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If you are interested in an new experience , permaculture, with hard manual help an off grid lifestyle.fresh veggies from the orchard chickens and eggs, from the yard.
no chemicals or fertilizers are used, only fully organic compost which is made by the resident chickens and neighbors cow manure
When egg laying hens are about 12 months old commercial farms turn them into cat food since they have passed their prime
I normally buy around a thousand and redistribute throughout the community thus allowing them to live out their lives
It is amazing to watch their reactions when they first experience the sun on their feathers To see them actually scratching the dirt and eat their first worm
Keeping them safe is a major obstacle as foxes falcons and many other predators enjoy the free supermarket
We will also concentrate in planting trees so we can play our part in helping Mother Nature’s lungs We use well water and our own harvested wood for water and ambient heating. for 9 months of the year we also use a wood burning "potage'" for cooking.
during summer, helpers that wish to de toxify , are welcomed to partake in the juicing diet, using our organically grown veggies.
..and if you are serious, you can have your own patch of land, grow your own produce and be
creative.
We are also producing our own fruit wine, vinegar,medicinal herbs and dehydrating or fruit/veggies.
There are a couple of bicycles that the volunteers are welcomed to use Remember, you break you fix, you puncture, you fix. Stolen, you replace.
Bus stop to Biella and other areas is a ten minutes walk
An hourly train to Biella Torino or Milan leaves from salussola station, a thirty minutes walk
interested?
Closest train station is salussola. Approximately 2 miles from the farm.
Ask brother Google for details.
I don't need to know your life and ancestors history. Or your achievements/multiple degrees. At the end all useless here. Simply let me know when you are coming and when you leave.
Laziness is not tolerated.
I am not pc.
Let's leave snowflakes on mountain tops.
We are not able to host your dog, cat, pet snake, budgie etc..
Pse dont arrive after 7pm. I also have a life.
The farm will reopen for work away from the 19th September 2023
hope to hear from youTypes of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
there are stunning mountains and lakes close to us.
oropa is a world known pilgrimage sanctuary that venerates a black virgin mary. it has beautiful trails, cable car to lake mucrone and monte camino. it is only a local bus ride from biella.
pie di cavallo is an ancient mountain village, worth a visit and also a local bus ride from biella
lake viverone is a 45 min. walk from the cascina(or you can catch a rare bus)
salussola train station has mostly an hourly train that connects to biella milano or torinoHelp
The main tasks are tending the vegetable/fruit orchard, building maintenance/improvements. general farming chores. collecting wood for cookinging and heating etc.
there are also walls that need a few murals.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Afrikaans: Intermediate
Northern Ndebele: BeginnerAccommodation
Accommodation is provided in the original building next to the main house
What else ...
Dorzano is situated close to the stunning pre alps. 2 local buses will take you skiing in winter, and the train is an easy trip to the coast.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Work is as described - gardening, "chicken care" and general maintenance! I was happy with either of these and tried to find things in the afternoon, to help these… read more
Thank you. Hope one day you will come and see us again.
The work schedule is exactly as described. I got to do a variety of jobs such as cutting bramble, clearing a base for a wall, and painting a stairway. Once Marco… read more
Since Misha and Marco had many DIY-Projects, like preparing garden beds,… read more
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Work is as described - gardening, "chicken care" and general maintenance! I was happy with either of these and tried to find things in the afternoon, to help these… read more
Thank you. Hope one day you will come and see us again.
The work schedule is exactly as described. I got to do a variety of jobs such as cutting bramble, clearing a base for a wall, and painting a stairway. Once Marco… read more
Since Misha and Marco had many DIY-Projects, like preparing garden beds,… read more
Thank you
We started working at 7:30 and finished at 12:30. After work there was a delicious lunch waiting for you and you can use the afternoon to explore the area. In the… read more
He performed all his duties well, is very neat and tidy. Extremely polite.
He is welcomed back anytime
Thanks buddy
It was my first workaway experienced and I could not have choosen better.
Marco and his wife Jaz are kind and interesting persons, it has been really pleasurable time with them.
The work is exactly what is written in the description, hard but satisfying, it goes from 7 till 12 am.… read more
Extremely polite, knowledgeable, friendly and willingly finish a project without being asked even though their help time is over.
