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Hi, we are Jordie, Yasmine, Nour and Blu
Five years ago Jordie returned to the central Italian countryside after almost 20 years away and abroad working as anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, reporter and transmedia author. After leaving the countryside at 18, he lived and studied in Rome, then left for the UK and during those years also lived shorter periods in Peru, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Cape Verde and Belgium. After many travels he decided to come back to Ficulle, where he grew up, a little medieval town of 1500 inhabitants in the Umbrian hills.
Yasmine, from the port city of Livorno, is a professional artist printmaker with extensive experience in Italy and the UK. She studied art in Florence and in London where she lived for 10 years. Four years ago she started to build her life with Jordie, where she fell in love with him and the place.
Nour was born in August 2022, a beautiful little girl with a strong character, who will take you into her cheerful whirlwind when you come to stay with us.
Blu was born in October 2024, a joyful little boy who's story still has to write itself :-)
Italy is a beautiful but sometimes complicated country to live in, but here is where we decided we want to live a life geared towards quality, surrounded by nature, animals, organic homegrown food and so on.
We live in a country house and run an organic farm. We grow truffles, hazelnuts, hemp, artichokes and much more, we have a vegetable garden running all year round and a fruit orchard. The place is surrounded by woodland and a river runs just hundred meters away. The house and surroundings are slowly shaping up, but work is always around the corner and we are looking for a few people that want to spend time here to give us a hand :-)
Having travelled and lived abroad for a long while we now fluently speak Italian, English and Spanish, Jordie also speaks German, his French is decent and he has some basics in Portuguese.
Unfortunately we can only accept workawayers willing to stay for at least one month, as it always takes time for everyone to adapt and we think shorter periods will not allow for the right time to have a fruitful exchange for both hosts and workawayers.
We give priority to workawayers that come as a couple and usually host one couple at a time, but sometimes, in busier periods of the year when we need some extra help, we might host up to 4 people.
We have 2 lovely dogs, 3 cats and 11 chicken. We prefer not to host people with pets, so it doesn’t get too crowded.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House sitting
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here we hope to share the cultural identity of these hills and valleys shaped by medieval city states in continuous war with each other, leaving a landscape dotted by castles and forts, walled towns sitting on cliffs and antique churches a bit everywhere. Squeezed among the Tuscany of Florence and the Lazio region of Rome, Umbria, dubbed the green heart of Italy, inherits the cultural and architectonic influence of the better know cities and the rolling hills famous in Tuscany, but in our opinion is more authentic in its agricultural traditions, customs and relationship with the land.
We will share all our knowledge regarding living in the coutryside and different things can be learned depending on the season and the work that needs doing. Work can go from gardening to hazelnut harvest, from tending the growing hemp to preparing limoncello, from collecting wild edible vegetables to cooking something tasty from our vegetable garden. Moreover Jordie has a 15 years experience in the media environment, while Yasmine is a brilliant printmaker, so we definitely can share a few professional tips.Au Pair Help
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Help
We constantly need some help with a bit of everything, tending the vegetable garden and the animals, pruning, general maintenance, cooking and cleaning, gardening, chopping wood and get stones off the fields, welding, carpentry, photography and web design for some projects we have in mind and sometimes a bit of babysitting if you're up for it.
Living and working in the countryside often means to go with the seasons and the weather. Being here in spring, summer, autumn or winter will change the tasks at hand.
At the moment the main work revolves around a new truffle plantation we are setting up. At the moment we are finishing the irrigation system, but we also still need to finish building the fences, remove stones, tend the little trees and cut the grass in the fields.
Moreover there is work with the vegetable garden, tending the plants, harvesting and processing preserves. We need help around the house, with cooking, cleaning and a bit of babysitting.
Now in winter we need to cut wood, prune the hazelnut and fruit orchard, do some painting and maintenance.
Unfortunately we can only accept workawayers willing to stay for at least one month, as it always takes time for everyone to adapt and we think shorter periods will not allow for the right time to have a fruitful exchange for both hosts and workawayers.
We give priority to workawayers that come as a couple and usually host one couple at a time, but sometimes, in busier periods of the year when we need some extra help, we might host up to 4 people.Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: BeginnerAccommodation
We have 2 extra big rooms with private bathroom that are available for workawayers.
