Vue d'ensemble

• Description

  My name is ioannis and I was a film director working in Athens.
  In 2011 I left the city and went to Evoia to this very beautiful place with the idea of starting and eco community.
  I work with permaculture principles and experiment all the time with new methods of cultivation. In the permaculture garden there are more than 150 different species of trees, plants and herbs.
  The goal is to simplify the production methods as much as possible and let the nature do the work.
  We cultivate more than 30 different veggies some rare old varieties and ofcourse cook with them!
  Also we harvest and eat a lot of wild stuff from the area around.
  So come and help we the garden and various construction and maintenance work around the farm and bike around in one of the most beautiful parts of Greece!

• Type of help

  Gardening
  Building
  Cooking / shopping
  General Maintenance
  Farming
  Help with Eco project
  Animal care

• Help

  Preferred length of stay is at least two weeks.
  Good level of spoken English is required
  You will need a good physical condition to complete most of the tasks!
  Most of the work is outside and uncovered.

  January: Preparing garden for spring, planting trees, fertilizing, pruning, brunch shredding, weeding, wood cutting.
  February: Preparing garden for spring, planting trees, fertilizing, pruning, make seed trays,weeding, seed chick peas potatoes and onions.
  March: Preparing garden for spring, transplanting young plants, make seed trays, weeding.
  April: Transplanting young plants, make seed trays, weeding.
  May: Transplanting young plants, plant onions and potatoes make seed trays, weeding, yogurt making, soap making.
  June: Transplanting young plants, make seed trays, cutting grass,weeding, yogurt making, soap making.
  July:Transplanting young plants, make seed trays, cutting grass,weeding, yogurt making, soap making, harvest chick peas, harvest wheat.
  August: Make seed trays for winter, seeding winter crops, yogurt making, soap making, weeding, fruits and vegetable drying, jams and tomato sauce, carob honey making, food preserving for winter.
  September: transplanting young plants, weeding, yogurt making, jams and tomato sauce, carob honey making, food preserving for winter.
  October: Transplanting young plants, weeding, yogurt making.
  November: Olive harvesting, olive oil making, olives making, tree paste application, weeding, seed wheat, legumes, flowers, lettuce and other winter plants.
  December: Preparing garden for spring, planting trees, fertilizing, weeding, pruning, brunch shredding, wood cutting.

  Traditional bread making, and construction work is done in all months when weather permits.
  Volunteers tasks are changeable depending on the weather, on your experience and abilities.
  Farm work has always a priority from other tasks.

  Helping Hours: 5 hours per day, start at 8:00 & finish at 18:00 (depending on weather)
  In warm months due to the heat we work 2 ½ hours in the morning and the same in the afternoon
  Break: Two breaks: 10:00, 14:00.
  If you stay in the farm during weekends 2 ½ hours in Saturday.

  Days off: 1½ (please ask if you need more)

• Languages spoken

  English, little french

• Accommodation

  You will sleep: In a caravan with heating.
  Dry compost toilet.
  We eat all together.

• What else …

  There are a lot of places around to visit.
  Lakes(8km), canyons(15km), rivers(1km), waterfalls(15km) and beautiful beaches (8km and 11km), thermal baths 40km. (We go there on some Sundays if weather permits from November to May). A beautiful peninsula that you can camp out ( 12km) and horse riding to a nearby farm ( 14km)
  There is no local transport from the village but i can provide bikes.
  The place is 5.5km form the bus station, internet acess and a yoga room which we can use if you have something to teach.
  There are also lessons except in hot summer months ( Yoga, Pilates, Zumba and traditional Greek dancing. You need to stay at least three weeks to participate though!)
  There is limited internet access in the farm (only for emails)
  The farm is 500m from a small village of 120 people.
  No drugs or alcohol are allowed in the entire project.
  Cleaning your space, washing dishes is not included in the voluntary helping hours.

• A little more information

  • Internet access

  • Limited internet access

  • We have pets

  • We are smokers

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  Volunteering hours expected

  5 hours a day, 5 1/2 days a week