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Looking for an enriching experience in Italy?
My name is Barbara and I am 64 years of age.
I have just moved into a very nice, isolated house for the next 2/3 years until the destiny of my organic egg farm will be set. I can host a skilled single helper or couple to help in housekeeping decluttering and a little maintenance in the house.
Normally we grow our own vegetables and pick the edible herbs that grow on the property.
Biodiversity is a must here and we also harvest seeds for exchange.
We live with one lovely black dog Tara, 5 cats and about 30 chickens. We breed an ancient chicken breed feeding with natural feedstuff and we need help to the chicken coop clean.
There is a lot of things that can be done and we are always open to new and creative ideas, to make our small farm a better and interesting place to visit.
Among requested skills, we'd love to host a good DIY "engineer" or a digitale communicator as soon as possible!
Along with my family, I generally eat simple local natural food, some of it is grown by us.
We are no vegetarians therefore, if you are, please let us know beforehand as well as if you are allergic to anything.
We love to hear other people's stories and cultures and we only host helpers with references, travel insurance, photograph, clean, tidy, enthusiastic and polite who are prepared to work Monday to Friday for about 4 to 5 hours per day, starting from 8.30 or 9am, including the time needed to clear the table and clean the kitchen after meals.
On weekends everybody, including us, will be off duty from Saturday 2pm but of course we are flexible in case you plan a full weekend away.
We are and like open minded people and polite smokers. We provide limited quantities of wine during meals and we do not provide hard liquors. Smoking, eating and alcohol drinking in the bedroom is not permitted.
We do not accept extra animals.
PS: CITIZENSHIP RECOGNITION SEEKERS: Unfortunately due to the present situation and rules in the territory where I live, I can not host for this purpose any more.
Ciao for now! Barbara
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I think travelers might benefit from our life experience, culture and the beauty of the territory where we live.
With their help I'd like to organize little cultural events in the spring/summer season.
Projects involving children
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Help
My Eco life project requires maintenance, gardening and help in the house.
Priority: help keep the house clean and tidy, wash dishes and leave the kitchen clean and tidy. I would also like to create a nice and welcoming outside for the house. So the required skills are as gardner, mason, electrician, carpenter plus interior decoration and renovation ideas will be most welcome.
My companion Lorenzo is a great help and takes care of the animals and the vegetable garden, but he is not very skilled in general construction and maintenance. So the more skills in that area the better.
In the winter the house can feel please be prepared with warm clothing.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
French: IntermediateThis 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
Travelers will be hosted in a nice comfortable two beds room with a stunning view in our home.
What else ...
Travelers can benefit from a very beautiful and cultural area, Vicenza (30 mins away by car) and the Palladian Villas district, wonderful food and trekking area. Venice is about one hour away by train and Verona (Romeo and Juliet's town) is a little more than half hour away. Padova and thermal centers are within 1 hours drive, walking experiences and lots going on in the whole Region starting with the spring throughout the fall.
TRANSPORT: Helpers will be picked up and taken to/from the nearest railway or bus station on arrival/departure dates if needed for a 5€ contribution each trip. Except on Sundays (unfortunately!) you can count on public transport to and from Vicenza, stopping not far from our home quite frequently mornings and afternoons during the week. Extra lifts can be negotiated.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes, we would be very happy to host digital nomads. The room upstairs has a stunning and very inspiring view, the internet connection is very decent and any tech problems should happen we can some how solve it.
Space for parking camper vans
Small vans
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week Monday to Friday
Feedback (11)
We renovated the garden, moved the chickens, cleaned, built a Yurt, a new chicken coop, received new chickens and many other things. A month of learning, laughter, good food and sharing.
I was able to get to know different places in the area and even travel to… read more
Barbara and Lorenzo are two incredible, hard working and gentle human beings.
The house is literally immersed in nature, surrounded all over by green and stunning views. It was a delight to have my meals overlooking the gorgeous view from the hilltop and having interesting… read more
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We renovated the garden, moved the chickens, cleaned, built a Yurt, a new chicken coop, received new chickens and many other things. A month of learning, laughter, good food and sharing.
I was able to get to know different places in the area and even travel to… read more
Barbara and Lorenzo are two incredible, hard working and gentle human beings.
The house is literally immersed in nature, surrounded all over by green and stunning views. It was a delight to have my meals overlooking the gorgeous view from the hilltop and having interesting… read more
Essendo noi non più tanto giovani siamo stati felici di accoglierlo e di poter avere il suo aiuto in alcuni lavori con le galline, l'orto e qualche brillante riparazione.
Diversamente da altri aiutanti lui la sera non spariva in… read more
Barbara e Lorenzo sono un pozzo di sapere, hanno molto da divulgare e da raccontare con le loro esperienze di vita, sono molto socievoli e di compagnia molto aperti al dialogo ed al dibattito.
Ho svolto lavori all'esterno ( cura dell'orto e degli avicoli)
ed interno,… read more
Agnese è arrivata con la sua bacchetta magica e ha risolto una serie di problemi.
Spero che… read more
Grazie per le tue parole e per la collaborazione. Averti con noi è stata una gioia e il tuo aiuto è stato preziosissimo. Peccato che non è durato più a lungo.
Speriamo tutti di… read more
Quest'avventura durata quasi due settimane è volata, il lavoro non è stato particolarmente duro, nella prima settimana ho aiutato Lorenzo a liberare un campo da tubi d'irrigazione, bancali e altre cose, lui si alza presto al mattino, annaffia e lava i piatti della sera precedente è divertente e mi ha fatto… read more
Thank you for staying with us, for your precious and for your feedback. You are part of the family and we can't wait to see you back here very soon.
Gino the rooster misses as much as we all miss you.
Love
B
The project that they have for the place is beautiful and I hope it will grow more and… read more
What an absolutely awesome experience!
We to the podgio, and were instantly made to feel a part of the family!
Barbara is such a wise and wonderful woman, and so incredibly kind.
Lorenzo is quite possibly one of the funniest people we've met,
And Costanza has become one of our… read more
Helping Barbara and Lorenzo on the organic farm, we loved the varied and interactive work and had wonderful meals while enjoying a nice view over the valley :)
In our free time we travelled to the… read more
