Azienda agricola a conduzione familiare in collina
Cosenza
Ciao sono Francesco, dopo aver viaggiato per 13 anni in giro per il mondo lavorando come chef, ho deciso e ho sentito il desiderio d tornare in Calabria x dedicarmi alla mia terra e cercare di creare qualcosa d nuovo e particolare! Vivo con i miei genitori che mi danno una mano nell accudire l'orto e gli animali.
Nella mia piccola azienda alleviamo animali allo stato brado, coltiviamo ortaggi, produciamo olio d oliva, ospitiamo scolaresche nell arco dell anno, in più abbiamo un punto vendita degustazione in città a Cosenza!
Ci troviamo a 7 chilometro dal cento della città, ospito wwoofers tutto l'anno in appartamento o in struttura ecologica in fase d costruzione. Il pranzo sarà condiviso mentre per la cena sarà fornito tutto l occorrente. E' richiesta autonomia nel cucinare perché io la sera sono impegnato con il punto vendita.
Non richiedo particolari esperienze, solo educazione, rispetto, voglia d fare e nuove idee!
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Hi I'm Francesco, after traveling around the world for 13 years working as a chef, I decided and felt the desire to return to Calabria and devote myself to my land and try to create something new and special!
I live with my parents who help me take care of the vegetable garden and animals. On my small farm we raise free-range animals, grow vegetables, produce olive oil, host school groups throughout the year, plus we have a tasting store in town, in Cosenza!
We are located 7 kilometers from the city center, host wwoofers year-round in an apartment or ecological structure at the moment under construction. Lunch will be shared while everything will be provided for your dinner. Independence in cooking is required because I am busy in the evenings with the store.
I do not require special experience, only education, respect, willingness to do and new ideas!
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Cattle farming
Sheep or goat farming
Raising of other farm animals
Beekeeping
Wild foraging
Green Building
Food justice / sovereignty
Host type
Production farm
11
Hectares
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27.2
Acres
Folino
Member since 2018
Languages spoken:
English, French, Italian
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Reviews
Emanuela
United States
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November 2025
We had a great time at the blabla casa. People were very nice and the food was delicious, the shower was hot. We were very inspired by how the blabla casa was built from natural materials. Our stay was cut short by rainy weather, but we would like to come back and help with the olive harvest. Thank you, Francesco!
Reply from Folino
Grazie ragazzi!!
Aure
Italy
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November 2025
We loved our stay at Francesco’s. Francesco is a sincere, generous and caring host, always down for any proposition (even a very late cappuccino). We had above all a lot of fun, following Francesco’s crazy ideas and sharing ours. We felt at home there ! Thank you again and we hope to come back soon
Reply from Folino
Grazie regazzi!
Manon
France
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October 2025
I wish I could have explained in person but Francesco left before we could have a proper discussion about our reasons, when we told him we decided to leave early.
First of all, the accommodation was not clean at all, the kitchen and bathroom were disguting. The room (in blablacasa) wasn't very clean but ok. The problem in the room is the big window to the kitchen that woofers and Francesco uses, giving no privacy.
You must know, there is no electricity in the blablacasa and no warm water.
Francesco didn't talk to us, didn't seem interested by us, and for me that’s the spirit of woofing, to connect and exchange, so i didn't see any point in staying.
Maybe the accommodation is better in summer, because you mostly leave outside, but not recommandable when it's getting colder
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Reply from Folino
Grazie per l vostra recensione!!
Germaine
Germany
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October 2025
Francesco is a very open-minded and funny person. On the farm, you can either stay in a beautiful treehouse or in a cabin with a caravan. There are many different ways to help out – from herding cows and harvesting olives to building huts or lending a hand in his restaurant. I had the chance to learn quite a bit about Calabrian cuisine from him. It was a wonderful time for me and my dog!
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Reply from Folino
Grazie!!!
Johanna
Germany
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September 2025
I had a really exciting and great time at Francesco & the BlaBlaCasa. I reqlly liked the surroundings with the BlaBlaCasa, the treehouse, all the animals and the nice view.
I felt very welcomed by francesco, his family and his friends and really enjoyed diving into the calabrian culture. I mainly looked for the chicken and rabbits, helped at the restaurant and did some cleaning and painting for the area. I would really recommend a stay at francescos!
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Reply from Folino
Grazie
Fiona
France
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September 2025
Le woofing chez Francesco fut une expérience immersive à part entière. Nous avons été très chaleureusement accueillis par Francesco (qui est un personnage iconique et très drôle), sa famille et ses amis qui nous ont fait nous sentir chez nous. Les tâches sont variées : aide au restaurant (essentiellement plonge et clôture du restaurant), travail dans les champs et auprès des petits élevages, aménagement des espaces et du lieu de vie des woofers. Pour les repas, nous étions autonomes le midi (nous avons pu cuisiner les délicieux légumes de l’exploitation) et le soir nous mangions au restaurant de Francesco. Merci encore pour cet accueil et cette expérience mémorable et paradoxalement hors du temps
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Reply from Folino
Grazie
