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Spring work camp restoring an ancient olive grove

Spring work camp restoring an ancient olive grove

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...

WWOOF Italia Calendar 2018

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

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

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....

BUILDING WITH DRY STONE

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...

Help WWOOF Togo for an important reforestation project.

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, 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

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

Aprile 2017, Enriching our everyday life.

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...

Febbraio 2017 The benefits of the rules.

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

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

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...