People

Chiara Degl’Innocenti

Chiara Degl’Innocenti

I was born in Florence, and today I live in the hills surrounding the city.After earning a degree in Literature and a specialization in Archival and Library Science, books became the bridge between my love of literature and my longstanding interest in the land. In...

Maria Paola Tesei

Maria Paola Tesei

I’ve always been madly in love with my region, Marche, and have lived in Macerata, Ancona, and Grottammare, my hometown.I worked for many years in Mediterranean plant nurseries and then as a social worker at various initial reception centers.At WWOOF Italia, I mainly...

Fabrizio Romagnoli

Fabrizio Romagnoli

Director/Staff Born in Bologna in 1973, I have been within the WWOOF world since 2005. For more than ten years we have been hosting woofers on our farm in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, in the province of Bologna, and participating in several projects (in particular...

Francesco Bifulco

Francesco Bifulco

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...

Francesco Ciarimboli

Francesco Ciarimboli

Hi, I am Francesco, a native of Marche, Italian-Swiss, living in Switzerland for a few years now. Fun fact about me: I have never spent a year of my life without seeing and getting to know WWOOFers. The experience with WWOOFers for me was the equivalent of growth in...

Marcella Leoncini

Marcella Leoncini

Councilor I was born (1975) and grew up in the urban environment of Lombardy, I now live in the countryside of Cortona (AR) aspiring to be a farmer.In 2017 I joined WWOOF Italy by participating in a work camp of a project promoted by a group of members; I do some...

Paolo Ciarimboli

Paolo Ciarimboli

Director I am a professional organic farmer, born in 1963 and working in agriculture since 1981, with my farm we have been hosting WWOOFers since 1990. ...In short, I'm a bit "seasoned" but after receiving so much satisfaction from WWOOF Italy and having so many new...

Gabriele Taverna

Gabriele Taverna

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...

Stana Nezval

Stana Nezval

I got to know WWOOF many years ago thanks to Bridget and Alan, and that is how I discovered this wonderful world of people who care for nature and human relationships. Thank you, Bridget! I have been assisting with WWOOF accounting since 2011, I have been working in...

Eszter Matolcsi

Eszter Matolcsi

I was born and raised in Hungary, but have lived in Italy since the early 1990s. After obtaining a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature in Bologna, I moved to the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines where I still live with my family. In 2005, we joined WWOOF Italia as...

Lamberto Soldatini

Lamberto Soldatini

It was April 2014 when I was invited to Panta Rei to join the Probi Viri that the assembly had appointed. I already had some information about WWOOF Italia from the descriptions that Giancarlo, whom I have known for a long time, used to give me.From that day on, I...

Alessandro Bignamini

Alessandro Bignamini

Farmer in Massa e Cozzile (PT). Originally from Lombardy. I try to help and actively participate in the association in the digital and communication fields.