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We are a couple in our early sixties who moved from Milan and our careers to be in our personal heaven on earth in the hills of Molise. Since the mid-90s we have played with the idea to move to one of the remotest valleys of Central Asia where we travelled on foot during our holidays, or to Afghanistan near a school or one of the hospitals that we financed with our non-profit organization. In the end we did not do any of that, but we bought a farm now reduced to ruins in Molise. Restructuring it we have installed a stove that with a few kgs of wood heats the whole house, photovoltaic panels for electricity and a solar thermal system for hot water. Now we live with two horses, five dogs, cats and chickens. Adjacent to the farmhouse there is a large vegetable garden of about a hectare and some fruit trees. The garden is fertilized with manure from the horses and with our compost. There are also 100 olive trees. We produce our oil, our vegetables, our preserves and sour dough bread. We have chickens, but only for the eggs, we do not eat meat. We produce most of our food by ourselves. All of our products is for our own consumption. We can provide a room with bathroom. We gladly welcome people during the spring / summer / autumn to help us out in the garden and with the animals. At home we speak Italian, German, English and French. The farm is about 4 km from the village Sant'Elia a Pianisi. We have 2 "flow hive" beehives (cruelty free honey). For more pictures check my Instagram: evcolavi
Special Olive Harvest. We are looking for 2 strong workawayers at mid October for about 10 days.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
It’s basically up to you what you want to learn. Every activity can teach you something. We can speak Italian so you can improve the language. You can help with the sourdough bread you can learn how to manage our pack. It’s up to you.
Help
It depends from the season. In automn it’s picking olives, i spring is cleaning the vegetable garden from weeds, in summer it’s harvesting vegetables and making preserves. You do not need specific skills for this activities.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Accommodation
Room with private bathroom. We share the meals. It’s possible to eat vegan or gluten free.
What else ...
It’s possible to reach the coast by bus. I can bring you to the bus stop and pick you up. This is not a holiday for free. We expect that you help us at least 4 hours a day .
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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While the work was physical, it was incredibly rewarding. Their hospitality was exceptional, providing us with great accommodation and delicious meals.
Evelina and Maurizio are wonderful hosts, and we can’t recommend this experience enough!
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While the work was physical, it was incredibly rewarding. Their hospitality was exceptional, providing us with great accommodation and delicious meals.
Evelina and Maurizio are wonderful hosts, and we can’t recommend this experience enough!
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Evelinas cooking is brilliant and they have a well setup guest bedroom/bathroom.… read more
We volunteered for olive harvesting at Evelina and Maurizio's farm.
While the work was physically demanding, it was extremely satisfying. A couple.of days after the harvest we got to taste the oil produced from the olives we harvested. The flavor was unbelievable.
Evelina is a great cook and was happy to teach us… read more
