Helping to bring an old house and farm back to its former glory near Modena, Italy

Detalles

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  Descripción

  We are an English couple who have been working on our own to bring this beautiful property back to its full glory, but could do with a few extra hands.
  
  We offer accommodation, and fresh home cooked food. We are veggie so no meat or fish, just plenty of homemade cheese, butter and yoghurt (happy to teach how to make these if interested), fresh homemade bread (again can show how). If you fancy it you can also have a go at home cooked pizzas. I do an english version of Melanzano Parmaggiana which is a traditional dish in this area and of course a mean Sunday Roast and Yorkshire Pudding with gravy.
  
  We have two king-size bedrooms and if you like the outdoors plenty of places to put up a tent or park a caravan - electricity connection possible.
  
  We have two female dogs who are friendly. We have a young Rhodesian Ridgeback who is growing fast and loves playing ball, plus our nutty Dalmatian who loves cuddles.
  
  We need help with moving an old boiler, grass cutting, wood logging and chipping, planting, installing solar panels, repairing a wooden gazebo etc. Most of the work is outside but if the weather doesn't permit we have plenty to do inside as well.
  
  Other skills we can pass on include car mechanics, welding, cheese and yoghurt making, cookery and general DIY skills.
  
  I also make homemade soaps which I sell at local craft fairs if anyone is interested in seeing how these are made or having a go yourself. My husband is a trained mechanic and can teach you the basics of car maintenance as well as welding and some DIY techniques.
  
  Help could also be needed with looking after the cats and dogs we have rescued and who live in pens outside. And of course our brood of chickens that give us fresh eggs every day.
  
  Evenings - you are welcome to sit outside and enjoy the sunset with a glass of wine, playing cards or having a good old chat. Or if you fancy a movie night we have over 400 films to chose from and full Sky TV.
  
  Non smokers only please and no residency applications. Only genuine willing hands. If you want to practice English then we can certainly help. Both of us speak without a broad accent.

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  Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Práctica de idiomas

  Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos

  Jardinería

  Construcción y bricolaje

  Cuidado de animales

  Ayuda en una granja

  Ayuda doméstica

  Mantenimiento general
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  Intereses

  

  Vegetariano o vegano

  

  Mascotas

  

  Películas y televisión

  

  Agricultura

  

  Cultura

  

  Escritura

  

  Cuidado de plantas

  

  Música

  

  Idiomas

  

  Jardinería

  

  Bricolaje y manualidades

  

  Cocina y alimentación

  

  Carpintería

  

  Libros

  

  Arte y diseño

  

  Actividades al aire libre

  

  Naturaleza

  

  Montaña

  

  Fitness

  

  Ciclismo

  

  Acampada

  

  Animales
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  Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

  Helping to bring an old house and farm back to its former glory.

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  Ayuda

  Hands to clear land, dead trees etc to get it ready for organic farming.

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  Idiomas

  Idiomas hablados
  Inglés: Fluido
  Alemán: Intermedio
  Francés: Principiante
  Italiano: Principiante

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  Alojamiento

  We have a two king size rooms available in the house, or tents can be provided or bring your own if you prefer. There is plenty of hot water for showers etc. Meals will be provided, totally vegetarian or vegan if requested.

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  Algo más...

  We are remote. There is a bus route but it's limited and stops around 6pm each evening.
  
  Modena is accessible by car, about 45 mins away from where its possible to get trains to Venice, Florence etc. The Mazzorati, Ferrari and Lamborghini museums are closeby.
  
  As you would only be expected to work 5 out of 7 days per week we have no issue with dropping you into the local village or to the nearest bus route and collecting if want to explore on days off.
  
  There is also a local bus route into Veggia, Castellorano and Sassuolo where its possible to get the train to Florence and other locations.

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  Un poco más de información

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    Acceso a Internet

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    Acceso a Internet limitado

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    Tenemos animales

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    Somos fumadores

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    Puede alojar familias

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  Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

  We have a decent internet connection via satellite which I also use for work. Mobile signal here is also pretty reliable, there's 5G on one side of the house and 4G on the other.

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  Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

  Plenty of room for parking and we can also run a power cable if needed.

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  ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

  Más de dos

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  Mis animales / mascotas

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