Tenuta di Spannocchia - Siena Italy Chiusdino - Volunteers Base - Free Volunteering and Work Exchange Opportunities.

Location: Chiusdino, Italy

We don't need volunteers until Oct 2004, please write us in advance :)

www.spannocchia.org
The Fattoria di Spannocchia is comprised of 435 hectares situated within a nature reserve in the area of Montagnola Senese, 22 km from Siena. The main building (mediaeval tower, villa and farm) hosts American academic and tour groups who study art, architecture, Italian, literature etc. Other houses on the farm are used for agritourism purposes. The most important produce include wood, meat/salami, wine, olive oil, vegetables and cereals, and volunteers are involved in various tasks in different areas, depending on the season. Our food is primarily organic and from our own produce, as much as possible. In all seasons except winter, Volunteers eat with the 9 farm and guest services interns (here for three months at a time) for breakfast and lunch and have typical Tuscan dinners with other guests and Spannocchian families. There is a strong sense of community felt by residents, interns and guests. We take great care to respect the environment, to preserve the landscape and to limit the use of natural resources. Our agriculture is diversified and respects not only the earth but the animals we raise. English spoken.