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Lost in the wild of a forest with animals companion

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The experience

Hi! I'm Marta, living in the forest of Ponzone, Piemonte, with my dogs, 3 cats, a wild boar, and hens. I'm starting a self-sufficient farm and need help with daily tasks, caring for the animals (especially when I'm away), and some support with fixing things on my website. Animals can require daily attention, if you need fixed hours this isn't the right place

What you offer

5 hours of help per day

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.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

Requirements

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You will help me in every day task, building a fence, menaging the animals and take care of them.
I usually kindly ask for 3/4 hours (depends from the task) in the morning and for the other time you will enjoy te wild nature, the river and of course if you want to enjoy my company for the rest of the day or help me in other works you are really welcome but is up to you; this is when I am at home, when I am not I need you to keep an eye on the animals; they are very good in managing themselves on theyr own and I am automatising many aspetcts but is always good to have an eye on them.
I need to leave often for work and other business opportunity so your task will housesitting and caring of the animals when I leave.

And I also need help with my website.

Rules

Streactly no smoke or drugs
You will share my alimentation, that is pretty basic, mainly without any processed food
I'll give you the soap to use here, water goes directly into the field and I can't risk any chemical contamination