Help at our Organic farm near Naples and Rome, Italy

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We have a beautiful organic farm located only one hour from Naples (easily accessible by bus) and two hours from Rome. We make our own wine, olive oil, we farm vegetables, fruit, chestnuts, walnuts, etc.

Our land is spread out along the area thus there are many different beautiful views to enjoy while working. We are also a teaching farm and are interested in spreading our knowledge of organic living.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Farmstay
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers can learn on our farm about organic agricolture and naturale living We are teaching farm of our district
Help
I need a lot of help on the land. We need help pruning, picking up chestnuts and other fruit, and cleaning herbs, etc. The help varies with the season and is different every day.
Languages spoken
Italian, English
Accommodation
Now we need help from March 2020 and we host you at home in room with Kitchen and private bathroom and laundry and normal electricity
Just only in August we are in other part of our farm ( far about half an hour)where is old fortified farm and there we have electric genererator that you can manage how long you want
What else ...
We accept volunteers also for few days
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
25 hours per week and food

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(2.0)

Cultural exchange:
(2.5)

Communication:
(4.0)

10/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Rafael)

Rafael has been on my fortified farm for one week during Ferragosto (summer holidays) The dedicated hazelnuts farmhouse is by three rooms (no two!), also Kitchen and big bathroom with all furniture There is also a big terrace (no balcony!) Anyway suddenly shower was broken but during summer holidays it is impossible to find out plumber! (all other… read more

(Neutral )

15/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Rafael) for host

I stayed with Rosa for 6 days in mid-August with 3 workawayers, we were picking hazelnuts, the work was for 5 hours, there were 2 rooms for us. Rosa prepared lunch and dinner for us always and also took us to a pizzeria and bought some gelato for us.
There were some limitations like being far from another towns (one with a bar was an hour away by… read more

(Good )

01/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Maya)

Maya has been to my organic farm during Ferragosto holydays We pickup hazelnuts toghether in a part of my farm where is fortified old tower In the afternoon I brougth her to nice village where was important festival on beautifull castle every day I offered tasty icecream or pizza and other food in restaurant. But as she write on her feedback to… read more

(Neutral )

25/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Maya) for host

I stayed with Rosa for a week, with three other workawayers, picking hazelnuts. The house was one they use mainly during the harvest located in a very small village. We were picking 5 hours a day, we started around 6:30 to try to avoid the heat as much as possible. Then we would shower, actually using a hose on the balcony because the shower did… read more

(Neutral )

29/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Lizbet )

To Stay with Litz has been unforgettable She is good help good culture good company ! I hope to see her again

(Excellent )

16/11/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jimmy & Alexia)

Wonderfull experience to have o my farm this marvellous couple! They have been really helpfull and cleaver people Never I forgett them I hope to see them again All the best Many wishes Rosa

(Excellent )

05/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jimmy & Alexia) for host

Our time with Rosa was great. She is a very bubbly and energetic lady who loved teaching us everything we needed to know about chestnuts, Wine and olives. Her cooking was delicious and very traditional Italian quisine. Our days consisted of usually 5 hours sometimes less and only on one occasion a little bit longer, however the yummy treats she… read more

(Excellent )

08/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ati) for host

This is my first time as workawayer and I love it
Thanks to Rosa and her whole family, Paula, Andrea and Massimo who made a lot of efforts to make our stay enjoyable as I have joined with another 2workawayers.She is very smart and hardworker in the same time kind and flexible. Our job is picking up hazelnut with volunteering hours around 5… read more

(Excellent )

07/09/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Ati)

ATI has been with us for ten days in August She was wonderfull and helpfull always on our farm Good culture and good help always ready to give you an hand friendly I hope to see her again Many wishes and all the best Rosa

(Excellent )

05/01/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (David)

David staid on my farm for ten days to pick up olives Hi has been clever polite and helpfull I suggest to all host this nice workawayer and hope to see him again Happy New Year David Many greetings Rosa

(Excellent )

28/11/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Eduardo)

Hi Belen and Eduardo we are looking forward tomeeting you again We recomendeed this nice couple to other host Many wishes Rosa Massimo and Andrea

(Very good )

28/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Eduardo) for host

Rosa and Maximo are really good persons
Rosa´s food is delicious! We miss her food every day :)
Maximo is very talktive person, we learn a lot with him..

We worked 7 hours per day, but we enjoyed those hours.