Food is obviously provided and usually we all eat together as a big Italian family :-)
We are vegetarians and the food we offer is often from our garden. We don’t mind if you want to eat and keep meat or fish in the fridge, just we won’t offer it on our menu.
We usually ask workawayers to cook for everybody for dinner and keep the kitchen tidy, while we cook for everyone at lunch. So we can all contribute to our shared meals and share recipes and our culinary cultures.What else ...
Being in the countryside, having a car is a plus, so that you can be independent. If you have no car it is easy to get here by train to the Fabro-Ficulle train station, which is a 10 min drive from our place and we can easily pick you up. We can obviously drive you to town when you need.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Dee is super organised and Bella is a wonderful babysitter. They have initiative, are curious and are… read more
Jordie is incredibly organized, extremely… read more
The place is beautiful, surrounded by a forest full of life with a river very close. I enjoyed exploring the surroundings and walking to nearby towns.
The house is great, big and with everything you need, the room was very comfortable.
Jordie is very kind, patient in teaching tasks, very… read more
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Dee is super organised and Bella is a wonderful babysitter. They have initiative, are curious and are… read more
Jordie is incredibly organized, extremely… read more
The place is beautiful, surrounded by a forest full of life with a river very close. I enjoyed exploring the surroundings and walking to nearby towns.
The house is great, big and with everything you need, the room was very comfortable.
Jordie is very kind, patient in teaching tasks, very… read more
It was perfect and exceeded all our expectations!
If you have the opportunity to stay with them in this beautiful place, do not hesitate!
Jordie and Jasmine are perfect hosts and know really well how to receive and integrate the volunteers into… read more
Jordie got a lot of patience to find out what the best situation is for everyone. He gives a… read more
We loved being part of your daily life as a family and to be able to help you in the realization of your projects. Watching Nour growing, exploring, laughing (we still… read more
You have to meet the extraordinary Nour, a genuinely funny and impressive little girl… read more
She's a hard worker, happy to help with whatever task you throw at her, she has an eye for detail and is very independent, tidy, industrious. She has been great with our daughter who still calls her expecting… read more
I found great food, amazing accommodation, excellent communication and nature walks… read more
The work was rewarding and every day we felt we accomplished something.
The location is stunning and so many lovely… read more
Jordie, Yasmine and baby Nour are a lovely family. We enjoyed to have lunch and dinner together every day.… read more
You will also have friends as dogs, cats and chickens. Nima and Rocco I will never forget you two!
In relation to the job, he will never make you feel… read more
The eco hostel/farm is located in a magical and peaceful spot 15min away from first village which is always nice to enjoy nature & disconect :-)
Daily tasks were varied from taking Care/maintenance of the farm by… read more
La comida es muy rica, Jordie es un excelente cocinero. Creemos que hacen el mejor pesto del mundo 🤣.
Aprendimos mucho sobre la huerta y el cuidado de las plantas, al mismo… read more
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It was my first Workaway experience and I stayed there for a month (november).
Because of the season we didn't have to work hard outside and our tasks was a bit repetitive, but we could decide when we preferred to work, based on weather and our preferences, so it has some advantage too… read more
Eager and enthusiastic, it has been a pleasure having them around and I would advise anybody to take them in and enjoy their energy.
All the best for your travels and the mobile home project! :-)
Enjoy the rest of your trip!!!
I compiti che ho svolto in quel mese sono stati tanti e sempre diversi e questo mi è piaciuto molto perché mi ha dato la possibilità di mettere in… read more
Thank you so much for all the help and… read more
I loved… read more
We spent one weekend in Rome just over an hours train ride away, along with plenty of nights in… read more
By the time they left it felt like a part of the family was leaving.. Good luck with everything and hope to meet again… read more
Jordie is a wonderful person with a big heart. It was my first Workaway experience and he did host me very well, very welcoming. There where plenty things to do, indoor and outdoor and I was able to choose where I wanted and was able to help. The place is beautiful, with a vast space of nature and… read more
Ana is a super sweet person and I would recommend anyone to take her in!
Thanks so much Ana and hope to see you soon some day!