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Permacultural Gardens and Oak-planting project on the green outskirts of Rome, Italy.

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a married couple, Stefano and Cristina, who have been living in a country house on the outskirts of Rome for several years, a farmhouse where Cristina's grandparents and then parents lived before us. We are two visual artists and previously lived about 10 years in Berlin. Cristina is also a yoga and yoga massage teacher. Stefano is a Zazen practitioner for many years. In our country house live with us our beloved dog "Oro" (a big white Italian shepherd dog crossed with golden retriever) three cats (in the garden): mom Cometa and two young cats Pablo and Frieda, and four chicken (Ruth, Grilde, Eliodora and Cecilia)

    Our property is located a few kilometers from Rome's metropolitan transportation (METRO A and regional train station La Storta) therefore it is well connected to the center of Rome but it is necessary to have your own transportation to get to these stations.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • Interests

    Interests

    Camping
    Vegetarian or vegan
    Self development
    Culture
    Farming
    Writing
    Plant care
    Photography
    Music
    Languages
    Gardening
    Drawing & painting
    DIY & crafts
    Cooking & food
    Carpentry
    Books
    Blogging
    Astronomy
    Art & design
    Animals
    Yoga / Wellness
    Water sports
    Sailing / Boating
    Outdoor activities
    Nature
    Mountain
    Hiking
    Dancing
    Cycling
    Beach
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    On the property we carry out many permaculture gardening and tree-planting projects with a focus on natural farming methods. We are vegetarian and interested in vegan culture and own production of various foods and preserves. Depending on the seasons a variety of fruits and vegetables from our garden are added to our diet.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    At the moment we are giving priority to requests from couple (friends or lovers) who can come from the mid July until mid September, mostly for Farm sitting while we'll be away.

    Depending on the periods we will need different forms of help:

    1) Home sitting + management of watering plants and feeding cats and chickens (mosy during second half of August and start of September)


    2) DIY and building tasks (we are setting up a sculpture studio for Cristina).

    3) Assistance with farm tasks such as olive picking (October and start of November).

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Spanish: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We offer our Workawayers an independent studio apartment with separate access to the large garden. The apartment is equipped with a kitchenette, refrigerator, bathroom with shower, air conditioning, a mezzanine where you can sleep, internet (FWA) and a sofa and television with access to major streaming services.
    The studio apartment is connected to the main buildinf but it is also completely independent.

    If we are present we can share some meals, If we are absent (house sitting) we will leave fresh and frozen food available for guests. Since we are vegetarians there is no meat in the house.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Since the main transportation stations to go to the center of Rome are a few kilometers away from the house we strongly recommend that guests come with their own transportation so that they can be free to come and go from the city independently.
    If we are there we can offer rides to train station or center of rome with our car. We also can lend bikes if you leave a deposit.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    our internet connection is an FWA from Vodafone (no direct fiber arrives here). This is a connection that allows normal internet use of streaming services but not suitable for those who need very large and continuous data streams over time.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    There is an area where you can park a van or RV we have outside sinks that you can use but there is no drain for toilets outside.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

    Grilde, Ruth, Cecilia and Eliodora

    Our beautiful chickens, two white and two black, they like the garden and the spaghetti meal.

    Cometa

    The matriarch of our cat empire.

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