Coouncilor/Vicepresident

I was born and raised in Rome, in an urban context far from the countryside. In 2010 I embarked on my first Wwoof experience, which gave me an insight into the world and, progressively, a change of perspective in my life choices. Over the years, travelling the length and breadth of the peninsula, I have had the opportunity to get to know the Italian agricultural context at close quarters, thus increasing my wealth of knowledge and important human relations.

Today I work in a young farmers’ cooperative just outside Rome, which gives me the opportunity to discover the political and community dimension of agriculture every day.

I have been an active member of the Wwoof association for many years in the role of coordinator covering part of Lazio, as I consider the commitment to caring for the territory and local networks essential.

I place great trust in the associative aspect of the Wwoof, because it can be a fertile place to imagine a common horizon to face this delicate moment.

Councilor

WWOOFer since 2012. Then coordinator, then host. Originally a city dweller, by doing Wwoofing in Italy I discovered that it is possible to integrate real nature into people’s daily lives, just a stone’s throw from the cities. I now live on a small farm in Ficulle and contribute together with other farmers and inhabitants of this vast area to animate, cultivate and protect the land that hosts us. The WWOOF network continues to contribute a great deal, offering tools and contexts to capture the opportunities of a local network!

When I have time, I go exploring, try out recipes or invent games.

Councilor

Gabriele, born in 1986. I was born and grew up in the country, always amongst animals and nature, which keep me tied in a close knot, and of which I have made my raison d’être; in search of essentiality. I am about to start a small project of rural life and work in the mountains, in Piemonte, and I am also working as a dry stone craftsman.

A member of Wwoof Italia since 2014, I became acquainted with this movement because I was looking for someone who could show me that it was possible to concretise, even more radically than I already did, an essential lifestyle that respects my needs, others and the nature that surrounds us. I actively participated in the VieWwoof project and closely followed other projects of the association. I help in the coordination of some provinces in Piedmont. I like to take care of what I feel involved in and bring people and ideas together, with the aim of initiating truly participatory processes and the development of good practices. For the past few years I have been training in the field of Facilitation, particularly with regard to groups for social change.

Councilor

My name is Fabrizio Romagnoli, I am 47 years old and I am from Bologna. I have been in the WWOOF world since 2005, for more than ten years we have hosted wwoofers on our farm in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in the province of Bologna. We have participated in various projects (in particular Viewwoof and LLOOF, an international project of which we hosted the final meeting). Currently, for family and work reasons, we have left the farm and moved to Sassoleone, a small town not far away, which has freed up my time to gain some experience as a wwoofer and to dedicate part of it to the WWOOF Italia board. After flanking my wife for years in the co-ordination of the provinces of Bologna and Modena, I have now been coordinating western Romagna for a couple of years.

Consigliere / Presidente Sono cresciuto in una piccola azienda agricola nel centro Italia dove ho imparato molto sull’allevamento e sulla coltivazione.Ho ospitato WWOOOFer per molti anni nella nostra azienda agricola di famiglia ed io stesso ho viaggiato a lungo come WWOOOFer.Ho partecipato alla formazione di FoWO nel 2012 e da allora ho lavorato come coordinatore della rete WWOOOF Independents. Dal 2018 lavoro anche come coordinatore delle attività di FoWO.I am also actively involved in the coordination of our local national organisation – WWOOF Italia.In my spare time I enjoy alpinism and exploring wild places.