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12 Jun 2025
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Hello! I am Jorge, half Belgian and half Capverdean. I'm 49 years old. I have been traveling and living for more than 20 years across Africa, South America and Europe, working on sustainable agriculture development and ecotourism. I live now in Sicily where I'm developing an agro-eco-tourism project, with an experimental dimension, in link with local farms. I produce organic ancient Sicilian wheat, flours, pastas, lentilles, chickpeas, vegetables for my own consumption and olive oil. I use agroecological techniques and I set up agroforestry systems for ecological and natural resources restoration. An other part of my time, I provide advices to international development institutions, on sustainable agricultural, environmental programs and public policies. I'am also active with friend in several local associations ... .
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
House sitting
Interests
Hiking
Camping
Nature
Dancing
Outdoor activities
Gardening
Cooking & food
Music
Plant care
Photography
Writing
Pets
Self development
Farming
Culture
Sustainability
Events & social
Politics / Social justice
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm developing agro-eco-tourism activities, with a didactic dimension, in link with local farms. We can visit them, talk about agriculture and desertification in Sicily and taste their products. We can taste local dishes cooked at home with our own production, go eating in small local restaurants and go party with our friends and our local community. I love to go to traditional festivals, dancing with local groups, enjoy live music and discover archeologic traces of the long and passionating history of the region.
Help
I need your help for the environmental restoration activities, which include developing a nursery for forest and agroforestry trees, planting trees according to an agroforestry layout plan; rehabilitating dry stone walls; building wood stuffs (I would like a henhouse, a shelter for the shredder and the tiller, a shelter for storing firewood and for trash cans, ...), creating paths on the property ; gardening, land cleaning and maintenance, ... . I need your skills, your creativity and your colors!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
Accommodation
You'll have your own accommodation (bedroom, private bathroom and small living room), you can enjoy the swimming pool, the beautiful river and I can share meals with you, upon my availability. In case I'm not available, you are free to use the kitchen. I live far from the village so it's better if you have your own car for shopping and visiting here around, but if not, I can occasionally lend mine .
What else ...
Our region is beautiful and offers numerous good activities and discoveries. The Cava Grande reserve is a natural wonder where you can swim in crystalline freshwater natural pools. I'm located 25 minutes away from the Vendicari reserve with its ornithological reserve and idyllic beaches. Photographers and nature enthusiasts will appreciate the diversity of landscapes, birds, insects and flora (depending on the seasons). The baroque cities of Noto, Syracuse, Modica, Scicli, or Ragusa are nearby and offer all the services of a city. Friends regularly organizes recreational activities such as barbecues, concerts, walks, ... and if you love food, you will adore the healthy and natural products from my small farm and our region. I'll be happy to make you discover this beautiful region.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Nice place to park your camper van or motorhome.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I felt warmly welcome into their space without any reservations. Like an old friend.
The place is truly stunning in a rural setting… read more
We did some renovation on their house, so the job was not that hard, and the hours were flexible. On our days off, we did some sightseeing in nearby towns and areas. There are beautiful places to visit only by… read more
Enjoy the rest of you trip… read more
We had an amazing time with you guys, the other workawayers and the cats! We truly got great memories of exploring your area, working in the outdoors and just relaxing on the couch.
You guys are amazing people and very fun, we don't think we would have gotten an better first workaway experience anywhere else!
Thank you for… read more
Both of them are so welcoming, generous, helpful, really relaxed, funny and great people!
Thanks for everything, we can only highly recommend workawaying with them!
We spent there about a week, where we helped in the tree nursery.
Tessa and Jorge gave us… read more
