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We are a couple from England who love Italy. We live in a most beautiful part of Umbria where we have restored a stone built Umbrian farmhouse . We have 2 hectares of land with 100 olive trees, together with gardens and fruit trees. We live close to our Italian neighbours who were one part of the original farming family. They have welcomed us and we have learnt a lot from them. Our project and current lifestyle was born out of a wish to live closer to the land and grow produce in a sustainable way kinder to the environment.
We try very hard to lower our carbon footprint in whatever ways possible and take great pleasure in re-using materials, re-cycling and upcycling.
The setting is wonderful : we are within walking distance of the medieval hill top town of Lugnano in Teverina, of which we have a full view from our house and garden. We are one hour north of Rome by train and two and a half hours south of Florence, also easy to reach by local train. Siena is just under two hours to the north.
Our background and main careers have been in town planning and social work. I am Eric, a town planner by profession, now enjoying garden design and landscaping, olive growing and creative writing. Helen, who has Greek origins and a background in social work, now works as a silversmith and jeweller as well as being involved in our project.
We welcome helpers who are conscious of climate impact and although not entirely vegetarian we appreciate a thoughtful approach to the food we produce and consume.
We also welcome and encourage an interest in the local community and culture. We have welcomed around 30 volunteers from all around the world during our time here and we always offer to include them if they wish to join us in cultural and social events, right down to meeting our friends and getting to know the surrounding countryside.Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Ayuda en una granja
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
The lifestyle around us is predominantly agricultural with small family farms, olive groves and vineyards, mostly cared for by local families who grow their own food and raise livestock sustainably. There is a network of ‘white roads’ , largely traffic free, giving opportunities to explore the Umbrian countryside and nearby villages.
Culturally the area is alive with traditional festas in the surrounding towns and villages especially during the summer. They often include re enactment of historical events and can be spectacular. There are also free concerts, a film club in a nearby town and great opportunities to mingle in the local culture.
We are both keen cooks and always share our knowledge and skills focusing on Italian and Greek cuisine using locally and sustainably grown ingredients and traditional ways and methods.
We encourage and often facilitate volunteers, to make day trips to nearby towns and cities in Umbria, Lazio and Tuscany including Rome, Orvieto, Arezzo, Viterbo, with their long history of art and architecture. All of them can be easily visited by public transport.Ayuda
Over time our volunteers of many nationalities have made significant contributions to our project: The main tasks, depending on season, are:
cultivating and preparing our vegetable garden; harvesting vegetables and fruit, pruning our olive trees and maintenance of the olive grove; pruning fruit trees and grape vines.
None of the tasks require special skills just an interest in the natural environment and in growing food sustainably, a willingness to learn and a practical approach.
In late October we harvest our olives and we welcome helpers with an interest in olive growing and the production of the high quality Umbrian olive oil traditionally produced in our area.
We also have other tasks such as painting, decorating and small repairs, maintaining garden paths, steps and walls.Idiomas hablados
Greek: Fluido
Inglés: Fluido
Italiano: IntermedioAlojamiento
Our volunteers stay in one of two twin bedded room on the top floor of the house, with its own shower and toilet and plenty of privacy.
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There are many walks in the local countryside amongst the beautiful landscapes and olive groves. Lugnano in Teverina is within walking distance and it has local shops - grocery, supermarkets, post office, bank with ATM, pharmacy, cafes, restaurants, a weekly market, church, a public outdoor swimming pool and a bus service connecting to Orvieto, Amelia and Narni. Day trips by train to Rome, Orvieto and Viterbo are easily possible from our nearby train station.
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Tenemos animales
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Puede alojar familias
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One of Kelly’s great strengths was to be helpful and sociable without loosing sight of the task.
A great person to have in any team but one who can also use her… read more
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One of Kelly’s great strengths was to be helpful and sociable without loosing sight of the task.
A great person to have in any team but one who can also use her… read more
Their pleasant personalities and considerable range of skills proved great assets but also their sensible and mature approach to the tasks and their helpfulness made them excellent helpers. Suzanne and Thomas quickly… read more
I spent just over two weeks with them in August and had an amazing time. Eric put me to work straight away clearing and mowing around their incredible olive trees, and he was always working alongside to make sure I was happy and knew what to do. Helen is a sensational chef, cooking traditional dishes which were… read more
All the time I just felt like I live in some novel and my real life transformed in a fiction for a couple of weeks.
The place is just stunning, it was such a pleasure for my eyes to look into the Umbrian valley every morning, when I woke up. The work in the… read more
Katya was pleasant sociable and with a great sense of humour.
We very much appreciated her contribution to our olive harvest and… read more
Hard working and competent, highly organised they were great at just about anything. But they mostly shone around the olive grove first during the harvesting and then at the skillful job of pruning.
Mandy and Grant were good company,… read more
Her experience as a farmer was invaluable, she completed all her tasks very competently and efficiency and was adept at using our petrol lawn mower!
Indoors she was most helpful and co-operative , good company and we much enjoyed the Canadian-style turkey… read more
Reuben was a very pleasant young man who took an interest in his surroundings and was more mature in his way of thinking than his young age.
We really enjoyed having him… read more