Restoring an ancient olive grove, 4 - 18 March. Spring work camp - Reconstruction of dry stone walls, olive tree pruning, maitenance of olive grove and the land after the winter. We have a 4 hectare hillside olive grove on the Monti Pisani which is centuries...
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Programme for expansion of the synergistic garden on the farm Pian di Meta Vecchia March 5-11, 2018
The goal of the week is to clean, repair and expand the 80 m2 synergistic vegetable garden with new raised beds, the garden at the moment has three rectangular, long and narrow beds.Before and during the work, explanations will be provided on what is to be done and...
WWOOF Italia Calendar 2018
Download the printable version We hope that you will enjoy our 2108 Calendar, this year the theme is : 'WWOOF ITALIA, our circle is made up of.......' and introduces you to some of the many the people that make up WWOOF Italia....... with our best wishes...
LLOOF – Living and Learning on Organic Farms
LLOOF - Living and Learning on Organic Farms - is an online OER platform (Open Educational Resources) on the topics of organic food production, agricultural entrepreneurship, volunteering and cultural exchanges on farms. Designed especially for WWOOFers, who can...
WWOOF Italia coordinators meeting, October 2017
In October Local Coordinators of WWOOF Italy got together to discuss about networking,regional WWOOF activities, national and international projects. The venue of the gathering was a rural tourism in South Italy, run by a WWOOF host and coordinator of Puglia region....
Workshop for the construction of a wooden geodetic structure, Tufillo (Ch)
Workshop for the construction of a wooden geodetic structure that will be used as a greenhouseadditionally heated by the fermentation of biomass (branches from pruning) Fattoria Fonte Trocchi/Tufillo inAbruzzo/ Italy dates: 28., 29., 30. of october 2017 and 1., 2., 3....
5th National Tomato Show Sunday 20 August 2017 Malgrate Castle – Villafranca in Lunigiana
5th National Tomato Show Sunday 20 August 2017 Malgrate Castle - Villafranca in Lunigiana, for the programme please see attachment ProgrammeZ5thZNationalZTomatoZShowZSundayZ20ZAugustZ2017ZMalgrateZCastleZ-ZVillafrancaZinZLunigiana.pdf
BUILDING WITH DRY STONE
The ISOIPSE Association, which has for a long time engaged in the valorization of dry stone building and terraced landscapes in Bellunese territory, together with Veses, the Municipality and the Proloco of Sospirolo, organized this summer a review titled PAESAGGI DI...
TERRITORIAL CUSTODY. Ecological Agricultural Engineering: from Saturday 3 June to Saturday 10 June.
Week of study and field work in the wwoofitalia spirit of educating and working together for the alliance between nature and agriculture. In the Tuscan Maremma, province of Grosseto, municipality of Scansano, Pomonte: Podere Veranello, Giancarlo Buccis WWOOF farm,...
Help WWOOF Togo for an important reforestation project.
In Togo, especially in the high agricultural production area, deforestation has led to the destruction of 2/3 of the forest. This imbalance in the environment is now the main cause of the fall in precipitation in the region. This directly affects agricultural...
Support for Malles, the anti-pesticide rebels!
Support for Malles anti-pesticide rebels!The village of Malles, in the province of Bolzano, is the first European municipality to ban pesticides from its territory. But the provincial government is trying to stop it: in fact, Bolzano intends to deprive the...
Nyéléni, Hands on the Land for Food Sovereignty
Hands on the Land for Food Sovereignty (HOTL4FS) is a collective campaign by 16 partners, including peasants and social movements, development and environmental NGOs, human rights organisations and research activists. read more
An appeal from Fattoria Gioia, Abruzzo which has once again been hit by exceptional natural events.
Recently Claudio had occasion to speak with José Maria who after having briefly talked about the situation they are facing told him ‘The biggest problem is not the natural events, as invasive or catastrophic as they are, nor the lack of money that we need, it is the...
Course for the construction and restoration of dry stone walls – Vesima Valley – Genoa
Course for the construction and restoration of dry stone stone walls - Vesima Valley - Genoa, Liguria. Practical and theoretical course on building dry stone walls WHERE? In the hills above Genoa, in the rural of Vesima valley, now littered with abandoned terraces and...
Aprile 2017, Enriching our everyday life.
Sharing is one of the key words to understand the essence of our Educational Centres. Family life, working in the fields and free time are all enriched by the arrival of travellers. Conviviality, collaboration and the exchange of knowledge are the ingredients to make...
WWOOF Italia Calendar 2017
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Febbraio 2017 The benefits of the rules.
WWOOFing, as is defined in its many aspects and within the bounds of the Statute and Regulations, does not clash with Italian farming laws. The 2014 certification from the Biagi Institute of Modena University legitimized this certainty: all members who rigorously...
A new year a new list
A new year a new list In the hope that the year has started well for everyone and that your WWOOFing experiences are very positive we would like to remind you that on 1st February the 2018 list will be on line. It is important that you check that any farms you have...
Restoring an ancient olive grove
Restoring an ancient olive grove: Dear All, we have a 4 hectare hillside olive grove on the Monti Pisani which is centuries old. We overlook forest, field, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is very beautiful. We have had an invasion of wild boar. They have pulled down...
January 2017 Experiencing Natural Farming
At the forefront of WWOOF Italia is the harmonious relationship between people and nature, giving rise to agriculture on a human scale that respects the environment. WWOOF Italia puts in the foreground the harmonious relationship between people and nature in...




















