The image depicts a rustic garden with a stone wall, featuring a variety of plants, including broccoli and fennel, surrounded by straw and a wooden ladder leaning against a small shed.
The image depicts a garden bed featuring small cabbage plants with purple leaves, surrounded by straw and other greenery, with a stone wall in the background.
The image depicts a garden with a stone wall, muddy ground, and a green tarp, featuring a wooden trellis and a pair of shoes in the foreground.
The image depicts a serene landscape with a grassy field, leafless tree branches, and a hillside covered in trees and bushes under a blue sky with wispy clouds.
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Join our community as we reclaim land and improve soil in a small village in Liguria, Italy

  • Last activity : 13 Jan 2025

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi! We're Fluentia, a small group of people who lives in Liguria (Italy) in a village called Villatalla (IM), and we are searching for helpers, to work with us in our gardens.
    We ask your help in many different situations, from simple gardens activities to more heavy works, like building fences etc, or cleaning the house and help us cooking.


    Villatalla is a small town located in the hills of Liguria, 40 minutes from the sea. There is a simple shop and the local Tavern. The village is surrounded by oak and olive trees, in fact many of the town are dedicated to the olive harvest and the creation of oil.
    We will provide you room and board, must of us loves to cook so you we'll taste some local dishes.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You could learn about the collection of wild edible herbs, the recovery of uncultivated lands and the simple techniques we are using to obtain a better soil. You can learn new terms in Italian or speak with us in English, French or Spanish. And if you want you can learn how to cook bread at home or other typical dishes.

  • Help

    Help

    We have 5 different gardens to restore using natural principles of all kinds, permacolture, biodynamic and so on.
    Any of those skills or knowledges is welcome:
    planting, seeding, harvesting, pruning, building greenhouses, building fences, building dry stone walls, permacolture, biodynamic skills.

  • Languages spoken

    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    English: Intermediate
    Spanish: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have two beds for guests, in cohabitation with other people.

    You will be our guest during meals; typically during the garden work we eat something simple in nature while in the evening we have dinner at home. Most of us eat everything but if you are a vegetarian or have some eating disorder we will meet your needs.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    In your spare time you can take beautiful walks in nature, visit the villages of the valley, go to sea in Imperia or playing music with us, all artistic activities are welcome.

  • 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

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 937689791485

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The image depicts a rustic garden with a stone wall, featuring a variety of plants, including broccoli and fennel, surrounded by straw and a wooden ladder leaning against a small shed.
The image depicts a garden bed featuring small cabbage plants with purple leaves, surrounded by straw and other greenery, with a stone wall in the background.
The image depicts a garden with a stone wall, muddy ground, and a green tarp, featuring a wooden trellis and a pair of shoes in the foreground.
The image depicts a serene landscape with a grassy field, leafless tree branches, and a hillside covered in trees and bushes under a blue sky with wispy clouds.

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