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Join us in our self-sufficiency dream in Abruzzo, Italy

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello everyone!
    We are Claudio and Elisa, a 39-year-old couple with many dreams.
    Tired of the hectic routine of the modern society, in 2018 we quit our jobs, we bought an old camper (which still is our house) and we left our village looking for a different way of living, in harmony with Nature, animals and people, but first at all with ourselves.
    The experiences we lived, made growing in ourself the wish to have our own piece of land, where we can put into practice the principles of self-sufficiency as much as possible. It is a very ambitious project, which also includes the construction of a ecological house, using wood, straw and clay.
    A long journey brought us here, in our corner of paradise, in Abruzzo, in the center of Italy, near Vasto.
    The land, of almost 3 hectares, is surrounded by olive trees and has a beautiful view of the sea and the mountains.
    After 2 years as volunteers, now we are really happy to be hosts! We love the idea of ​​sharing our dreams with travelers from all around the world.
    The roads to follow our dreams is really long and every little help will help us to achieve it.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Since we were travelling as volunteers, we were super excited to the idea to become host a day: sharing time, experiences, knowledge and stories with any type of people from any part of the world is for us the best way to travel without travel.

    We are building our wooden house, so you can see how is built a house with natural materials.
    We spent the last few years studying and practicing the principles of permaculture, regenerative organic agriculture, biosinergic garden and bioconstuction.
    The volunteers can learn and share with us how to start a self-sufficiency project based on these principles.
    We will be really glad to share with you every our knowledge, as well as yours.
    We can make jams with the fruits of our land, homemade bread and pizzas, spirits, fresh pasta, soap and much more.

  • Help

    Help

    The tasks here are really varied and it depends of the weather and the period you are going to come: it often is in the garden, but can also be on the olives trees or can be light maintenance of the land.
    Coming here and helping us, you can learn about gardening basing on the permaculture principles and about how to manage organic olives trees, the different pruning techniques and olive oil production.
    We love to know other traditional meals, so we share with volunteers the works in the kitchen, as cooking and washing dishes

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We live in a camper, while volunteers stay in a caravan, that is old, but provided with electricity, heating and hot water.
    The toilet is an outside compost toilet and the shower is outdoors (among the olive trees) during the summer, while during the winter you can use the little shower inside the caravan.
    As we don't have any sewage system, we ask you to use only environmentally friendly detergents.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    In your free time you can enjoy the beautiful beaches near Vasto, which are 15 minutes away by car, or take wonderful walks on the Majella Mountain, just one hour away by car. (To go to the mountain you need a car, while to go to the seaside there are buses)
    The village of Monteodorisio is only 3 minutes walking where you can find bars, restaurants and supermarkets.
    We are looking for genuine people, who wants to share and looks to Nature as something wonderful to respect and protect.
    We mostly follow a vegetarian diet, but occasionally we also eat meat.
    We currently have only one cat, but in the future we would like to have goats and chickens.
    We don't have any wi-fi

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Pets are welcome, but our cat Ninni is lovely with humans but not with other animals

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 765966451313

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The image depicts a rustic wooden table with a pizza, beer, and salad, set against a serene sunset backdrop in a natural outdoor setting.
Two women are harvesting olives from a green net, with one using a red olive mill and the other wearing gloves to sort the olives.
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The image depicts a man and woman standing in front of a wooden structure, with a serene landscape of trees and grass in the background on a sunny day.
Three people are gardening in a field, surrounded by trees and hay, with a cloudy sky above, working together in harmony.
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The image depicts three men posing in a field, with one kneeling in front of a solar panel and the others standing behind it, set against a clear blue sky.
The image depicts a man and woman standing in an olive grove, holding a large wooden crate with the letters \"W\" and \"ACCA\" visible, on a sunny day.
The image depicts a serene landscape of rolling hills and fields under a cloudy sky, with sunbeams breaking through the clouds, evoking a sense of peace and tranquility.
A group of people sit on benches and chairs in a field, overlooking rolling hills and a small building, under a cloudy sky at sunset.
The image depicts an outdoor wooden structure with an open door, revealing a toilet and sink inside, situated in a grassy area with trees and a blue sky in the background.

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