Welcome to Our Permaculture Family Farm: A Life and Learning Center Intertwined with Nature
Founded in 2008 after leaving the white-collar world behind, our family farm opens the doors to a sustainable lifestyle in an untouched, oxygen-rich natural setting. This farm is not just an agricultural space; it is an open-air, living school for anyone who wants to truly understand the soil, plants, and animals through hands-on experience.
The People Living Here
Our farm is a living and production space that I run shoulder-to-shoulder with my wife. Sharing every step of this agricultural journey with me, my wife is our greatest strength in every task and production process, providing one-on-one guidance and mentorship to our volunteers in the field. The soul of our farm is also rooted in the legacy of my late father, who possessed deep wisdom in livestock breeding and farming.
I blend this traditional heritage with my formal education in Culinary Arts, Agricultural Technologies, and Medicinal Aromatic Plants, alongside a Permaculture Design Certificate and Holistic Management training. Currently, focusing on professional artisanal production verified by laboratory tests, I am studying for university exams with the goal of pursuing Food or Biosystems Engineering to further develop our farm in the light of science.
Accommodation and Meals
When you volunteer with us, you become part of our family. You will be accommodated in a comfortable guest space right here on the farm. We believe in sharing the table as well as the work; we provide three meals a day, eaten together. Our kitchen is the heart of our home, and you will be fed delicious, farm-to-table meals crafted from our own produce—featuring our fresh sourdough bread, eggs from our free-roaming chickens, artisanal cheeses, and seasonal organic vegetables.
Our Typical Farming Activities
Our daily rhythms are shaped by holistic animal husbandry and ecosystem management. For us, livestock farming is the healing of the soil. We manage a flock of Ile-de-France and Merinos sheep using pasture enrichment and rotational grazing methods. Our Rhode Island Red chickens roam freely to assist with pest control, and we work in harmony with wildlife, protected by our growing pack of Kangal livestock guardian dogs.
Depending on the season, typical activities include olive harvesting, fruit and vegetable drying, beekeeping, cultivating heirloom seeds, and planting rotational crops like chickpeas and soybeans. We also dedicate significant time to our artisanal projects, such as crafting 10-year-old cherry vinegar, cold-pressed olive oil, and making cured meats (charcuterie).
Our Expectations from Volunteers
This is an actively producing, living farm every single day. Therefore, our biggest expectation from volunteers joining us is a high sense of curiosity and strong work motivation. If you are eager to break a sweat, touch the soil, and keep up with the true rhythm of rural life, we have so much to share with you under the guidance of my wife and myself.
What We Would Like to Teach You
Our farm is an educational hub for volunteers hungry to learn. You can gain practical experience in:
Holistic Animal Management: Daily care of sheep and poultry, rotational grazing techniques, and how to work alongside livestock guardian dogs.
Soil and Plant Science: Grafting techniques for fruit trees, hot composting, producing effective microorganisms (EM) and azolla, and establishing mycelium for morel mushrooms.
Food Transformation and Craft: Lactobacillus fermentation (vinegar, pickles, charcuterie like Bresaola), sourdough bread baking, and traditional soap making using oak ash water.
Harmony with Nature: Practical applications of permaculture principles, water harvesting planning, and traditional wood architecture practices.
We invite you to share what we produce, learn shoulder to shoulder, and co-create this new life experience together.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Sheep or goat farming
Beekeeping
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Methods or systems
Holistic management
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
Former WWOOFer
20
Hectares
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49.4
Acres
