Permaculture project Castelli, Italy

5.0
(18 reviews)18

Join us in our Food Forest in Italy

Top Host
This host receives lots of worldpackers and has a high average rating, being recognized by the community as a Top Host.
Help a sustainable project
18 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Connect with nature
16 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Learn about sustainability
13 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Animal Care
Help look after and take care of animals.
Cleaning
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
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.
Fast Internet Access
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
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.
Support
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Availability

Oct
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Dec
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Feb
Mar
Stay at least
2 weeks
Stay up to
4 weeks

The Experience

We need conscientious and hard-working people to help do change-overs in our rental villa. This will involve cleaning bathrooms and the kitchen. Other work in the Food Forest and looking after the animals will add variety.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate English
  • Between 24 and 28 years old
  • Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
  • European Union Passport
  • Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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18 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Permaculture Project

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 16 Get in touch with nature
  • 13 Learning about sustainability
  • 12 Developing environmental awareness
  • 11 Practicing English
  • 10 Meeting international travelers
  • 6 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 17 15. Life on land
  • 13 12. Responsible consumption and production
  • 5 7. Affordable and clean energy
Erin

United States

5

Awesome experience, learned so much, simple but interesting work, incredible views and property, delicious food, and generous hosts. Couldn't have asked for a better week! Mandy and Andy did so much for us to have the best experience, and we thoroughly enjoyed spending time with them.

4 months ago


Amanda replied

Thanks Erin! Best of luck with all your future projects and we will be very happy to see you any time. Bacioni!

Riley

United States

5

Andy and Mandy were absolutely amazing! For our first time doing Worldpackers, they set the bar high and this trip was such an amazing experience that no other trip could or will probably topped it! The place where they had us stay was amazing, big, clean, and had amazing views. The food was out of this world. Every single meal was a 10/10 in my opinion. The work wasn't even bad, If anything it was fun! The hikes were fun!And afternoons were spent in their pool. Couldn't ask for a better trip and better hosts. 11/10 would recommend this place to anyone who is interested in exploring Italy.

4 months ago


Amanda replied

Hi Riley, thanks for the great review. We will miss you too and you can come back any time. The irrigation system is working great, was just missing a plug on one of the tubes. Bacioni and stay smart and skeptical!

Mary ellen

United States

5

Mandy and Andy were amazing hosts! Their land is beautiful and they have the cutest cats and a gentle giant dog named Neo :) the time we spent there was amazing! The work varied day by day but was never too much to handle and they had plenty of delicious food for us to eat and snack on in case we got hungry between meals. There was plenty to do on our days off including a beautiful pool to relax in and some amazing hikes and adventures to go on. We are so grateful for the experience and things we learned staying with them!

5 months ago

Pablo

Argentina

5

This was my first WorldPackers experience, and it was excellent! Mandy and Andy are really friendly and welcoming. Not just going for me when I arrived, they drove me to other places, where activities, dinners, o sightseeing took place. We also spent meals together, Mandy is always cooking something tasty (great pastry lover :) Andy has a lot of knowledge he's ready to share, about the environment and the forest, cheese making, and life in general. The place where I got to stay was cozy and had beautiful views. Truly Italian Backcountry

over 1 year ago

Karla

Germany

5

My stay here was good. The view and nature are absolutely stunning and their animals are very lovely. I enjoyed the work because the tasks varied and gave us a chance to actually create something useful, for example a wine yard or a duck pond. Andy explained new tasks carefully so that we could learn and then do them on our own. Eventhough you might disagree with some of their views on things it's still a good experience. They try to make your stay as nice as possible by taking you to various places and doing different activities together.

over 1 year ago

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