Description
I am restoring the original Garden of Eden on a plot facing a huge beach on a major lake with the clearest of waters (the reserve of drinkable water for Rome), in a vibrant little village with plenty of lovely restaurants and aperitivo cafés, 50 min away from Rome but immersed in unbelievalble peacefulness.

The name I use since 15 years now is Dafne, the tree-woman. I teach Food Culture to american university students, I am a journalist and the author of 4 books on natural living and specifically food, I have been woofing long ago and kept studying the practicalities of ecology since 20 years now. I live here since 2019 with my daughter Isabella who is now 7 years old, very outgoing and loves to socialize. I was reborn when I moved here and decided to push my roots into this land! I bought a plot of 5000sqm facing the lake 10 min away from the center of this little town, Trevignano Romano.

I have already planted 29 adult olive trees, ad another 100 exotic and autoctonous fruit trees are to come. Water and electricity available on the plot, meals delivered by myself (I am a cook, expert of wild edible greens and sourdough and lover of prime quality ingredients). I am getting ready to build a straw bale house (the works should start in september). Meanwhile, it is necessary to warm up the place: control sprouts of blackberry bushes, mulch and water the olive trees, protect their bruised branches with mud patches, put down and rebuild a little wall, fence the plot, set up a house for tools, set up an irrigation system for the trees, trim the grass here and there. I am an enthusiastic single mom with a great deal of knowledge and experience, but I need company and help on these little jobs.

What I LOVE about this place is that you get it all: nature and peacefulness, but also a vibrant community, cultural life, events and facilities, it's like the divorce between town and countryside had never occured.... I am also planning to host a farmers' market on the plot. You can cycle around the lake (3.30h if you are lazy like I am, 1h if you are a professional), visit etruscan thumbs, see open air concerts, canoe towards the shores of a natural park... A number of foreigners also LIVE here and it will be lovely to get together.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide dans une ferme
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Centres d’intérêt
Montagne
Yoga / bien-être
Cyclisme
Camping
Photographie
Soin des plantes
Musique
Écriture
Arts du spectacle
Dessin et peinture
Jardinage
Bricolage / artisanat
Cuisine et alimentation
Menuiserie
Animaux de compagnie
Vie en van
Culture
Ferme
Dev. personnel
Dev. durable
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
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Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I have a great deal of knowledge myself about farming, cooking (I teach Italian cuisine and food culture at university level), edible wild greens. I speak 6 languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Modern Greek and Italian besides English. Me and my daughter are opened persons, willing to exchange and to put you in touch with the right people around. I am eager to learn form you especially if you have more knowledge than I do in building techniques or fruit looms, and to expose my daughter to english and frenchspeaking kids!
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
It is necessary to warm up the place: control sprouts of blackberry bushes, mulch and water the olive trees, protect their bruised branches with mud patches, put down and rebuild a little wall, fence the plot, set up a house for tools, set up an irrigation system for the trees, trim the grass here and there. I am an enthusiastic single mom with a great deal of knowledge and experience, but I need company and help on these little jobs.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Courant
Greek: Intermédiaire
Portugais: Intermédiaire
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I'd love to share with native greek or portuguese people.
Hébergement
Camping accomodation: we have tents and comfy beddings, or you can bring your van or camper: water and electricity plugs available, beach at a few meters, meals catered by myself (a cook, an expert of sourdough bread and edible wild greens, and lover of prime quality ingredients, can be vegetarian or non vegetarian with meat from happy grassfed animals only).

The plot is not totally fenced yet (we shall be working on it!) but it is located in an extremely secure village. You will find a neat public bathroom with shower as well a few steps away along the beach. I do not have a sewage connection yet but you can pay to unload your camper in nearby facilities.
Autres infos...
I will be flexible and expect you to be as well, some jobs might take longer than expected, and some days can be free, I might be unavailable sometimes due to family commitments. So I would love to get to know you on zoom before you come to get a sense of our connection and then go with the flow trying to put our best energies into this place. As Gary Snyder said once: each place is the center of the world...

The longer you stay the better. If you stay say 2 months and in the middle you want to travel somewhere I might take the opportunity to do the same, so let's talk about it!
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
As said above, spectacular place, water and electricity, bathroom a few steps away, no sewage so far.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
All kinds of pets, just remember it is not fenced yet and the dogs are not allowed on the beach at peak hours, mostly allowed on a pet beach 7 min away by foot.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
5h/day 5days/week