Learn about basket making, baking while helping with olive harvest and gardening near Catania, Etna, Italy

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    My name is Silvia, I live in a single house on foot of mount Etna, with a garden of 15000 square metres, in which I have planted 70 olive trees and try to grow my food .. Trying to find my path in an organic and natural way.
    I am also a basket maker and I cook in wood hoven my bread once a week.
    I live with my children, 19 and 15. We have 4 dogs.
    I like to be here and very grateful, I grew up in Bologna, the northern Italy, and here I found my way!

    I always need help in the garden with different kind of works and season maintenance. Late October first November I need help for olives harvesting. During winter time for pruning and organising wood cuttings.

    I will be happy to have people here, even also because it is difficult to travel as I would like..

    The place where we live is not well served by public transportation, I mean buses and trains exist but they are some far from my house. Then it is a little be difficult to move around indipendently without a car.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You could learn about gardening , basketmaking and making bread. I could show you the nearby of Etna and Ionian Sea that is 15 minute far from me by car. You could also make Italian practice.

  • Help

    Help

    I welcome help with garden maintenance, gardening, olive harvesting late October begin of November, pruning fruit trees, help around the house. Also need help to cook when I cannot manage to do it.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Intermediate
    French: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Bed for two people in a room with a private bathroom and toilet. We are vegetarian. Not my son, but I prefer vegetarian hosts and no smoking people.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    I have enough space in the private parking of my house, but I have 4 dogs and cannot host others

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 861588586434

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