Help in our orange garden in Paternò and explore Sicily, Italy

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  Description

  ORGANIC ORANGE GARDEN IN SICILY (ITALY)
  
  Hi, I'm Francesco (52), i live in a organic orange garden in Paternò (CT) sometimes my sons Antonino (23) and Matteo (17) came to spend a couple of day with me. I work at catania airport and i spend my freetime in the garden.
  The garden is about 8000 m², mainly oranges, some olives and other fruit trees. It's located in the Simeto valley at the foot of the volcano Etna. Unfortunately the garden has been abandonend during the last two years. now i'm trying to resume it and i'm hopefull to succed. I manage it adhering to the principles of sustainability in a olistic view of nature elements and human being. It's not a big farm and basically we produce for personal use, only oranges production generate surplus that we sell directly to our friends and family, for me it's a way of life.
  
  It's about ten years i live in the garden, i would like to live a full garden life but i work at Catania Airport and i have 3 sons, i feel to live in the middle land between the system and a real country life where i can produce what i need, be indipendent and feel free but it's difficult to do that alone. Now for example every time i start a vegetable garden at the end i don't have time to manage it, i had hens but they need to be feed every day.......so i hope someone sharing this vision come help me to achieve a rate of self-sufficiency in the way that can enrich each other.
  Also i cooperate with my neighbors Jenny(31) and Luca(32) living within 10 minutes walk from me, we have a common project to mutual help and weekly we hepl each other so jobs will take place in their garden too.
  
  Other project are: achive a bio-lake( work is in progress), planting more trees, restore the vegetable garden, make orange jam and limoncello, build a chicken coop, experiment of natural building, prooning, spread fertilizer, general maintenance of the project structures,.........
  
  The garden is about 5 km far from Paternò and there is no public transport service connecting them, so we'll arrange to get you when arrive or leave you at the nearest bus or rail station when you want to go sightseeing during your freetime TAKE EVEN IN ACCOUNT THAT OFTEN I'M NOT IN THE GARDEN WHEN I GO TO WORK OR TO VISIT MY SONS
  
  ACCOMODATION will be in the wooden house where i live, there is also a carovan if you prefer but winter season is too cold to stay there.
  
  
  NO DOGS Five cats live in the farm so we are sorry but you can't bring any dog with you.
  
  we'll prepare meal together or we take turns, the same to keep enviroments clean
  
  Especially welcomed volunteers that have previous experience in farming, outdoor life, coocking. feels good when with plants, animals, and in a natural environement, being sociable and happy to share, building with wood or other materials.
  
  
  When you write us, please introduce yourself, tell us why you would like to come, tell us about your skills and knowledge and if you have a personal projects.
  please specify in your mail when you want to come and for how long you would like to stay.
  
  Excited to exchange experiences and share a little part of life path,, contact me for any question.
  Hope to see you soon.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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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

  language exchange, organic farming, gardering, how to harvest, prune and care of fruit trees and vegetables

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  The volunteers will help us in our everyday tasks, gardering, plant trees, , building, prooning

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Italien: Courant
  Anglais: Intermédiaire

  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

  ACCOMODATION will be in the wooden house where I live, or a caravan if they prefer
  we provide food as part of the exchange. we request volunteers to help in the kitchen tasks

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  Autres infos...

  Please be very carefull when you book your flight to arrive to "Catania Fontanarossa Airport" and not "Comiso Airport" wich is really far and poorly connected to catania.

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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

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

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

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