We would return there, of course if Rosa and Maximo want it jejeje :)

(Very good )

08/05/2015

Left by Workawayer (Hannah & Toby) for host

Rosa was very good with advising us how best to get to Avellino and prompt with picking us up. Massimo was very talkative while we waited for Rosa and we were very hopeful of this being a successful workaway experience.

Upon arriving at the house it was clear that the self contained apartment was very basic and incredibly cold (we were there… read more from late March into early April). Unfortunately almost all of the wood to get a fire going (which also controlled the hot water for showers) was wet as it had not been covered. Still it was OK as we found plenty of blankets!

The next 2 weeks were very up and down. We spent time pruning vines, painting fences, clearing out a restaurant garden, chopping/collecting wood for our fire and stripping logs. The work itself was fine however the communication and relationship with Rosa and Massimo was uncomfortable at times. Massimo did not spend any time with us at all after the first day, which we found odd. Rosa was unclear on a number of instructions and also did not set clear expectations of what she wanted achieved and by when. This led to some awkward confrontations because Rosa was also quick to become annoyed rather than calmly explaining the process for something.

Food - ample breakfast fare was provided; eggs, coffee, bread, milk, cereal, fruit and cake. Rosa would cook our lunch and dinner which meant that most meals were not particularly great and because this food was kept in their flat above we were not able to get the ingredients to do it ourselves even when we offered on numerous occasions.

In the end we left on bad terms after we had spent our free time in montefalcione in a bar until 1900 and come home to find Rosa had already put dinner on the table. We then had a few more drinks with the other couple working with us and had a really good evening. At 2100 Rosa came in incredibly angry, shouted at the 4 of us accused us of being drunk (which we were) and said we were incredibly disrespectful and that this was a working farm. All of which would have been true if it was later than 2100 or if she had already told us to keep it down in a calm manner. The following morning we then had a silent 30mins drive to the bus station.

Overall then it was completely fine. You have a roof over your head, the work is fine and you are provided with food. You will have some good times, sometimes you will want to pull your hair out and you will not necessarily receive clear instruction or any praise. I would recommend going as a couple and hope that other people go with you. If not bring books because there is no internet in the house. The final impression we were left with is that these hosts have slightly lost sight of this being an exchange and are more interested in free labour.

(Neutral )

01/02/2015

Left by host for Workawayer (Didier & Carine )

(Excellent )

16/01/2015

Left by Workawayer (Didier & Carine ) for host

We stayed 3 weeks in this great family. Rosa, Massimo and Andrea are really a good family. We have pruned vine and painted. It was a great first experience of workaway.Thank you for the excellent moment with you!!!!

(Excellent )

02/02/2014

Left by host for Workawayer (Tamsin & Tom)

Hi Tamsim and Tom you are a wonderfull couple. Thank you for your help.
We hope to see you again. We recomended strongly this couple to next hostes. Many wishes FRosa Massimo and Andrea

(Very good )

09/12/2013

Left by Workawayer (Tamsin & Tom) for host

This was a great first workaway for us, Rosa and Massimo were very welcoming and looked after us very well. Over the week that we stayed we were given three different jobs Chestnut picking, grapevine pruning and carab picking which made the stay interesting and meant that we worked in lots of different locations which were very beautiful. Thank… read more

(Very good )

27/03/2012

Left by host for Workawayer (Hedi & Mariia)

Hi Hedi and Marie you are really nice and polite girls from wonderfull Estonia We hope we see you again also for short time Many greetings Rosa Massimo and Andrea

(Very good )

24/02/2012

Left by Workawayer (Hedi & Mariia) for host

It was wonderful time with Rosa and Andrea!
They take us like their own family members. Allso, we had so good times together. Rosa taken us in Bari, Avelliino, Naples. It was most interesting month in our life!
Thank you so much!
This family is very kind if you are kind with them!

Hope to see you soon!

(Very good )

27/03/2012

Left by host for Workawayer (Kristie)

Thank you very much. You are really nice couple and we wish you all the best.We hope we see you again Rosa Massimo and Andrea

(Very good )

02/12/2011

Left by Workawayer (Kristie) for host

Rosa and Massimo were a wonderful first workaway experience for us! The land in Campania and Fasano was gorgeous! The olive trees were so wonderful to be working with. It was fantastic to be picking from trees that were being picked from 300 years ago. We won't soon forget the wonderful meals that they fed us as well! Overall, we loved the time we… read more

(Very good )

03/12/2011

Left by Workawayer (Amina) for host

This was a great first workaway and rosa was wonderful to us during my stay there. Rosa has great knowledge about organic farming and that lifestyle, and always provided an excellent feed. We did work long hours some days without being told when we would finish, but that was during grape harvest so it was only about 3 days. Thank you for having… read more

(Good )

05/11/2011

Left by Workawayer (Mara) for host

I stayed with Rosa and Massimo for 2 weeks during October. Generally, as my first workaway experience, it was good and by and large everything was as I had expected, and I am thankful to them for their hospitality and enthusiasm, and the information shared - Rosa's ideas and knowledge about grapes (i was there during the grape harvest) Massimo's… read more stories on local history, transportation possibilities to Capri, Pompei, Italian culture and language, and food!

