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Couple/2friends wanted for small organic farm, DIY in rural Italy

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The experience

Ciao! Are you looking for a mostly outdoor experience on a small organic farm?
Come help us grow our small-scale sustainable agriculture & tourism project — working on the land, building, painting, and other hands-on tasks.

We’re looking for hard-working, honest, and flexible volunteers who enjoy practical work and don’t mind being outdoors in all conditions. In return, you’ll live with us in the quiet Italian countryside.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Italian

Between 21 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Ciao! We are Annemarie (38), Tom (40), Sam (4) and Timo (2) — a Dutch family who, five years ago, left our home country to build a sustainable rural life in the Italian countryside.

We care for 4 hectares of land, producing organic olive oil, honey, and growing fruit in our orchard, alongside a vegetable and flower garden. We sell our farm products and run a small sustainable B&B with four rooms.

We farm fully organic, following regenerative and permaculture principles, and aim to live sustainably in every aspect of daily life — from solar panels and a heat pump to a very hands-on lifestyle. As a young family building an agriculture and tourism business, there’s always something to do, and extra hands are truly welcome.

If you enjoy working hard, care about green living, are respectful, and want to experience authentic rural Italy, we’d love to have you join us. You can also find us online as Agriturismo Scala.

Activities & Shift

Our place is ideal for solo travellers, couples, or two travelling friends.
You’ll help for 5 hours per day, 5 days per week, usually from 8:00 to 13:30, with a coffee/tea break.

The work is hands-on and mostly outdoors, including tasks on the land (wood chipping, composting, weeding, mowing), helping build or paint simple structures, and general cleaning and maintenance. Experience with power tools or farm work (e.g. drills, assembling furniture, painting) is a plus — please mention this in your application.

We value motivation, flexibility, and a positive attitude, and you should be comfortable working outdoors in different conditions. We also ask that you are quiet, respectful, and comfortable with our young family life.

You’ll have a private attic room with a queen-size bed, ensuite bathroom, desk, fast Wi-Fi and 4G, offering full privacy. In your free time, you can relax around the agriturismo, walk or e-bike to the village, or take the bus (or bike) to the sea and nearby towns.

This experience is not a good fit if you’re looking for parties, nightlife, or very light tasks only. It’s best suited for 25+ slow travellers or digital nomads who enjoy a calm rural setting, want to contribute in a practical way, and are curious to learn more about sustainable living and production, and rural life in Italy.

Rules

We’re looking for honest, independent volunteers who respect our home, land, belongings, and the rhythm of our young family (so no late-night parties 🙂). You should be able to communicate comfortably in English, as we enjoy conversations and cultural exchange.

We like sharing meals and getting to know each other, but we won’t be with you all the time — you should feel comfortable working independently for several hours (alone or with your partner/friend) and exploring the region by bus or our e-bike. We'll be there for explanations of course :)

You’ll need to have your own health or travel insurance. We can pick you up from the nearest train station, and you’ll have access to free laundry, Wi-Fi and 5G during your stay.