They are an asset to any host and are certainly welcomed to hang their boots here anytime.
Safe travel guys.
Accommodation is basic, but very cosy :)
Thanks a lot for this very nice opportunity and we hope to maybe once come… read more
We had pleasant conversations and she is an asset to any host.
Hopefully she will pass this way again.
Thank you
Every day at the table were fresh apples, pears, figs, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, and potatoes picked directly… read more
Welcomed back anytime
Safe travels
I especially enjoyed talking with Marco, listening to his stories and his way of seeing the world, his opinion was always very interesting and well-argued and I know I will remember a lot. I really enjoyed meeting Misha and Marta and our evening chat over a glass of wine,… read more
He is an asset to any host and is certainly welcomed back anytime.
Thanks
What she achieved in the garden in 8 days most workawayers would take a month.
She made friends easily and visited most of what there is to see here.
She will succeed in life and is an ambassador to her generation.
She certainly is welcomed back in these parts… read more
I hope his road will wind past these woods.
Good luck and safe travels buddy
Marco is a great Teacher of life in an absolutely strict, kind, intelligent, logical and… read more
Hopefully he will pass along these woods again one day
My first day of… read more
I soon warmed to him and his genuine positive attitude
He tries his best and gives it all to complete any task given to him For months he hand sifted soil using a plastic crate as a sift
We then manured the soil and hand washed the stones to… read more
I stayed at Marco place for a couple of months, when I arrived there we were plating somes vegetables and fruits and making beds for the… read more
He is always available to go that extra mile to ensure the project is completed to the highest standards
I wish him all the best and hope he will be back one day
Pleasant polite and is welcomed to return any time he wishes
The farm is very nice, I hope to have improved the garden, where I spent several days removing a bad plant.
And the environment is super beautiful.
I have walked along the rural roads and I have gone by them to… read more
Pity he couldn’t stay the agreed stay
The work is sometimes hard but fair.
Even though I just had the time to stay for around 2 weeks I felt pretty welcomed all the time!
Pleasant polite and performs duties allocated
Hopefully will return this way
Concernig work sometime it's seems to be hard but it's very enriching and we get used to it very quickly.
Marco's home is Well located, with a beautiful mountain view and There is some nice place to visit around.
It was our first experience and we really… read more
safe travel
Marco is a very interesting guy and I really enjoyed our… read more
i hope that they will return in spring and see the fruit trees in bloom.
Marco is a really interesting, friendly and very fair person; it was a pleasure working on the farm together with him (which I had never really done before), and you can also have some very nice and fascinating conversations with him.
The farm… read more
There is a lot to do and during this month we did many different activities such as: making new beds, collecting wood, transferring some veggies into the greenhouse, washing stones… read more
she is an asset to any friend, family and partner. i wish her safe travels and hope she will pass your way.
they performed their duties and are an asset to any host. they are welcomed back anytime.
good luck in your travels.
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joon is an amazingly strong helper, he has more done by himself than 3 other men.
thanx guys, safe travel and hopefully you will drop by one day
good luck buddy, safe journey
Marco is really great man full of interesting expierences, so he would surprise as everyday with his stories. He is funny and passionate person, which is something that i really admire, how one can live in present moment and do things with such a love just because they… read more
they performed their duties and are an asset to any host. they are welcomed back anytime.
good luck in your travels.
misha is one of those rare people that will always present a solution and not a problem. he is keen, polite and a pleasure to spend time with.
i will be honored to host them in the future.
good luck guys, and all the best for the future
i wish these young women a full and happy future, and if they ever find themselves in your parts of the woods, be assured they… read more
WORK:
1. There is a bunch of things to be done here, so you can always kindly ask Marco to give you the work you like. Some works are hard and needs man power as building concrete wall or splitting wood and some needs woman precision as painting and weeding.
2. Work… read more
a host could not ask for more
the project is at the beginning but it works well. I spent a week in June and the work is concentrated mainly in the morning from 7/8 am until 3 in the afternoon, after which free time until dinner around to the 6/7 of the afternoon. not we used to have lunch.
you'll… read more
At the farm I had my own room with a great view! Most of the… read more