Discover your abilities at a holistic wellness farmstay near Chiavari, Liguria, Italy

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  Description

  🌿 Important note before applying
  
  This experience is for people who are genuinely motivated to help and become part of a collective project. Our lifestyle is simple and nature-based. We are looking for people who truly want to contribute, with initiative, adaptability, and a sense of responsibility.
  
  👉 Workaway is not a work contract, but it is a trust-based agreement — and to us, that has real value.
  
  We have been hosting WorkAway volunteers for the last 15 years. Over 800 lovely folks, of all nationalities, ages and skills. We are privileged to learn and grow from every volunteer who visits us.
  
  We are flexible, yes — but our flexibility is based on open communication and mutual respect. We trust in the commitments people make, and we rely on them to keep our multiple projects running smoothly.
  
  If you feel ready to join us with an open heart, respect, and commitment, we will be most happy to welcome you.
  
  🟢2025 PREVIEW OF ACTIVITIES ON OUR FARM🟢
  
  This year will bring lots of changes and novelties to our Farm and we are really looking forward to sharing these experiences with all the enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers out there!!
  
  We'll need help with general gardening, weeding, trimming, cleaning the underwood. If you have a particular trade skill in repair or renovation, i.e., carpentry, electrical, plumbing or painting you will be more than welcome to join us.
  
  We'll need help in preparing the land, setting up the allotments and sowing the seeds of what will become our summer vegetable gardens.
  With the petals we pick we will make rose syrup and rose jam as well as other tasty food :-)
  
  We employ a professional chef and as you can see from previous volunteer feedback, the food is plentiful and delicious. After all we are Italian :)
  If you have cooking experience and enjoy being in the kitchen, as many volunteers have done, please join us.
  
  Furthermore, we are always looking for volunteers willing to give a hand with:
  - fruit and vegetable gathering
  - making jams, syrups, dried herbs, cooked fruit
  - general cleaning and tidying up
  - and much more :-)
  
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  🟢WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO🟢
  
  Our center is the ideal place for the type of people and tourism that is at one with nature.
  Set in a rural park that has been reclaimed from general decay thanks to natural architecture and Feng Shui, we are situated at 515 mts, just 30mins way from both the Chiavari coast and the mountains of Santo Stefano d'Aveto.
  
  Embracing 25 hectares of woodland, our organic farm has pastures, vegetable gardens, fruit orchards and farm animals such as Corto the dog, Leonida, Fatturina and Peluche the cats, Nestore the wild pig and a hen house full of chickens, ducks and Polpetta the turkey.
  
  We pay constant attention to Nature and Wellbeing and are part of the WWF and Responsible Tourism networks. We are currently rebuilding our vegetable garden through a permaculture approach, so not all of our products come directly from it at the moment. Where possible, we source vegetables from local producers. We offer eco-sustainable holidays, intercultural and traditional events, and we host Workawayers who wish to experience working together in nature with respect for different points of view. For those who show a deeper interest, we sometimes share opportunities for personal growth or Tai Ji practice, but we are not structured as a school. Workawayers won't be helping with any business-related tasks, such as helping in spaces for paying guests or with produce sold.
  
  We host private work groups such as yoga, martial arts, holistic world, tantra, dance, theater, etc.
  
  In our Holistic Wellness farm you will also find
  - People's University, specialized in non-formal and experiential education, that gives traineeship opportunities to Erasmus students and students from all over the world
  - Foundation, specialized in the study and implementation of Common Law lifestyle practices to build and create stronger collaboration and networking in the local and international communities
  - We offer (when it's possible) some workshops about our Italian food culture, especially about how to prepare Italian spaghetti with egg pasta, some special desserts and agricultural cooking and pastry techniques.
  - We participate all together to some main events related to the local traditions around the place
  
  We ask all those who want to contribute to our project to come for a *minimum period of 3 weeks*, as
  experience has taught us that this is the minimum period necessary for both our place and volunteers to gain the most from our experience together. You can extend your period here without any limit.
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  🟢HOW TO REACH US🟢
  
  🚌Distances, public transportation🚌
  
  We live in a valley that can sometimes be isolated if you are a person who likes to have the city very close.
  The bus line is No. 711 and is taken from the Chiavari train station. The ticket costs 2€ you can buy either at the station or on your cell phone via the app: AMT GENOVA.
  
