Help out on our self-sufficient family-size farmstead in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy

Detalles

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  Descripción

  Sustainable and regenerative family farm.
  
  We are a family of 4 : Ruben, Manon and our daughters Neve and Blue. To this day we are caring for 30 chickens, geese and guinea pigs and will quickly extend the family with other animals. We have goats arriving in May!
  
  Our land consists of 4 hectares of woods, abandoned orchard and olive field (with a renewed biologic certification), a lake and two structures in a more or less habitable state, in Montepulciano, Tuscany.
  
  The project is a self-sufficient family-size farm. In our dreams, it includes a lot of animals (silvopasture), a food forest/garden (integrated ecology, permaculture, mindful and traditional agriculture, all year round crops etc), foraging (wild flowers, essences and mushrooms) and a peaceful convivial space (restructuring the house for our family and the barn to host volunteers, meditation and yoga deck, fire pit, agricamping, lake to bathe etc, hosting families and schools, and why-not a homeschool structure).

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Trabajo de caridad

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Cuidado de niños y juegos creativos

  Cocinar para toda la familia
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  The work consist of helping us building our farm! From creating structures to caring for the animals and the garden, to preparing meals or babysit our girls. Typically you would work with us in the morning and have the afternoon free. The meals includes homemade omnivore/vegetarian options, mainly italian, french and asian dishes. We do weekly our sourdough bread, pizza, pasta, pancakes, jams, soups etc. Tell us prior any specifity of your diet or allergy.
  
  Our family is fluent in Italian, french and English, but we need a multicultural and multi language approach for our daughters! You will definitely learn and share a language by coming here! We would love to share experiences with a homeschool/free school family.
  
  The main house has electricity and wifi and a cozy space if you want to relax or work on your computer. You will have access to the whole property, the forest, the lake. It is really peaceful, full of birds, and you can join us for a yoga practice, read a book in the trees, play music, do pottery or learn traditional italian cuisine! Finally, the historical medieval city of Montepulciano is 10 minutes away by bike, and we are also close to the Roman baths, medieval cities and magnificent landscapes of the Val D’Orcia.

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  Proyectos con niños

  En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.

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  Ayuda

  The project is a self-sufficient family-size farm. In our dreams, it includes a lot of animals (silvopasture), a food forest/garden (integrated ecology, permaculture, mindful and traditional agriculture, all year round crops etc), foraging (wild flowers, essences and mushrooms) and a peaceful convivial space (restructuring the house for our family and the barn to host volunteers, meditation and yoga deck, fire pit, agricamping, lake to bathe etc, hosting families and schools, and why-not a homeschool structure).
  
  Main activities with the volunteers :
  - Cutting wood
  - Clear paths and find the essences in the forest (axe, scythe, ecology)
  - Care of the animals in the morning - Fencing and building sheds for the animals (April-May: structures for the geese and the goats)
  - Designing, planting, caring for and harvesting the permaculture garden and food forest. Include bees. We produce most of our vegetables.
  - Preserving food and products (olive oil, wine , soap, infused oils…)
  - Forage wild herbs, flowers, mushrooms, nuts
  - Pruning of the olive and fruit trees (April)
  - Harvest of the olives (November). We are producing our olive oil, almost a year supply.
  - Traditional Italian cooking
  - Play with our daughters : KIDS AND FAMILIES WELCOMED!
  - Building (April-May : solar panels, isolation of the house for the volunteers, create a wood patio, dig and build the greenhouse (a half-buried wood dome), structures for the animals)

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Alemán: Fluido
  Inglés: Fluido
  Francés: Fluido
  Italiano: Fluido

  Este anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
  Este anfitrión ha indicado que está interesado en compartir su idioma o aprender otro.
  Ponte en contacto con él para obtener más información.
  
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  Alojamiento

  You will be hosted in a cosy 24m2 bell tent with a wood stove, bed/sheets and access to a complete bathroom next door. There is also a parking spot for a camper/car/van/tent with access to the bathroom. We invite you to our table for breakfast, lunch and dinner in exchange of 5 hours of work per day.

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  Algo más...

  Montepulciano is 5 minutes away by car, 10 by bike and 40 by foot. You have all public transportations to visit Tuscany (Val d’Orcia, Pienza etc). All year long, you are 30 minutes away from roman termes (with warm blue water) and Monte Amiata (climbing, trekking and ski resort).
  
  We have friends all around town, so I’ll always find an activity to do!
  
  To come: bike, car, buses, train (Chiusi, Terontola, Firenze) or plane (Pisa or Firenze airport).

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  The main house has wifi, and a nice office where you can work peacefully.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Horas esperadas

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week