Help me grow vegetables and help me with DIY projects, Stay all summer, live like a Local. in Buggio, a Hamlet in Italy.

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  • Description

    Description

    My village is a 1500-year-old historic Hamlet, car free, with four p-lots around it, located in the mountains at the end of the road a 20 minute drive from the Mediterranian and an hour from Nice, France.
    It is rural living, no stores, no cafes or else, but the bus arrives four times a day except for Sundays.
    5 km before us is Pigna, a larger village, that has all the basics (cafes, restaurants, atm, post office, alimentari etc). People who live here farm the land and grow their food.

    We back up to a huge national park, so there is plenty of hiking. We also have small holes in the river that offer a dip, some of them quite beautiful. In Buggio you hear the bees hum, the deer bark and occasionally Ivana calling the cats in (she lives by the entrance of the village, where the bus lands).

    If you have a car you are just an hour away from the busy jet-set of Monaco, Nice, San Remo etc, or you can leave by bus in the early morning (7am) and return early evening (5pm). From Ventimiglia there is a train.

    I grow a lot of vegetables all summer, enough to be self sustained. Farmers are welcome, and for the meat free, it is heaven.

    I am a 1960 born female and have my BA in nursing science from Denmark. I have retired and now work voluntary over the internet, promoting gender equality world wide.
    I live by myself, as my five grown kids are all out of university and now working. One of my sons is still working and living in California, where they were all born, and where I visit winters, and another son lives in Brooklyn NY. My three daughters currently live in Copenhagen.

    I have travelled extensively and seen the world. I still travel some. I love my home country Denmark, and sometimes I have people stay in Buggio to keep my chicks and work my garden when I am not here.
    I enjoy visitors and have made friends from around the world, but I also need time to myself, so you have to enjoy the same.
    People here are really friendly and warm, mainly older, and they always offer a conversation at every encounter. Pigna, 5 km before our village, is very lively in the summer.

    I spend a good part of my summers here.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
    Aide informatique/internet
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    The village (valley) offers authentic italian living, in the summer every village in the valley takes turn in hosting their village festas with food and live music, and they are always fun.
    Although several foreign families own vacation houses in the village, we are not a typical tourist spot.
    There is no cafe, no stores, no other kind of entertainment here - we offer authentic mindful living and you must be prepared for that. If you need a more hectic life, do not chose Buggio for your destination.
    Pigna has it all, and is a 40 minute walk each way. But the bus drives four times a day except for Sundays, and that is only ten minutes.
    We have a small river run by, offering little ponds and waterfalls to dip into.
    The locals are rooted here, they have lived here for many generations, and the valley seems like one big family.
    In the summer we have about 10 foreign families who vacation in the their vacation homes here, many of them are from Denmark.

  • Aide

    Aide

    I would love help with some building projects. I have remodeled a home and have a ruin attached that my previous workawayers have cleaned up for remodeling as well. There is still stuff to break down and haul away, and after that the task will be plastering the walls with cement. Physically hard.

    It's time to update my website. It has recently been transferred to Wordpress.
    I have a lot I need to upload. So a WordPress professional is very welcome. Any Mac-nerd is welcome.

    I also grow my food, so daily gardening is required.
    For 2025, April/May will be a good time to wack the weed, turn the dirt, dig the trenches and plant the crops.

    I plan to build a garden house (3x4m), so someone skilled for that is welcome. I would like to install a small solar panel here.

    And then there is always general maintenance like sanding/repainting wood, scrubbing algae off the outdoor stairs, stacking firewood etc.

    Several of my workawayers have become returning regulars, some with up to four visits over the years. I’ve been blessed with so many good helpers, and several have become dear friends.

    I would love to host a couple who would enjoy nesting in the apartment the ENTIRE SUMMER, may through august, while working 15hrs/week each. Of course you would have to be the right match, but that would be your opportunity to live like a local.

