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1 Oct 2025
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We are a family's farmhouse on a hill near Florence with field around (vegetables and fruits) that we keep only for personal use and not to sell products.
It is our family house with garden where you can meet us and our Pluto (our friendly white dog) and the two funny and young sibling cats. We like to share our place and products with friends and other persons.
The main plantation is olive trees for oil, even for table olive and some other plants: grapevines, figs, pear trees, plum trees, blackberries. With the grapevines we make a red wine and when the other fruit plants have a high production, we produce a bit of jam jars. A dedicated area for vegetable garden where we plant the different plants following the seasons.
On a house everyday there is always something to do and to learn.
Hi, I'm Giaime (the son, 29 y.o.) and I ask to help us for maintenance house, garden and plantations, to keep well and live them.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Sustainability
Events & social
Culture
Farming
Plant care
Music
Languages
Gardening
Books
Cooking & food
Art & design
Animals
Nature
Winter sports
Mountain
Yoga / Wellness
Team sports
Camping
Water sports
Outdoor activities
Sailing / Boating
Hiking
Cycling
Adventure sports
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can meet new people and live on a tuscany farmhouse. You can learn something about the oil and wine production.
During the free time you can walk on the trails in the wood and you can arrive to the Lecceto hermitage or to the nearby villages. You can visit the Villa Bellosguardo and the near stables, also the Renai lake where you can sail with a small boat.
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Help
The main helps are to take care at the animals, feeding them and walk with the dog one time per day, and to keep the house and garden. i.e. mow the grass, organise the garden area, house keeping, organisation and maintenance the vegetable garden. On our field the helps are for pruning and harvest the different fruits.
Languages spoken
Italian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
French: Beginner
Accommodation
We offer you to stay in a room with bed, table and chair.
We like the phylosophy of excahnge: work for food and host.
What else ...
Inside the house there are: two kitchens, a living room, 3 bathrooms, our rooms and the wine cellar.
Around the house there is the garden with many flowers, some citrus trees.
We have animals: Pluto (the dog) and Poldo and Miù (young sibling cats).
The house is on the top of the hill and the sight is really fascinating because one can see the nearby hills and villages,
the tuscany Appenniens and the valley of Firenze and Pistoia.
During the free time you can walk on the trails in the wood and you can arrive to the small monastery or to the nearby village,
you can visit the Villa Bellosguardo or you can go to the Renai lake where you can sail with a small boat.
Otherways, not so far (about 3 km) there are bus and train stations and in 15 min you can arrive at Florence or at Empoli and in 45 min arrive at Pisa or Pistoia.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Miu
Pretty and Cute Cat. She is the young lady of the house but she likes to have wild life too.
She lives with her brother and PlutoPoldo
Young Male Cat. Friendly and super angry.
He lives with his sister and PlutoPluto
Petty and Friendly white dog.
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Dan was helpful during the weekend for the helps with the chopped wood of the pruning, during the week for the house and gardening maintenance.
He is a respectful person and hard workers, even takes part and help at the family life during the meal.… read more
Wesley was helpful during the weekend for the helps with the chopped wood of the pruning, during the week for the house and gardening maintenance.
He is a respectful person and hard workers, even takes part and help at the family life during the… read more
Maria was helpfull and very friendly since the begging with me, my family and the other three exchangers. During the stay, she did gardening, maintenance of the vegetable garden,… read more
I appreciate the fact that Giaime accepted my request on short notice, and organized the workaways into a group of four, creating a friendly and fun atmosphere. We… read more
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Dan was helpful during the weekend for the helps with the chopped wood of the pruning, during the week for the house and gardening maintenance.
He is a respectful person and hard workers, even takes part and help at the family life during the meal.… read more
Wesley was helpful during the weekend for the helps with the chopped wood of the pruning, during the week for the house and gardening maintenance.
He is a respectful person and hard workers, even takes part and help at the family life during the… read more
Maria was helpfull and very friendly since the begging with me, my family and the other three exchangers. During the stay, she did gardening, maintenance of the vegetable garden,… read more
I appreciate the fact that Giaime accepted my request on short notice, and organized the workaways into a group of four, creating a friendly and fun atmosphere. We… read more
Coreel has been really helpful during the harvest since the first moment. Learn fast and practice well how to do the olive harvest in a smart way, not only search olives but also to organize the job in the same time that it is done.
Corneel has been really respectful of… read more
While there were… read more
Amazing experience with different cultures around a food table and focus to maintain the olive trees… read more
Amazing experience with different coltures around a food table and focus to maintain the olive… read more
Caitlin has been really interest at the farm live and work in the field. She has helped me with the light… read more
Anjeli & Barnaby have been really pretty and helpful with me and my animals for walking with Pluto (the dog)… read more
Lauren has been really pretty and helpful with me and my animals: she walked with Pluto (the dog) and fed the… read more
Giaime provided great help to get at the farm. I was welcomed so warmly by him and his mother! We mainly helped with the pruning of the olive trees and helped around with other things at the farm. Giaime was very helpful and was always happy to explain more about the… read more
Bridget and Euan have been really pretty and helpuful since the first time with me and others. They help me to keep clean the house, for the meal and with my animals (Pluto, the dog, and the two energetic kitties. They have worked well… read more
Alex has been helpuful since the first time with me and others. He helped me to keep clean the house, with my animals (Pluto, the dog, and the two energetic kitties) and for the meal. I can't forget the special spanish dinner with gaspacio and… read more
Julia and Violet have been really pretty and helpuful since the first time with me and others. They help me to keep clean the house, for the meal and with my animals (Pluto, the dog, and the two energetic kitties. They have worked well… read more
He followed the house organization and giving us a good help, also he worked well paying attention at the field safety rules.
He likes cook, I can't forget the Alejandro's dishes !
