Help out on the land in our Permaculture retreat in Sicily, Italy

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I am British and my wife is Sicilian, Italian. We have a permaculture project on the go. Our land is 17 acres with a river and mountains. Near the Madonia national Park. Its in a valley and 5 minutes by car from the village of Lascari, 7 Minutes to the sea and 15 minutes from the town of Cefalu.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Entretien général
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide avec des éco-projets
Aide informatique / avec Internet
Aide
We need general help with our land. Planting, weed clearance, building, picking and planting fruit (spring) and vegetables (mainly winter months) and olives (October/November), cooking ,general maintenance, cutting wood, constructing dry walls. swale digging, tree planting. Trail clearing. Help looking after a dog, cats ,gold fish and donkeys.
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Italien: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Portugais: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
Winter Oct - March (Weather depending) : Guest House (if available) otherwise main house with us, both with heating and hot water.

Summer April - September (Weather depending) : Tents will be provided, outside showers with hot water and compost toilet.
Autres infos...
The Neighbourhood:

Closet Village: Lascari

The historic town of Cefalu, with many shops, restaurants, pasticceria's, boulevard at the sea (Lungomare), terraces and its famous ice cream is 15 minutes drive (8 km).
From the house the large and quiet beach between Lascari and Campofelice is easy reached (10 minutes drive). Trips can be arranged.
Getting Around
The traveling time from the airport Punta Raisi in Palermo is 1 hour and 15 minutes by car. Also there is a train from the airport to Palermo Central Station, and to the train station of Lascari. From the Catania airport it is 2 hours and 30 minutes by car. Please be aware at the moment the Catania – Palermo motorway is closed (check before travelling). At both airports there is car rental available. Lascari has a railway station pick up can be booked upon request.

House Rules
We respect nature, animals and each other.
No smoking is allowed in the Guest house or house.
Please respect the space as your own.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Harvey & Kheli

Feedback laissé par et pour l'hôte (32)

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Communication:
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10.04.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Janet) pour l'hôte

Beautyful place, easy and structured work and nice people.

(Très bien )

29.03.2019

Laissé par le workawayer (Michele) pour l'hôte

I spent almost a month with Kheli and Harvey and I'm very happy about it! Their house is set in nice countryside and you can do nice walks in the area. You have your own nice room and bathroom and you can also take a shower outside. My work was mostly done with Harvey and we built a wood shelter for their two donkeys and some fens to prevent them… read more

(Excellent )

23.12.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Andrea) pour l'hôte

I spent 2 weeks with Kheli & Harvey, a Sicilian-British couple. They live in a beautiful modern family house totally lost in the paradise-like valley from which large windowns you can see just the surrounding hills covered with olive trees and prickled pears. With another workawayer Alex we usually worked in the garden and few hours (especially… read more when it rained) we did some light houseworks and I also cleaned a small studio that is rented via airbnb. The work was easy and always clearly explained. Working hours were fair and my free time activities respected. I especially enjoyed working outside as it was very relaxing and also given to the beautiful countryside.

Harvey and Kheli are total darlings who immediatelly included me as a part of their family. They were very kind to me. Especially Kheli made sure I was always happy and had everything I needed being it food or a program for my freetime or just a cheer-up word :)
Kheli is a loving soul with a great sense of empathy. She is passionate about forest school for pre-school children that she runs in their grounds.
Harvey does not speak much but when he does you realize what a fantastic sense for humour he has. He seems to be always happy and relaxed with a smile on his face.

There are also two naughty donkeys who provide for a lot of laughs as they roam around the land. You will not be able to avoid falling in love with Skipper the dog and there are also four tom-cats I had a chance to pet every day :)
Alex, the other workawayer, was a great and amusing companion thanks to his humour and especially broad knowledge about literally every possible topic.

The family makes a big effort to live in eco-friendly way. They make their vast garden into a permaculture using absolutelly no chemicals and growing fruit and vegetable to become self-sufficient.
They follow many alternative ways how to live more healthily not just eating healty organic food but also introducing other alternative aspects into their life style. Since I have the very same interests I appreciated the opportunity to learn a lot of new things and get new information on these topics. Being a gourmet I enjoyed their home made jams and almond and pistacio spreads, totally sugar-free :) Also we had wonderful salads every day for lunch made from their own vegetable and avocado!! First time in my life I enjoyed picking up orange, pomegranate apple directly from the tree!!! :)

The house is about 20 min walk from the nearby village Lascari where are many shops and cafes. Also there is a train station which takes you to Cefalu or to Palermo. Anyway I did not need that as I was always given lift by Kheli. We also did a wonderful trip all together w Kheli, Harvey, the other workawayer and a yoga teacher guest to a beautiful natural park, the Argimusco megaliths, the Stonehenge of Sicily. I enjoyed many walks in the paradise like orchards and nearby countryside. I also went by bike to the sea which is about 5 km.

