Rosalie Niederlande

I had an incredibly wonderful time at this farm ! It was my first WWOOF experience ever! I really wanted to do WWOOF to gain more awareness about the processes behind food products. At this farm, I was able to gain a lot of experience in this area. I found milking cows and sheep to be a very fun and educational activity. I also helped with cheesemaking which i found super interesting. The farm has an impressive cheesemaking facility! We made mozarella, Ricotta, goat cheeses, Blue cheeses and cheeses that had a mix of different milks. Really cool processes!I also helped processing pork and beef, which i also really liked (especially working together with Augustine to improve my italian :) ). On Sundays, a group of people came to taste cheese, and I assisted with serving, cooking, cleaning and organizing. I actually found the working hours super relaxed; I often did my own thing in the afternoon. I would then go to the cozy little bar in beautiful but super small town or read a book in the sun! It was really motivated to improve my Italian. I made huge progress in vocabulary in the two weeks i spend at Fontegranne , simply by doing, asking a lot of questions, and sometimes looking something up. Eros himself speaks good English, and so does his daughter Elena! But the other people on the farm actually don't. I received an incredibly warm welcome from the family and truly felt like part of the family for two weeks. Irma, Eros, and Elena are super sweet and helpful pe...

Coralie Schweiz

I loved staying at Netum. We where a lot of people staying at the same time but Valeria made sure there was a spot for everyone. We spend the sunny days preparing the soil for the veggies seedling and taking out weeds from the avocado field. Valeria was always doing her best to acomodate everyone and make sure that everyone is happy. She brought me to the station and back from Catania with my bike. We went hiking and visiting the nearest cities with the other wwoofers and Giuseppe, Valeria's employee and friend. I really enjoyed my time there and loved to cook for such a big team. I am really happy to know that I will be back there in a few weeks !

Valeria Italien

Sono stata 3 settimane all’agriturismo La Traccia nel periodo di marzo. Si lavora principalmente nell’agriturismo, dove si trovano l’orto, il pollaio, l’uliveto e le api. Essendo l’agriturismo aperto da pochi anni, i lavori da fare sono sempre diversi. Ho potuto imparare diversi lavori nell’orto, come piantare piantine e semi, costruire le aiuole e un semenzaio, ma anche di altri lavori al di fuori dell’orto, per esempio realizzare l’impianto di irrigazione per le aiuole. Ogni mattina ci si occupa anche del pollaio. Daniela è un’ottima cuoca e, oltre a cucinare ottimi pranzi e cene, mi ha insegnato a cucinare tanti buoni piatti. Oltre al lavoro nell’orto infatti si cucina spesso, soprattutto tante torte per la colazione. Il lavoro è dal lunedì al sabato, solitamente sia la mattina, dalle 8.30 alle 13 circa, che il pomeriggio dalle 15/15.30, ma senza obbligo di lavorare il pomeriggio e, quando non c’è niente da fare, a volte Daniela propone di accompagnare i wwoofers ad Alghero per fare un giro. Daniela è anche apicoltrice, quindi ho avuto la fortuna di assistere alla cura delle api. Daniela, Antonio e Marilena sono una famiglia super! Sono persone di cuore, solari e gentili e ti accolgono in casa loro come se fossi uno di famiglia. Super simpatici anche gli altri 4 wwoofers con cui ho condiviso la mia permanenza e le giornate libere. Spero a presto! Valeria

Hannah Deutschland

Ich hatte eine tolle Zeit auf diesem Hof. Es war meine allererste WWOOFing-Erfahrung. Die GastgeberInnen waren sehr nett und zuvorkommend. Sie hatten immer ein offenes Ohr. Das gemeinsame Essen war schön und ich konnte die italienische Küche gut kennenlernen, da die beiden sehr gut kochen! Ich mochte es sehr, dass ich bei der landwirtschaftlichen Arbeit jeden Tag eine andere Aufgabe bekam und so vieles kennenlernen durfte! Auch sprachlich war der Aufenthalt bereichernd: Ich kann zwar kein Italienisch, konnte mich aber nach und nach auf dem Feld mit Paolo auf Italienisch verständigen - wenn nötig auch mal mithilfe einer Übersetzer-App oder mit Handzeichen. Giuliana hingegen konnte Englisch - also wäre, wenn ich es gebraucht hätte, immer auch eine englischsprachige Person anwesend gewesen. Mir wurden Tipps gegeben, welche schönen Orte ich in der Umgebung erkunden kann. Die Natur in der Gegend ist unbeschreiblich schön. Alles in allem war es eine sehr gute Erfahrung und ich kann den Hof nur weiterempfehlen.

Merle Deutschland

What a magical place near to Sambuca!! I spend roughly 2 weeks at Mamaterra and can highly recommend the farm for everyone who is interested in the real Sicilian farm life. Marcella and Mauro are wonderful, open minded people, who are willing to teach you everything about their passion with the grain and work with the kids and also a lot about Sicilian history. Work in March meant preparing for the season and we mainly build a fence for the horses. I will never forget to see them free again. I had a great time, grazie mille!!