  The smallest village, Borzonasca, is a 15-minute bus ride away. The center where you can do your shopping is in Carasco, 53 minutes by bus. The largest city on the coast is Chiavari and is located at: 1h 10 minutes by bus.
  Our bus stop name is Campori, but we prefer to say to the bus driver: Bivio di Stibiveri.
  We are far 1 km to our bus stop.
  
  These are the bus times from our bus stop:
  06.39
  09.34
  11.54
  14.49
  19.14
  
  These are the bus times from Chiavari train station to our stop:
  
  06.21
  08.21
  11.21
  14.21
  18.40
  
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  🟢 SOCIAL MOMENTS AND FREE TIME🟢
  
  Our working day usually ends after dinner. We don’t have fixed social activities every evening: sometimes we gather to chat, listen to music, or even dance together… and sometimes, we’re simply tired and choose to rest.
  
  Living closely together, each day already becomes a shared experience. But if you feel the need to create extra moments, you’re absolutely welcome to propose ideas or activities to the staff and volunteers — especially if you think they could help improve community life.
  
  We also have board games and a few musical instruments available for anyone who feels like spending time together in a more relaxed way.
  
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  🟢ABOUT THE DAYS OFF🟢
  
  The days off can be completely free if you decide to go away somewhere. If you are here, you can have free time other than sharing basic garden watering and household tasks (just as you would need to do on your day off at your own home).
  We ask volunteers that remain at the farm on their days off and eat the meals provided by us, to help us with basic everyday tasks like washing dishes or watering the plants , if necessary.
  If you provide for your own food during days off or if you are away and eat somewhere else, of course we won’t ask you to help us with daily tasks.
  
  💡 Important clarification: basic community life tasks such as washing your own dishes after meals or helping clean the shared bathroom are not part of the 5 daily work hours. These are part of what you would do in your own home, and here they are part of what it means to live in community. Bathroom cleaning, for example, can be organized among volunteers (twice a week). It’s a way to feel part of something, not just a guest.
  
  🎉 From time to time, we also host events (such as birthday parties or small private gatherings). These are a natural part of life on our holistic farm. And by "holistic" we mean it in a practical, real-life sense — everything is connected. These events help support the project economically and socially. They’re not something separate — they're part of our shared ecosystem.
  
  So that we know that you have read our complete profile and that we have hopefully answered many questions that you may have, 🟢PLEASE TELL US THE NAME OF YOUR FAVOURITE FRUIT IN YOUR INITIAL INQUIRY🟢
  
  We look forward to hosting you! A presto!
  
  The Staff
  Fabio&Antonella (volunteers management)
  Paolo (Founder of the place)
  Teresa (Administration)
  Michela (Kitchen Management)
  Francesca (Communication)

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Écriture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Photographie

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Musique

  

  Langues

  

  Auto-stop

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Astronomie

  

  Blogs

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Architecture

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Nature

  

  Randonnée

  

  Montagne

  

  Danse

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Camping
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Travellers benefit from the contact with the italian culture and reality. First of all they will be able to taste different types of bio products of the italian biodiversity. During the team work they will also have the chance to achieve relational competences and manage goal-oriented jobs, discover their abilities and their weaknesses.

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  Aide

  Workawayers will be able to experiment agricultural techniques like organic farming permaculture, natural agriculture; they will learn about sewing, picking, making compost, cleaning the woodland, natural building, cooking and doing general tasks in the eco-village and agritourism.
  During the year our main harvests are apples, chestnuts, olives, tomatoes, elderflower and elderberry, rosehip, rose petals, apples and pears …

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Italien: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  During winter and summer Workawayers are lodged in wooden bungalows of the eco-village. All types of lodging are shared and linen, towels, pillows and duvets are provided by the centre.

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  Autres infos...

  We are situated just 30 minutes away form both seaside and mountains and you can trravel to and from it by both public or private transport.
  
  The natural and historical attractions at hand that you will be able to visit are:
  Cinque Terre, Portofino, Sestri Levante, Chiavari, Santa Margherita Ligure; Santo Stefano d'Aveto, l'Abbazia di Borzone, il Volto Megalitico; l'Acquario di Genova.
  
  Founded in 2005, a school of oriental disciplines like Yoga, Tai Ji Chuan, Qi Gong, Kenjitsu and meditation, as well as personal development and human evolution in general.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We look forward to hosting workawayers of all sorts! And for those who work online in their spare time they can use the common area in our straw house!

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Ciao! there is a lovely spot where you can park your van if you wish to stay in it :-)

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Corto (3 ans)

  Corto is a little Maltipoo, cute. He loves cuddling and sometime can bark at you if he doesn't recognise you, and it's always funny :)

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