The accommodation was truly luxurious in a single bedroom in the family house with a good heating system and a fireplace so I was always warm enough even though it was raining outside. It felt very special to take a shower outside the house under the stars and I always prefered it to the one inside the house :)

I had a wonderful two weeks in paradise with wonderful loving people who also celebrated my birthday with me. It was one of the best birth day I ever had :-)

Thank you from my heart Kheli and Harvey xox

(Excellent )

29.05.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Florian)

Florian is a hardworking enthusiastic and positive young man. He is independent and able to come up with brilliant ideas. He is able to problem solve and organise his work in a most efficient way. He is a good team player but is also able to work independently.

Florian helped with land clearing preparation for summer in case of fires. He raked… read more

(Excellent )

26.05.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Florian) pour l'hôte

I've been with Harvey and Kheli for about six weeks.

First about the work:
During this time I had the opportunity to gain a lot of experience on a farm where physical work is still more important than to work with machines.
Normally you work 5 hours a day and 25 hours a week. Which gives you time to explore the Cities around in the afternoon… read more

(Excellent )

05.02.2018

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ina)

Ina is a friendly and helpful person, she stayed with us for 3 weeks.
She put a lot of effort in the work she did. She is strong, enthusiastic, positive and forthcoming with suggestions and ideas.

Ina did general weeding and weeding of the vegetable path, laying a dark sheet under the already established pebble path and putting the stones back.… read more

(Très bien )

05.02.2018

Laissé par le workawayer (Ina) pour l'hôte

We stayed nearly 3 weeks with Harvey and Kehli and were immediately amazed by the beauty of their little paradise. From all over the property you have a stunning view on olive groves and mountains whilst only being 10 minutes drive from the sea. Accommodation was in a room in the main house with own bathroom and thus not isolated from the hosts… read more

(Bien )

25.06.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Sonja) pour l'hôte

Helping Kheli and Harvey with their permaculture project was my first workaway experience and I enjoyed it a lot! Kheli and Harvey are so nice, spread positive vibes everywhere and made my stay as comfortable as possible for me. I learned a lot about healthy food, permaculture and meditation.
Every morning it was an amazing feeling to go out and… read more

(Excellent )

07.02.2017

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Danielle)

Danielle and Craig are a lovely and enthusiastic couple. They really gave their heart and passion to our project of tree planting even if just a week. They are hard-working with a positive outlook no matter if it rains they love the outdoor work. They planted 30 trees, weeded, strimmered, helped building cold-frames. We loved working with them and… read more

(Très bien )

27.01.2017

Laissé par le workawayer (Danielle) pour l'hôte

We stayed with Harvey and Kheli for a week and had a fantastic time. This placement was the perfect mix of interesting work, beautiful location, relaxation time, good company and wonderful food. We started work early which meant we had free time from 1pm. We helped with a range of tasks including tree planting, strimming, weeding, building cold… read more

(Très bien )

22.11.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Georgia & Francis)

Georgia and Francis were open to hard physical work that we had due to a big fire earlier in the year, even though they found it tyring at times. They did their best. Apart from chain sawing, wood burning and making fire wood, they did weeding , carpentry and helping in the household. We enjoyed sharing recepies and loved their wonderful… read more

(Bien )

21.11.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Georgia & Francis) pour l'hôte

This was a really worthwhile experience for us - we stayed with Harvey and Kheli for two weeks and enjoyed spending time in their beautiful home, learning about their eco-friendly lifestyle and exploring their corner of Sicily. They were welcoming, kind and interesting to talk to. Their food is extremely good and the guest bedroom was clean and… read more

(Très bien )

13.11.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Madeleine)

Madelene is a bright and sunny person with a warm heartimg big smile. She has a fabulous approach to work. Nothing is too hard, to difficult or impossible for her. She helped in building a firewood shed out of pallet wood, took also initiative with suggestions. Other jobs included weeding, planting from seed, making raised beds and painting the… read more

(Excellent )

12.11.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Madeleine) pour l'hôte

I spent one month living with Harvey and Kheli and was made to feel a part of the family from the moment I arrived.. I was touched by their generosity and kindness , what they have is truly special and I am grateful to have shared that with you both X X

(Excellent )

14.08.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Adam & Edina)

Edina and Adam quickly adapted to our way of life and working. They are such an adorable couple which became more friends than workaways. Nothing was too much for them and though they did not have experience in everything they were quick to pick up what was required. Some of the jobs they did were: making new raised beds, loading up stones in… read more

(Excellent )

01.08.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Adam & Edina) pour l'hôte

We spent 2,5 weeks at Kheli's and Harvey's place which we enjoyed a lot!! Kheli was always paying attention to our needs and tried to fulfill them as much as possible. They respected our free time and were always curious about our ideas. Beside these Kheli is an amazing cook and an accurate, funny and interesting person. It was interesting for us… read more

(Excellent )

02.07.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Rachael) pour l'hôte

I spent just over one month in the beautiful valley of angels which is Harvey and Khelis home. Upon on arrival I was completely overwhelmed by the beauty and richness of the landscape, hills and mountains and the beautiful valley filled with flowers and fruit trees ! Harvey and Kheli always did everything possible to make sure I had everything I… read more

(Très bien )

27.06.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Rachael)

Rachel is a chirpy, enthusiastic worker. Always ready to help and open to receive any type of work. While she was with us she helped with:

