Help at our beautiful family farm with many animals, vegetables and fruits on Evoia island, Greece

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    My name is Spiros ,my wife's name is Nikoletta .
    About 10 years ago Nikoletta and I decided to quit our jobs and go live something new that fits us more. I was an electrician and Nikoletta was a social worker earning good money. We decided we could not continue to live in the city any more. We want to be free and happy, and create our own biological products. We love nature, we live respectfully within her. Now we have a big beautiful farm with many animals, vegetables and fruit trees, which allow us to be around 80% self-sufficient. All of this requires a lot of work, and we need some help. This is not a hobby for us, it is a way of life. All our knowledge and technical expertise we have acquired, we would love to share with people around the world who are thirsty for a different kind of life, along with our daily life and products. Our hospitality - Filoxenia in Greek - is freely offered to anyone willing to respectfully visit our farm. Filoxenia is expression that is significant in Greece, and we serve it. At our farm we organize and participate in musical, theatrical, environmental events as well as technical seminars. Our English is limited, but we would like to improve, and beyond this we would love to learn and exchange knowledge and our culture with any friend and citizen of the world that would like to come here with their own language, traditions, knowledge and culture.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Language practice
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    * You can learn here growth and caring of vegetables
    *You can learn how to make your own wine,iiquers,greek traditional tsipouro,ouzo and a very delicious juice from our grapes and we call it "petimezi".

    * You can learn here how to bred animals and handle them . we have cattles cows sheeps goats chikens ducks and pigs.

    *you can learn how to keep traditional seeds from our plants(tomatoe,pop-corn,red sweet peppers and many others) and how to grow up and it is our pleasure to share them with you.

    *If you are a food lover here is the place for you, you can try many Greek dishes and the most important 90% of what you will eat here is made by us with respectful ways for our animals and plants. no chemicals at all and full biological methods. .

    *you can learn how to make cheese(many kinds of traditional greek cheeses),yoghurt,bacon and other handmade products.

    * It is easy for you to visit the capital of Greece Athens. It's about 1 hour away by train. The train station is very close to us (2km)
    *you can learn how to make ceramic items,and basketware
    *you can learn grafting trees

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    * Trees and vegetables care by pruning and watering
    * Grass cutting and garden care
    * Fruit collect and processing (Creating jams etc)
    * Feeding the animals (OPTIONAL)
    *we need hands when we put onions,peppers,potatoes and other vegetables
    * we want help when we make the wine ,from our grapes ,or others greek traditional drinks ,like "tsipuro',or "ouzo",
    ●We must to say,from November until December we need help to pick up olives,to put the new plants to our garden ,and to built with stone small walls and other tasks

  • Languages spoken

    Greek: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a guest room for you. Its a room 5x5 meters with 2 beds, a window and WC You will have your own autonomy.

    We provide all the food you will need
    1-2 meals will be eaten with the family and you will have access to the food if you want to eat more.after a lot of works we make every day, we love to rest and enjoy a coffee,or tea or food with you.and talk about the things we interested all.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    *GO in Athens by train 1 hour away.
    *Go to chalkida city by train 20 minutes away.
    *Go to sea 20 minutes away by bicycle (we have it for you).
    *Relax to our big beautiful garden.
    *Relax with us, we love to meet new people :)
    ■Also,you can see us in istagram- ask us for the link

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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    Hours expected

    4-5 hours a day,and 2 days free in the week

Host ref number: 334985388121

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