Join our family home in a biodiversity oasis near the small village of Mathi, Italy

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  Description

  - Hello! We are Stefania and Andrea, a young couple with our two young children. We have self-built our house with natural materials. Andrea is an architect and has been designing our house using straw bales as a material is for 10 years
  We are a family that lives in a simple yet full and satisfying way, taking away rather than adding.
  We try to make our lives sustainable every day, asking ourselves what we can do to reduce the impact on our environment.
  Located 30 km north-east of Turin, near the small village of Mathi, our house is self-built with straw bales
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  - Surrounded by chestnut trees, birch trees, hazelnut trees and aromatic plants, the property is located in the valley
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  -We do many different things here.
  We produce honey and grow a constantly expanding vegetable garden, just for our own needs.
  We have a small orchard for us
  We have 4 hens
  We have a dog, Golden Retriver, called Samba, who is very docile and a cat Oliver
  We have an apiary with about 30 bee families.
  We breed them using respect-based methods, inspecting them and with constant
  effort to create a healthy environment for them.
  In our garden there is also a small pond with frogs, dragonflies and other animals. A true oasis for biodiversity.
  
  We are passionate about vegetarian, macrobiotic and fermented cuisine and would love to share and learn new recipes from around the world!
  
  We want to build on self-sufficiency, healing nutrition, the use of sustainable products
  and natural agriculture inspired by the message of the Japanese writer

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  Babysitting and creative play
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  Interests

  

  Camping

  

  Nature

  

  Team sports

  

  Mountain

  

  Culture

  

  Pets

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Van life

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Architecture

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Languages
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Here you can do many different types of activities and learn many different skills. We will take care of the vegetable garden. There will be many interesting things to learn if you want to help us care for this place.
  In addition, you will have the opportunity to live in a place rich in nature while enjoying the fresh mountain air and meditative atmosphere.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  In a country house like this there is always a wide variety of tasks to be done. We are looking for flexible people who are passionate about outdoor tasks and have basic skills in permaculture, gardening. We hope you will enjoy our family and contribute to improving this place.
  
  In the coming period we will need to:
  - improve our vegetable garden
  We are also looking for people who want to take spend time with our children Arturo and Alma. They are sweet, outgoing and sociable and can't wait to meet new friends from all over the world, play with them and learn lots of new languages!
  It is very important to us that they have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and to listen to languages other than Italian!
  
  We ask our guests to be proactive and actively participate in our daily activities such as:
  - maintain order and cleanliness
  - spend time with the children
  - help with garden tasks

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Spanish: Fluent
  Italian: Fluent
  English: Intermediate
  French: Intermediate
  Portuguese: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We would like our children to hear languages ​​other than Italian :)
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  Accommodation

  The Workawayers usually sleep in a private caravan.
  
  The food will mainly be preparated by us, but some help will be appreciated, we really enjoy cooking and eating all together!
  We prepare mainly vegetable food. We guarantee one meal per day.
  (lunch) but guests have to provide their own food
  during the day.
  
  We have a washing machine.
  
  Throughout the year, when the sun is shining it can be quite warm, but it can change very quickly and during cloudy or rainy days it can get quite cold, not in summer.
  The clothing you will need:
  - waterproof hiking/working shoes;
  - waterproof/windproof jacket.
  
  The material you will need:
  - sleeping bag;
  - towels;
  - headlamp;
  - water bottle.
  
  A minimum of adaptability and practicality is required, as we live and work in nature.
  It is possible to use the shower at home for washing.
  We have two bathrooms and one is available for the Workawayers.

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  What else ...

  In your free time, there are many trails and mountain activities to do.
  In summer you can swim in the many rivers in the valley.
  There is also a train that connects our village to Turin, passing through the international airport. Turin is a beautiful city,
  with all kinds of cultural activities and concerts where you can also enjoy a fantastic nightlife.
  We are passionate about various sports: climbing, skiing, snowboading, beach volleyball and hiking.
  We will be happy to advise you on where to practice these activities.
  We love art, music and cinema and the city of Turin will be able to satisfy all your interests.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

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

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have space to accommodate campers and vans. We can provide electricity.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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