Cleaning up the land by racking straw, planting seeds, pruning and staking tomatoes, making marmalade, weeding vegetable beds, putting nets around grapes, pruning the vineyard, general weeding, preparation… read more

(Excellent )

04.06.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jon)

Jon is a strong lad that works efficiently and capable to work also independently with a task. He is a sunny positive individual that has a very good working ethics once when we asked him to strimmer near to the bee hives, he never gave it away that he was scared of bees. He actually strimmered a large area of our land with different terrain… read more

(Excellent )

04.06.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Niklas)

Niklas is a calm, gentle and sensitive soul nevertheless he surprised us more than once lifting and transporting heavy stones up the hill on a wheel barrow. He approaches any type of work with a positive attitude. Though he didn't have any gardening experience once he learnt our Sicilian weeds, they didn't stand a chance. He works efficiently and… read more

(Excellent )

09.05.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Rowie)

Rowie is a wonderful, warm hearted and giving person who has the abilty and sensitivity to easily do any work given. She can easily adapt and is flexible and also is able to take responsibilty and initiative. While she was with us she did various jobs. In the garden she was a quick learner: planting seeds, staking of tomatoes, transplanting… read more

(Excellent )

09.05.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Rowie) pour l'hôte

It was an amazing experience to be part of Harvey`s and Kheli`s life. They are very warm hearted people with great respect for animals, life and each other. From the first moment, I Enjoyed every moment. The work which I did was very nice to do, since all takes place in their self-made `Peace of the Angels`, a perfect dreamy spot overlooking an… read more

(Excellent )

26.02.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Lauren & Ethan )

Lauren and Ethan were on their first Workaway program and they stayed three weeks working along side with us and one week pet sitting.
Both of them are very flexible and enthusiastic. They approach the help with a good attitude and are able to give helpful inputs.
They helped with loppering and feeding our chipper to make mulch and then putting… read more

(Très bien )

25.02.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Lauren & Ethan ) pour l'hôte

*This was our first workaway experience *

Harvey and Kheli's permaculture/food forest is located in the mountains near the town Lascari. They were very organized in divving out the tasks so everyday was different for us. We usually worked 8 am - 1 pm and once a week after 1 pm to complete projects. They did a great job in picking out projects… read more

(Bien )

13.02.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (nofit) pour l'hôte

Reaching to kheli's and Harvey's house was like a boat getting to a safe shore. After long time of traveling ,the smiling faces, privet room, and delicious healthy food, i immediately felt at home.
I was one month in their house, sharring all the meals and working ours together, and still had more then enughf time to explorer the wunderful… read more

(Excellent )

10.02.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (nofit)

Nofit is a wonderful workaway. If there was a higher mark than excellent we would give it to her. She has enthusiasm, willingness, helpfulness and she is generous with her time. She helped us with planting bulbs, loppering olive branches, feeding them into the chipper, lifting heavy sacks of mulch and putting them around the fruit trees. Further… read more

(Excellent )

03.02.2016

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ireen & Benedikt)

Ireen and Benny were a wonderful surprise to us. Though we had the pleasure for only one week it felt more like a month. They slipped into our rhythm and work load with grace and ease as if we always had known each other. They have a wonderful attitude to work full of enthusiasm, curiosity and genuine interest and wish to learn. They helped us… read more

(Excellent )

31.01.2016

Laissé par le workawayer (Ireen & Benedikt) pour l'hôte

After having enjoyed Kheli's and Harvey's hospiality for a week, we can say that they are generous and lovely people. They shared their beautiful place with us and we've had very communicative evenings together. They value healthy nutrition a lot or to put it differently they will always feed you well. ;) what's more, they also thaught us a lot… read more

(Excellent )

20.12.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Miriam & Reinhard) pour l'hôte

Staying one month with Kheli & Harvey was a very good experience. We felt comfortable because of the good athmosphere with them and their funny five cats and the sweet dog Skipper.
We were there from Nov - Dec and luckily had lots of sunny days. So we could work outdoor on the large wild land they have.
Our two main projects were to build a… read more

(Excellent )

20.12.2015

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Miriam & Reinhard)

Miriam And Reinhard are a beautiful harmonious couple and this showed also in the way they work together on projects. In the time they stayed with us which was supposed to be two weeks, we all enjoyed each other's presence so much that we decided to extend it another two weeks. We were really pleased with their motivated and enthusiastic approach.… read more

(Excellent )

20.12.2015

Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Katharine)

Kate is a charming, enthusiastic and self-assured young lady. Though she stayed a short time with us, we very much enjoyed her positive approach and attitude to working. As we already had a Workaway couple staying in the guest house, Kate was in the main part of the house and we found her also on a personal level very adaptable and respectful to… read more

(Très bien )

19.12.2015

Laissé par le workawayer (Katharine) pour l'hôte

Harvey and Kheli are new to Workaway, but you wouldn't know it based on their superb hosting! I only stayed one week on their permaculture farm, but it was an absolutely lovely experience. The work consisted of basic gardening, constructing a few vegetable beds, stone wall building, and log-splitting. It was very reasonable and always completed by… read more

(Très bien )

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