  • Langues parlées

    Danish: Courant
    Allemand: Courant
    Anglais: Courant
    Italien: Intermédiaire

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    For my WorkAwayer(s) I have an independent 1b/1b really cute two-story apt with a bedroom (bed:140x200) on the first floor, where also the shower bathroom is located, and a single bed upstairs in the kitchenette/dining/living room (small fridge, two burners, small el oven, sink, table). I also have a fold out baby crib. The apt has been recently remodeled to superb condition. This apt is for you. If you come as a couple, you stay here together.
    The apt is equiped with all you need. Please KEEP it clean and neat at all times while living there, and LEAVE it clean and neat for the next. Fluff your comforter and make your bed every day, just to give it air.
    You can use my laundry machine for full loads when needed.

    I am very social but I also need to work in my office, so you must be a person who is independent and able to care for yourself and your time. This is why I prefer couples to singles, as they can better keep each other company.

    There is fast speed internet in the apt.

    Since you are getting a complete apt to yourself and hrs are less than asked, YOU BUY YOUR OWN FOOD.
    From July you can harvest in the garden; zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, celery, salads, kale, rhubarb, fennel, cucumber etc. I have three chicken and can provide eggs, and I can bake you a rustic cia bread to slice, freeze and toast when needed. You are welcome to drive with me when I shop for food at the coast once a week.

    Each person works 15 hrs a week, and buys their own food.
    With special projects we can agree to 25 hrs/week/person and food included.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    I can pick you up at the train in Ventimiglia upon arrival and bring you there upon your departure. Not too early, not too late ;)

    As mentioned, a couple who would stay 3-4 months over the summer would be great.

    Otherwise you have to commit to no less than two weeks.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Super good internet in your apt.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Deux

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L'image représente un paysage montagneux serein depuis un balcon, avec une verdure luxuriante, une rivière et des bâtiments éloignés, le tout sur fond de ciel bleu clair.
L'image représente une charmante maison en pierre avec un balcon et un patio, entourée d'une végétation luxuriante et de fleurs éclatantes dans un cadre montagneux pittoresque.
L'image montre une collection de tomates sur la vigne, avec des feuilles et des tiges vertes, sur un fond neutre, probablement pour une utilisation dans un catalogue ou une autre liste de produits.
L'image représente trois personnes en maillot de bain debout dans une piscine peu profonde, entourée de gros rochers et de verdure luxuriante dans un cadre naturel serein.
L'image représente une petite ville pittoresque nichée dans les montagnes, avec des bâtiments en pierre et des toits en terre cuite, entourés d'une végétation luxuriante et d'une atmosphère sereine.
L'image montre deux femmes aux cheveux blonds et gris, posant ensemble pour un selfie, la femme de droite étant légèrement plus proche de l'appareil photo.
L'image représente un bâtiment en pierre avec un passage voûté, avec une fenêtre au-dessus et de la verdure luxuriante et des fleurs violettes au premier plan.
L'image représente un jardin dynamique avec des rangées de plantes, un mur de pierre et quelques bâtiments à l'arrière-plan, évoquant un sentiment de sérénité et de beauté naturelle.
L'image représente un comptoir en bois avec un assortiment de légumes frais, dont des tomates, des poivrons, des aubergines, des courges et des herbes, disposés sur un comptoir de cuisine.
Un homme âgé est agenouillé sur des marches en béton à l'extérieur d'une maison, entouré de paniers de fruits et de légumes, avec des plantes en pot à proximité.
L'image représente un vignoble avec une rangée de vignes vertes et quelques arbres, sur fond de collines ondulantes et de ciel bleu clair. La scène est sereine et idyllique.
L'image représente un prêtre vêtu d'une robe verte, debout devant une statue de la Vierge Marie, entouré d'un petit groupe de personnes dans un cadre montagneux.
L'image représente une table rustique en bois avec un bol de cerises, un bol de figues et divers objets décoratifs, sur fond de mur en pierre.
L'image représente une femme assise à une table éclairée à la bougie, versant un liquide sombre dans un bol à partir d'un pot en métal.

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