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Hello workawayers,
We need under more a little help with building/gardening (which can be hard work!) and everyday life ...
After the Corona-crises we finally come back to normal life!
For quite a time we didn't have workawayers, but we want to start it again...
We are a German couple, who are restoring an old Italian Farmhouse in southern Piemonte, Italy to live here. the Alta Langa in Piemonte is the region of good wines and the home of the Slow-Food-Movement (we love both) - the distance to the sea is about one hour by car. Though we are here on the country-side, the social infrastructure is very good with a lot of shops and restaurants nearby.
The house is situated in the Alta Langa near the little village of Prunetto on a south-west hillside with terraces and with a great view on the Mediterranean Alpes. Other towns nearby are Monesiglio, Cortemilia, Ceva, Alba - the next big town is Torino, the next big airport Milano-Malpensa.
You really should love dogs: we have four Bergamasco-sheepdogs among them one puppy, who are part of our family and always around.
On one of the terraces we have a nice swimmingpool (6,5 by 3,5m).
We love to cook - our kitchen is tasty, light and healthy with a lot of vegetables from our garden or the markets nearby - typical Mediterranian - we love to make our pasta ourselves aswell as jam and tomato-sauces...
... and we love to have fun!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Plant care
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
respect for nature and ecological gardening, mediterranean cooking...
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
the tasks to do are very diversified:
The house is nearly ready, but there is still a lot to do to really finish and maintain, like painting shutters and doors - it nevre ends...
Here is also always garden tasks (we have flowers, vegetables, meadows and fruit-trees) and some terraces always need a helping hand too.
Our Bergamasco-sheepdogs, who love to play and who need sometimes a bit of attention and grooming of their rasta-dreadlocks...
You should do your part of cleaning, dish-washing etc. like we do
The swimming pool needs a bit of cleaning every day - saving bugs and flies out of the water
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Accommodation
Our house is an old "rustico" a natural-stone house, which is nearly rebuilt totally.
We have two bathrooms on two levels of the house, so one will be for you.
You can choose if you prefer to sleep in our caravan, where you really would have your own home and privacy - or to sleep in the chamber below in the house, we sleep on the first floor and the cnter of our lives now is upstairs
You would share meals with us and just live with us, but you can also have your privacy...
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
7 Bergamasco puppies
We live together with three Bergamasco shepherds.
And one of them has 7 puppies at the moment.
So if you come to us, you REALLY have to love Dogs.
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Robyn helped with making pasta and tomato-sauce and I can say, that she is a very quick… read more
You staid with us for 10 days - and we enjoyed every moment and are very sad, that you left, we will stay in contact!
You are just wonderful: open minded, openhearted, easy-going and always with a smile on your faces you made our day! It has been a pleasure for us and our dogs.
You always… read more
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Robyn helped with making pasta and tomato-sauce and I can say, that she is a very quick… read more
You staid with us for 10 days - and we enjoyed every moment and are very sad, that you left, we will stay in contact!
You are just wonderful: open minded, openhearted, easy-going and always with a smile on your faces you made our day! It has been a pleasure for us and our dogs.
You always… read more
They brought so much ... a good lesson of life. An open minded couple, generous, funny, available and respectful. Non-exhaustive list of their qualities;)
To sum up, unique experience that we wish to everyone to… read more
We worked and we lived together and he could turn his hands… read more
I have been staying with Rob and Jutta for a little over 4 weeks and I have had an amazing time, they are the best hosts a volunteer could wish for. They looked after me like I was part of… read more
The work is rewarding and each day brings a different project, keeping things well-rounded and interesting. There is a lot to do but at the end of each day you feel accomplished and ready to take on the next day.
As I intend… read more
