Help with harvesting olives in Siena, Italy

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  Description

  We moved back to Italy 4 years ago after a long time spent in Cambridge UK. We speak English and Italian fluently.
  We live now in the picturesque countryside of Tuscany, 2 kms from the historical and elegant Siena, with two happy funny kids. It is a very lovely place surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, you would need to love the countryside and happy to bike or walk to go everywhere.
  
  We would need you to help us 15 hours per week: helping weathering chestnuts, harvesting olives, some gardening , exploring the wood for track tracing on maps. Therefore love for nature , creativity and fixing skills are highly appreciated.
  
  We are generally very positive family, always ready to laugh (sometimes we get angry too ). Our children are regularly active and outgoing.I am an Architect and Giotto is an aeronautical engineer, we do those jobs part time.
  Workawayers will not be asked to help towards the business or any business activity, and that any help with preparing food will be for the family's own consumption only, not for any paying guests.
  
  I am sure you will have great time with us.
  Emanuela and Giotto

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You could learn italian, make cosmopolitan friends, how to run an estate and be helpful in many ways!!

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  Help

  We need many hands to harvest olives this autumn! It is a hard work, but you will not be alone and you will have the right equipment! Autumn in Siena countryside is magic with lovely colours, the work is only part time, therefore you will have time to rest and relax in the beautiful accommodations we provide with. Also you will meet a group of workawayers and internationale and cosmopolitan people who live here!

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  You would share lovely houses with other workawayers or guests. Depending on the amount of works you can offer you will have an independent single room, a shared double room or a whole house for yourself.

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  What else ...

  Tuscany , the region where Siena is, is rich of historic treasures considered one-of-a-kind worldwide: the region is full of art cities and little picturesque villages with a huge cultural heritage, but is also extraordinary because of its fascinating landscape, with its bucolic countryside and rolling hills. Not to mention its amazing islands and coastal areas, its protected parks and, last but not least, its food, simple with authentic flavors, and its wines, ranked among the best in the world: to put it simply, there are really many reasons to visit Tuscany.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have a lovely old horse stable we are converting into a co-working space! It will be finalised this winter , but it can be used already with hot spot!)Hhowever, at the moment all our accommodations have very good internet and who decided to stay with us and live here, work from home remotely.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  There are only few rooms where pets are allowed ( the ones with private garden), if not available we will not be able to have you and your pet :(

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  15 hours/week- no food, shared house with other workawayers