can be organized by telling me what you prefer.

    I will require 15 hours/week, offering a free accommodation and one meal per day. I follow mainly a vegetarian/vegan diet.


    Il workawayer potrà scegliere se dormire in tenda o nel suo spazio privato. Nel caso scegliesse la tenda la fornisco io.L'appartamento è in un vecchio casale elbano nella campagna vicino alla spiaggia di Ortano, c'è anche un vicino di casa. Per il cibo mangio prevalentemente vegetariano: colazione caffè frutta kefir fiocchi d'avena, a pranzo cereali e verdure, a cena verdure e qualcosa di proteico.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The means of transport is the bus but not many pass. Ortano beach is within walking distance, the first restaurant-pizzeria is 2 km away, the towns of Rio Marina and Rio Nell'Elba are 4 km away. about. I haven't had any experience with workawayers yet! I like to live looking for forms of listening respect and connection and celebration with nature. Sometimes friends like me arrive, relatives sometimes arrive and they are quite different, the neighbor is very different but there is a good collaboration.


    Il mezzo di trasporto è il bus ma non ne passano molti. La spiaggia di Ortano è raggiungibile in 15 m. a piedi, il primo ristorante-pizzeria è a 2 km., i paesi di Rio Marina e Rio Nell'Elba sono a 4 km. circa.
    Non ho ancora avuto esperienze con workawayers! Mi piace vivere cercando forme di ascolto rispetto e connessione e celebrazione con la natura. A volte arrivano amici simili a me, i parenti a volte arrivano e sono abbastanza diversi, il vicino è molto diverso ma c'è una buona collaborazione.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Non ho connessione a internet, posso usare il computer solo con l'hotspot del mio telefono.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Non può arrivare un camper fino a casa mia, gli ultimi 400 MT. di sterrato necessitano di un 4x4!

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Preferisco di no.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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The image depicts two small, white bowls filled with a green liquid, garnished with edible flowers, placed on a wooden surface with a peeling paint finish.
The image depicts a serene pond scene, featuring pink flowers, tall grasses, and lily pads, set against a backdrop of trees and a clear blue sky.
The image depicts a woman with blonde hair in a ponytail, standing in front of a fireplace with a fire burning inside.
The image depicts a rustic room with a bunk bed, a table, and a window, featuring a red tiled floor and a sun-shaped decoration on the wall.
The image depicts a serene sunset over a body of water, with a mountainous landscape in the foreground and a distant island in the background.

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