For the future reference to others, who consider volunteering on this farm:
There were days when we were 7 volunteers alltogether and Rosa admitted she had miscalculated. Which was fine because all of us had fun together and we became friends and we had work to do. But i can see situations where this could have been a problem. The accommodation for this number of people was just enough. They have 3 free rooms downstairs and a living room, one shower plus the outside shower is available. Water heats either with electricity or when the fire place is going, then it heats the boiler, but we had to discover it ourselves in the mornings with no hot water. There are enough blankets and mattresses. Positively, that a washing machine and a (weak) wireless was available.
The food is mainly pasta dishes in variations, eggs and white bread with plenty of home made bianco. I guess it depends on the season when what is available but asking to buy some additional groceries was no problem, but we had to ask: there were mornings with hardly any normal food in the fridge left.
There were small things already said by some previous volunteers that Rosa and Massimo should consider, for example task planning and being more interested, involved with volunteers, although they share the dinner with them at all times.
For instance, the day I arrived, I was told to do grape harvest, but not for how many hours, so i ended up working till the sunset, which was understandable, because all they care at that moment is the job to be done and the more helping hands, the better. Though there were times during the grape harvest when they seemed to forget we are not paid and are not supposed to work 10 or more hours a day in a hot sun!
As a suggestion: volunteers, especially those who do the job for the first time, would appreciate some verbal recognition of the hard work!At times it seemed Massimo did not care even remembering our names or where we came from. Maybe the very intensive turnover of volunteers is to blame. Nevertheless, we felt treated well at the end when the landlord gave us a small tour around the nearby villages and treated us in a cafe! Thank you, we felt appreciated!
This was a valuable experience, more than the farm itself I will remember my fellow volunteers but a big thank you, dear Rosa and Massimo, for having me!

(Neutral )

02/11/2011

Left by Workawayer (Liza) for host

I stayed with Rosa and Massimo for a week in august. My plan was to stay for 2 maybe 3 weeks. I experienced the same as Verena after a week Rosa informed me she needed to go to another farm and wanted me to leave. The circumstances were unfortunate but the communication was not very nice. Rosa was not interested in my further plans, I had not… read more

(Negative )

30/09/2011

Left by Workawayer (Paulina) for host

As a first-time Workawayer, I can’t imagine a better introduction to organic farming! Working with Rosa and Massimo , was an wonderful experience; I learned so much from Rosa, who is a verifiable expert on natural products and cures, and tasted some of the best wine I’ve had in Italy from Massimo’s home cellar. They, and their son Andrea, are a… read more

(Excellent )

24/09/2011

Left by Workawayer (Verena) for host

the first week was ok, but suddenly on friday evening (about 8 pm) they told us (there has been another volunteer as well) that we have to leave tomorrow in the morning, because they have to go to another part of their farm and there they are going to live in an expensive hotel, which they cannot afford for us. That was kind of surprising and at… read more

(Neutral )

02/04/2011

Left by host for Workawayer (Chris)

Chris has been on our teaching farm in Campania very polite and friendly. He has been with us as a member of family and we are looking forward seeing him again

(Excellent )

17/03/2011

Left by host for Workawayer (Georgia & Martin)

Giorgia has been good workawayer. Thank you very much. The warmest greetings Rosa and Massimo

(Very good )

10/12/2010

Left by Workawayer (Georgia & Martin) for host

I stayed with Rosa and Massimo in November 2010. They were so welcoming and lovely!! Always with a good feed on the table, and enthusiasm to match. I enjoyed my time very much :) The scenery around montefalcione was gorgeous and Rosa and Massimo encouraged us to explore salerno and pompei on our days off. A great experience for my first workaway.

(Very good )

13/03/2011

Left by Workawayer (Cole) for host

Rosa is very nice and the village is very pretty. The work went by fast every day and there was always good organic food to be enjoyed. The only downside was the cold (in the spring) but layering up and keeping the fireplace going proved to be sufficient. Their dog Fritz is very friendly also.

(Good )

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