Fattoria multifunzionale di pianura con bosco e pascoli
Milano
L'azienda si estende su 34 ettari pianeggianti e ha avviato un progetto di permacultura che si propone di riprodurre il più possibile la biodiversità e la ricchezza degli ecosistemi naturali anche nelle coltivazioni e nelle attività umane. Per questo si valorizzano siepi, dislivelli, colture perenni, sinergie fra animali e vegetali, ecc. Qui si è realizzato un bosco misto di sei ettari, si allevano galline ovaiole al pascolo, api, maiali e bovini, si coltiva l'orto con la pacciamatura, si applica l'agroecologia per recuperare la fertilità e difendere le colture e molto altro ancora. Ai volontari viene chiesto di partecipare ai lavori dell'azienda che sono molti e vari in funzione della stagione e delle necessità (orto, frutteto, siepi, bosco, animali, strutture da sistemare in bioedilizia, ecc.) Ospitalità in camera condivisa, lingue parlate: italiano, francese, inglese, russo, rumeno, moldavo. ******************************
This 34 hectare farm has started a permaculture project which we hope will reproduce as much as possible the biodiversity and richness of the natural ecosystem in our cultivation and human activities. We are concentrating on the hedgerows, perennial cultivation, interaction between animals and plants etc. There is a mixed 6 hectare forest, free range chickens, bees, pigs and sheep, vegetable garden (mulched with straw) and many other projects. Help needed with all the many and varied jobs on the farm depending on the season but mainly in the vegetable garden, orchard, maintaining hedges & woodland, with the animals maintenance of buildings using green building techniques etc. Accommodation in shared room, French, English, Russian, Rumanian, Moldavian, Jula spoken.
Progetti attuali: Fruits ,Teaching activities,Bees,Permacultura,Preserving produce,Chickens,Livestock,Woodland,Building/maintenance,Vegetables
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Grain farming
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Forestry
Beekeeping
Wild foraging
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
34
Hectares
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84
Acres
Irene
Member since 2018
Languages spoken:
English, French, Italian, Russian
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Response rate: 88%
Response time: typically within 5 days
Milano
Stazione di San Giuliano Milanese
Reviews
Riccardo
Italy
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May 2026
Una fattoria con mucche, galline ovaiole, un cavallo e un orto. Ho lavorato con un agricoltore esperto ed i suoi assistenti. La cascina è accogliente, piena di vita e la proprietaria Irene è molto gentile e disponibile. Si arriva con l'autobus da Milano in poco più di 1 ora. Ho avuto la fortuna di badare anche a due gattine che tenevano compagnia e mi seguivano in giro durante la giornata. L'orario di lavoro era 9-12, pausa pranzo e poi 12-17 per 5 giorni alla settimana (a volte di meno). Ho imparato molto, non è stato molto faticoso e mi sono divertito. Si può raggiungere la città di San Giuliano con centri commerciali e cinema con pochi minuti di camminata attraverso una stradina di campagna.
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Louis
France
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October 2024
Un petit bout de nature à seulement 30 minutes de Milan. Des rencontres inoubliable dans une atmosphère paisible. Le lieux est magnifique, les gens sont adorables et le projet de ce lieux est vraiment beau. De bon repas et de beaux moments de partage. Merci pour ces trois semaines passées en votre compagnie! Idéal pour ce qui souhaite travailler dans l'horticulture ou avec les animaux. Plein d'activités à pratiquer ou à découvrir. C'est du woofing 5 étoiles !! Merci encore.
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Reply from Irene
Merci merci merci Louis!!! Aspettiamo con gioia che tu ritorni.
Florian
France
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September 2024
I spent a formidable month at the farm, people were really nice and kind.
I had multiple types of task, like Harvesting vegetables and fruits (and also washing and cutting them), watering the plants in the garden or removing bad herbs and killing bugs.
The food was really delicious and tasty. The bedroom was really comfy.
Personally, I tried my best to practice my Italian with everyone, I could understand a lot, but it was harder to answer for my case. I could also practice my English with some people.
It was a unique experience that I really enjoyed. I will miss everyone and the good times I spent with them.
Thank you so much to Irene, Vitali, the staff, the volunteers, and everyone.
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Reply from Irene
Thank you Florian for your patience and strong engagement. You are a very good guy.
I send you the best wishes for your life.
irene
Théophane
France
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August 2024
The three weeks I spent at Cascina Santa Brera were incredible! I was made very welcome by Irene and the other people working on the farm. The work is varied, interesting and accessible, but can be tiring. The food was always excellent and the room, shared with the other woofers, was comfortable and air-conditioned. Thanks to Irene for a wonderful stay.
I recommend this woofing!
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Reply from Irene
carissimo Theo un grazie con tutto il cuore!!!
Paula Luisa
Germany
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November 2023
I spent 3 weeks in October at the cascina Santa Brera. We had strict times in which we worked (from 8 to 12, then a break until 15 in which we had lunch and then we worked again until 18) and the weekends were free. Via bus and metro it was easy to spend weekends in Milan. We woofers worked with and were overseen by Vitali, who spoke only Italian and Russian. Nevertheless I was able to communicate with him and understood more and more Italian as time passed. Working with him was nice, he’s a very kind and open person.
The atmosphere outside from working hours was different from how I expected it, not hospitable and warm but rather tense.
I was very disappointed in the food. As a vegetarian my choices were often limited. There were either a lot of vegetables (which was good) or none at all, often pasta with little sauce. The food was often reheated, sometimes multiple times over.
There was little interest in us woofers from Irene and her family’s side, which made me sometimes feel like we were simply workers that weren’t getting paid. woofing is supposed to be about learning from each other and working together while having fun. Especially since I’m now on another farm and I’m experiencing how it’s supposed to be, my frustrations in Cascina Santa Brera become even more apparent.
I don’t know why my experience was so different then the ones of many before me but this is my honest review with positive and negative aspects of my stay.
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Reply from Irene
I'm sorry for you. High expectations often create disappointment.
Valerie
Netherlands
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November 2023
The whole month of October I stayed at Cascina Santa Brera.
We got up at 7 and then worked 7 hours a day with a 'reposa' from 12 till 15. It was nice to have a certain schedule because therefore I came into a regular routine. In the first part of my stay, the work dissapointed me. I thought that I was going to learn a lot about the vegetables and animals. However, I had to collect catterpillars and crush them afterwards for most of the time. When I asked Vitali, the man who tells us what we should do for work, if I could do more varied jobs, he responded well and I was able to do more different tasks like collecting eggs from the chickens, cleaning & stamping them, or cutting/ collecting vegetables,
The meals weren't so good. For breakfast there was old bread and cookies. Lunch and dinner were sometimes questionable with leftovers, reheated over and over again, and often no protein sources for vegetarians. Often I had to buy my own food.
I did meet some really kind people of the staff, or other people who help out at the cascina, like Fransesco who taught us games . But the hospitality was strange as I didn't really feel like a guest but more like a free worker that the cascina's owners don't pay much attention to.
In the weekends we were free and it was great to be able to go to Milano so easily. Furthermore, Irene washed & dried our clothes wich was kind.
Briefly, I am greatful for this experience and there are also some things that could be improved.
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