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Strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU

Strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture in the EU

The broad endorsement of the contents of the European document by the agricultural and environmental world is an important signal and bodes well for overcoming the fictitious opposition between agriculture and the environment that characterized the end of the last European Legislature.

AperiWWOOF at the BioMercato in San Lazzaro (BO).

AperiWWOOF at the BioMercato in San Lazzaro (BO).

Do you want to find out how WWOOFing works? Have you already had experiences and want to share them? Join us at the San Lazzaro BioMercato for a convivial aperitivo organized by WWOOF Italy APS where you can: Discover peasant agriculture and its appeal Shorten the...

A new call aimed at members

A new call aimed at members

October 2024 - update: The Call for Proposals is open and you can access and view the dedicated page to be able to apply Go to the Growing with Us Call for Proposals Those who follow WWOOF italia know that a portion of our annual budget is allocated to support...

Wild by Nature

Wild by Nature

Pestos of basil with wild savory and kale with mint.
Autumnal is the chestnut and spruce resin jam.Sott’oli with saporitella, angelica or meadow caraway seeds and the Auguralia project, with seven cookies bearing as many symbols inspired by Etruscan culture.

Strade Maestre – Educational path

Strade Maestre – Educational path

a long journey on foot, which will take a group of high school girls and boys and teacher-guides to walk more than 1,000 kilometers, across Italy, until June 2025.

Mangos early this year

Mangos early this year

As with the Figs and Almonds already harvested, this year the great heat and drought have brought the harvests forward by a couple of weeks We have already started the harvest and first shipments

Quick Camp to save hazelnuts

Quick Camp to save hazelnuts

Donate your time and save our harvest! Nadia asked us for help with her hazelnut orchard, due to adverse weather events, the hazelnut crop is at risk. They need to to harvest them before they are lost. In return, food, lodging and a chance to do a good deed is offered...

Alba Verde

Alba Verde

An irrigation system that can be implemented anywhere, even in the city and in spaces where there is no soil, and thus has great versatility.

Tiziana seeks help with dry stone walls

Tiziana seeks help with dry stone walls

Hi. We are in search of an experienced person to help us with the construction and maintenance of dry stone walls and a woodshed with oven on our 6 ha small farm in the Apennines in the province of Parma. In addition to room and board, remuneration is foreseen....

Aurora and Luca in Abruzzo: puppies, milk and baby goats

Aurora and Luca in Abruzzo: puppies, milk and baby goats

On their way up north, Aurora and Luca stopped for a month in Abruzzo, at two different farms: at Francesca and Christopher's (Fattoria Rural Resilience) and at Salvatore and Rita's (La Capra Fenice). They are greeted by a real, unpretentious farming world: not only...

Fall Gathering 2024

Fall Gathering 2024

Save the date Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29 We will meet at the farm Il Rosmatino in Marcon (VE) After meeting at Rassecale (AV) last year, the fall gathering is moving back north. This year we will be hosted by Piergiorgio and Cristina, two of our...

Elizabeth and Gianni seek long-term accommodation

oplus_1 Dear Host, we are Elizabeth and Gianni practical and passionate about wwoofing. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR SHARING, HELP, COLLABORATION as equals for ONE ROOM or if it will be possible APARTMENT or UNFURNISHED HOUSING SOLUTIONS since we have all the necessities that...

Seed Vicious – August 24 and 25 in Reggello (FI)

Seed Vicious – August 24 and 25 in Reggello (FI)

Two days will be held on August 24 and 25, 2024, at the Seed Vicious Association’s operational headquarters, la Castellina location, Reggello (FI), under the banner of safeguarding seeds and ancient varieties.

Hosting WWOOFer minors: a tale of an enriching experience

Hosting WWOOFer minors: a tale of an enriching experience

Every year several dozen girls and boys aged 16 to 18 participate in WWOOF Italy's Minors Project. Some of them are Italian and perhaps visit a farm near their country of residence, while others come from abroad to learn about rural life in Italy. For hosts to host...

Changing the field! for Agroecological and Social Convergence.

Changing the field! for Agroecological and Social Convergence.

The Working Groups have already begun to meet, thus initiating the operational phase of the convergence process. Attendance is large, and meetings are self-directed and online. If you are not yet participating in one of the Groups, recognize yourself in the program “A Proposal to Change the Field” and would like to join us, please contact us.

AMENDMENTS TO THE PAC STRATEGIC PLAN

AMENDMENTS TO THE PAC STRATEGIC PLAN

Minister Lollobrigida’s Decree to implement CAP reform penalizes the most virtuous farmers who want to invest in nature conservation and ignores European Union rules for participatory processes in the management of CAP public funds

Would you like to be a farmer?

Would you like to be a farmer?

thatched, self-contained, 50 sq. m. cottage and land around about 6,000 sq. m. with young olive trees, pomegranate trees, citrus trees, almond trees, and much more to be taken care of in exchange for hospitality and support.