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Harvest chestnut, homeschooling, gardening in the Appennino

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The experience

We live on a mountain surrounded by forest, where we grow vegetables and cereals, harvest wild fruits, and are currently building a cob oven and working with wood. Right now, we're looking for help with our chestnut forest (from now until early October). In general, we enjoy welcoming new people who can also spend time with and play with the children.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

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

What you get

1 day off per week

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

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent Italian or Intermediate English

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a couple with three kids aged 15, 13 and 7.. we always have practiced homeschooling ... a rich and exciting experience which however requires a lot of time and energy, we are looking for someone who can stay with us for some time to establish a relationship even with children.I need some help with english, or spanish, art, music...

in OCTOBER, we need a HELP with CHESTNUTS HARVEST in a beautiful chestnut forest. The autumn here is wonderful.

12 years ago we moved to Valmacara, a farm surrounded by nature, where we grow vegetables, various fruits, aromatic herbs, saffron in an organic way ... three dogs, a donkey and many cats and chickens live with us .. .we cut wood for the winter and hot water, we collect chestnuts, walnuts and other forest products. We have plans to clear the wood that leads to the river and pond and to create refreshment areas for those walking in the wood.

Activities & Shift

We participate in the genuine clandestine markets with bakery and agricultural products so we also have a lot of work to do in the kitchen and in the sale at the banquet. We are also looking for someone to build a wood-burning oven, enlarge the chicken coop and other outdoor work. We speak Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese...
We are an hour and a half from Florence, Bologna, the sea of ​​the Riviera ... near us there are beautiful places on the river where you can swim and dive