Podere Onorate Summer

Podere Onorate is a small farm, 1km south of Roccatederighi, up in the hills of Tuscany with a beautiful view over the Maremma towards the sea.We work about 9 hectars of diversified land. We have olives, vines, woodland, fruit trees, chestnuts, almonds, vegetables, herbs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, bees, a dog and cats. We follow the ideas of biodynamic farming. We do the dynamisation and spraying and preparing of compost. We don´t burn the cuttings but shredder them for mulch. We try to preserve the natural surrounding and “wildness“ of the place. We are not a producing farm, all we do is for ourselves: selfsufficiency or exchange with friends. We make really high quality olive oil and a little wine. We also have a mechanics-, woodwork- and blacksmith-workshop. We try - and do - as much as possible ourselves: grow our own food, carry out building works, repairs, solar off grid electricity, water, home and unschooling. During the summer we live completley outside. We have an outdoor kitchen and livingroom under the trees. There is a shower outside but there is also a simple, spartan bathroom with shower in parents house. Often we host guests and friends and woofers, trainees and international volunteers.We eat mostly vegetarian, if possible our own stuff, otherwise if possible organic. We also like meat, but its no problem to avoid it. We are used to cook vegetarian or vegan. We like to cook and eat. We speak German, Italian, Swiss German, English and a little French. The farm is run by: Gunther (1968), Nicole (1981), Olmo (2008) and thanks to all the helpers. and Gunthers parents: Gunther sr + Irmgard (both 1938) living in a separated househould. For further information you can visit our webpage: www.onorate.com Or ask any questions you want: [email protected]