Help us on our green rural spot in Monferrato, right in the middle of the UNESCO Heritage area, Italy

Detalhes

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  Descrição

  We are Erik and Mieke, 61 and 59 years old. We own a lovely place in Northern Italy in Piemonte, in a beautiful green valley (hence the name). We live partially in the Netherlands and in Piemonte. Five years ago, we bought this wonderful place and have been gradually transforming it into an ecologically managed property. We have many fruit trees (apple, pear, cherry, plum, medlar, fig, persimmon, quince) and nut trees. Our main challenge is improving the soil and finding a balance between letting nature take its course (with all the flora it brings) and keeping it under control so we can enjoy it. We have a sweet dog named Momo who guards the place well with her barking, and we are surrounded by deer, foxes, wild boars, hares, badgers, etc.
  
  Part of the property is fairly developed (orchard, garden) and primarily requires a lot of maintenance in mowing, pruning, and some weeding. Additionally, we process the pruned wood into mulch and create a brushwood fence. The fruit trees need attention during harvest and pruning. Furthermore, we want to gradually explore how to make the rest of the property accessible, and creating an ecological pond is on our to-do list. The daily schedule is dictated by the weather and outdoor temperature. When it's hot, we work in the morning and early evening; when it's cooler, we work during the warmer parts of the day.
  
  We have a separate apartment attached to our house for the WWOOFers, with a kitchen, living room, bathroom, and two bedrooms. We eat vegetarian.
  
  Erik enjoys playing guitar and piano and loves making music together. Mieke's garden is her hobby, and we both enjoy the cozy Italian lifestyle. There are many activities in the area. From the house, you can enjoy wonderful walks. We have a set-up swimming pool (7x4 meters) where you can cool off when it's warm and a big pizza oven.

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  Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado

  Ajuda em projetos ambientais

  Jardinagem

  Construção/faça você mesmo

  Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras

  Ajuda a cuidar da casa

  Manutenção geral
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  Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado

  We are European's so we could offer you partly Dutch and Italian culture. We enjoy Italian life by visiting wine and food festivals in the neighbourhood. We're in the middle of a Unesco Heritage with a stunning environment.

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  Projetos que envolvem crianças

  Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.

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  Ajuda

  We have a large property of about 1.5 hectares that we maintain through pruning, mowing, and gardening. Part of it still needs to be developed. In the summer, there is a lot of fruit to pick and process. We garden on an ecological basis. In and around the house, there are various tasks, mainly painting. Because we travel up and forth between Italy and the Netherlands we prefer work away help for short periods. We are not able to facilitate a longer period.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas
  Inglês: Fluente
  Holandês: Fluente
  Alemão: Intermediário
  Italiano: Intermediário

  Este anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
  Interested to improve my Italian
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  Acomodação

  We have a separate apartment with two bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom for the work aways, connected to our house. We share the terrace, garden and set-up swimming pool

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  Algo mais...

  Our place is not on a close walking distance to a bigger village or city but near Montegrosso and Asti. Montegrosso is a 30 minute walk. From the house you make gorgeous walks and we have one e-bike

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  Mais alguns detalhes

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    Acesso à internet

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    Acesso à internet limitado

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    Temos mascotes

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    Somos fumantes

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    Pode hospedar famílias

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  Pode hospedar nômades digitais

  We have a own space to work quietly and internet via Starlink

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  Espaço para estacionar campervans

  You can park your motorhome at the property, it's not a camping place

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  Pode aceitar animais

  If they are good with our dog (femina)

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  Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?

  2

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