Jennifer United States

This was my very first experience WWOOFing. I feel like I have a new family in Sicily. I have never felt so welcomed and so instantly part of a family as I did with Nino and Gianfranco at Orto Infesta. Gianfranco and Nino are building something very special at their farm….a place for people to visit, learn, volunteer, and mangia…a place for people to purchase local, organically grown fruits and vegetables. A place where kids can come and learn. And a future agritourism destination where visitors to Marsala can connect and experience real food. During my WWOOFing experience we harvested and boxed vegetables and fruits. I was also so fortunate to visit them during Olive Harvest season - so we spent many of my days at the different olive tree farms. And, after those harvests, we brought the olives to the oil production facility to see our hand picked olives turned into some of the best, most delicious and certainly most authentic olive oil in the world….from olive tree to table in its purest form! As I mentioned to Nino and Gianfranco, some of my favorite times took place at our daily meals. A time for sharing and connecting…whether at the home table or sitting under an olive tree. That’s where the real Sicilian magic happened…as people from different parts of the world came together as a family. Once again…thank you Nino and Gianfranco for your innate kindness, your authentic desire to give to me, to all of your visitors, and to your community.

Gundula Germany

I spent 2 incredible weeks at Fattoria Gioia in november: harvesting olives, herding and melking goats. I learned a lot as Maurizio and the other helpers could explain so many things. I loved the family life, the amazing food, the discussions about school education in Germany and Italy, playing cards, enjoy the fireplace - and the four lovely dogs (I lost a bit my extreme fear of dogs!). You have your own big room sharing the bathroom with other wwoofers, if there are. The view to the mountains - Gran Sasso - is amazing! Mi è piaciuto moltissimo! Grazie - per tutte le sorrise, le battute, i cibi, le spiegazione….

ISABELLE France

Non ripetero tutto quello che e gia scritto. Ma David possiede un dono raro : l'arte de la conversazione. Presta attenzione a suo host. Ci si guarda negli occhi e c'e un posto per i silenzi. ChatGPT non potra mai sostituire questi momenti. Un momento tutto in sfumatura dove si ascota l'altro. Grazie per tutto.

Charlotte Germany

We had a lovely time at Paolos Place. He is such a calm, funny and interesting person and made us feel at home right away. We also met his mum and a few of his friends who are also very sweet. Because of the season, we didn’t do much at his farm... Instead we ate good Italian food, met kind people, had inspiring conversations in “Italenglish”, visited Rome and made some trips in the beautiful surroundings of Riofreddo. We would love to come again to help Paolo at his farm and to do some Trecking with him and Caterina through the mountains of Abruzzo. Walli&Lotte <3

Adèle France

La ferme des Germandine est un lieu magnifique, avec une production de super qualité. Nous avons été très bien accueillis par toute la famille et les animaux qui cohabitent avec eux. Les repas partagés sont de vrais moments conviviaux autour de plats simples et délicieux. Comme la météo était un parfois mauvaise, nous avons alterné entre activités au laboratoire (étiquetage et mise en sachets des produits) et travail dehors (désherbage, transport du fumier, fabrication de lits pour de futurs plantes, etc). Merci encore à Laura, Pietro, Scilla et Mattia pour tout!