Join our non-profit social and agricultural farm project near Lake Garda, Italy

  • Last activity : 26 Jul 2026

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  2026 

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  • Description

    Description

    This is a project implemented in a socio-cultural farmhouse, aimed at human, social, and spiritual growth, and above all, the protection of the surrounding environment.
    Fourteen people, mostly single, live on the farmhouse in co-housing. This allows low-income individuals to live in a place (Padenghe sul Garda) renowned for its elite tourism.
    By offering workshops led by specialized trainers, we strive to give our participants the opportunity to discover, cultivate, and share their talents, particularly those related to their relationship with nature. All activities, promoted by volunteers, are free. Thanks to the contributions of some volunteers (including Workaway), the project aims to be self-sustaining. We need, above all (but not only) assistance with maintenance work in the woods and on the old farmhouse. (We speak little English. But with the translators on our phones, we can understand each other well.)

    Questo è un progetto realizzato in una Cascina socio culturale, finalizzato alla crescita umana, sociale, spirituale e soprattutto della salvaguardia dell'ambiente nel quale è immersa.
    Nella cascina vivono 14 persone, prevalentemente single, in co-housing. Questo permette a persone, a basso reddito, di abitare in un luogo (Padenghe sul Garda) di turismo d'élite.
    Dando spazio a laboratori, condotti da formatori specifici, cerchiamo di dare, a chi ci frequenta, la possibilità di scoprire i propri talenti coltivarli e condividerli, in particolare quelli legati al rapporto con la natura. Ogni attività, promossa da volontari, è gratuita. Grazie al contributo di alcuni volontari (anche di Workaway) il progetto mira all' auto sostentamento. Abbiamo bisogno, soprattutto (ma non solo) di essere aiutati per lavori di manutenzione del bosco e della vecchia cascina. (Conosciamo poco l'inglese. Ma con i traduttori del cellulare ci si può comprendere bene).

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Help with Eco Projects
    Light gardening
    Creative DIY projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
    Light maintenance
  • Interests

    Interests

    Charity work
    Events & social
    Sustainability
    Gardening
    Yoga / Wellness
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    a magical place where you can learn fraternal and spiritual sharing, the cultivation of a collective garden, personal growth in observing the world and yourself from multiple perspectives.

    un posto magico dove imparare la condivisione fraterna e spirituale, la coltivazione di un orto collettivo, una crescita personale nell'osservare il mondo e se stessi da più prospettive.

  • Help

    Help

    We ask for help with jobs commensurate with the skills and aptitudes of those who will carry them out, from very light jobs such as cleaning and removing branches, to felling dry trees, producing wood and maintaining an olive grove. furthermore participation in the creation of a social garden as well as in the maintenance of the forest of affections (aimed at use by every local person both for walks and for various workshops in nature, also to remember newly born or deceased people with a tree, the forest also includes the installation of small artistic creations that evoke famous phrases linked to nature). Maintenance of the farmhouse, based on capabilities.

    Chiediamo aiuto per lavori proporzionati alle competenze e alle attitudini di chi gli eseguirà, da lavori molto leggeri come pulizia e rimozione ramaglie, all'abbattimento di alberi secchi, produzione di legna e manutenzione di un uliveto. inoltre la partecipazione alla realizzazione di un orto sociale come alla manutenzione del bosco degli affetti(finalizzato all'utilizzo da parte di ogni persona del luogo sia per passeggiate che per vari laboratori in natura, anche per ricordare con un albero le persone appena nate o defunte, il bosco prevede anche l'istallazione di piccole realizzazioni artistiche che evocano frasi celebri legate alla natura). Manutenzioni della cascina, in base alle capacità.

  • Languages spoken

    Italian: Fluent
    English: Intermediate
    Spanish: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    it will be possible to sleep in rooms for 2 to 6 people with an adjacent bathroom every two rooms.we will all eat together, the brotherhood of people who live there and the travellers. but if any traveler wishes to prepare his own meals, he is free to do so, even if we prefer to divide the tasks in the kitchen and then eat together.

    it will be possible to sleep in a personal room or caravan under the porch. But you eat and wash in the structure (common spaces).

    sarà possibile dormire in una camera personale o roulotte sotto il porticato. Ma si mangia e ci si lava nella struttura (spazi comuni).

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    you will be able to participate in the various events and workshops that internal or external professionals will bring. from spiritual projects, to talent search workshops, to many other innovations that will be illustrated in a calendar available in the farmhouse. By public transport you can reach Lake Garda in 20m, if you also want by bicycle you can easily reach the beaches of the lake in about 30m, the return journey is less peaceful and is almost entirely uphill.

    potrai partecipare ai vari eventi, laboratori che professionisti interni o esterni porteranno. da progetti spirituali, a laboratori di ricerca dei talenti, a tante altre novità che verranno illustrate in un calendario disponibile in cascina.
    Con i mezzi pubblici è raggiungibile la stazione ferroviaria di Desenzano in 20m, Volendo andare al lago, in biciletta in 15 minuti circa si possono raggiungere tranquillamente le spiagge del lago, meno tranquillo è il ritorno quasi tutto in salita.

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    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

    C'è la connessione Whify

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Possiamo ospitarli nel verde... o in cortile

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

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