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Description
We have a beautiful eco house in the forested mountains 45 mins from Athens.
Our aim is to live sustainably and inspire visitors who may stay a few days or weeks or just attend seminars showcasing the challenges and opportunities of alternative living.
We are off grid relying on the sun to power our low impact lifestyle.
We develop new technologies and as far as possible grow our own food.
A positive attitude, willingness to help, and respect for the environment are the basic attributes we require.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Eco Projects
Art Projects
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers will learn about living sustainably using a variety of techniques ranging from solar PV panels that power the house and charge electric cars to solar thermal panels which provide hot water for washing and heating. There are a number of innovative thermal heat storage systems and energy generating devices. Kitchen waste is composted and fed to chickens. Bath and toilet waste (toilets are conventional sit down type with water flushing) is composted too for use in the vegetable garden. High yield techniques including aquaponic vegetable gardening is being experimented with. We encourage debate and exchange of views regarding sustainability. We are very much a multi cultural and share opinions, insights and ideas.
Help
We need hands on practical people who have an understanding and positive view of sustainable living who can contribute to the work we do.
Typical tasks may include the following, (guidance will be provided). Gardening including helping to construct irrigation systems, watering, planting from seed and digging holes, making compost including using the grinding machine, cutting weeds using an electric strimmer, harvesting from the garden and forest. Maintenance of house including painting, tidying, cleaning, simple woodwork / furniture making for those who have these skills, collecting recycled materials. Art projects made from recycled materials for those who are creative. Cooking simple vegetable dishes plus assistance in hosting open days requiring welcoming guests and offering drinks / snacks.
May suit a variety of people ranging from graduates to farmers to builders young and old. Singles, couples, families, young or old.
Languages spoken
Greek: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation ranges from double bedrooms with ensuite facilities to single bedrooms to dormitory style within the main house. Kitchen and living areas are communal. We as far as possible eat together. Breakfast will be based upon muesli and fruit. Lunch and supper will be based upon local in-season vegetables. We are a sustainability organisation but note that sustainability isn't necessarily always synonymous with veganism however in reality we are mostly vegetarian but we can also cater for non veg guests.
What else ...
The house is 1 km from the sea, ideal for lovers of the outdoors, lots of walking, bike tracks and climbing, the air is clean there are no busy roads but no public transport either. Workawayers may use the bikes provided. The nearest metro and airport is 20 minutes by car.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Host ref number: 448645618932
Feedback (25)
11 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Kyra & Felix) for host
The three weeks spent there were fun packed, versatile, interesting and informative at the same time.
We got to work on various different projects concerned with re- & up-cycling old materials, permaculture, cooking and getting creative on building new structures. Our working days usually began quite relaxed after conversations with David at the… read more
We got to work on various different projects concerned with re- & up-cycling old materials, permaculture, cooking and getting creative on building new structures. Our working days usually began quite relaxed after conversations with David at the… read more
5 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Kyra & Felix)
Kyra and Felix were amazing. They stayed for just over three weeks with us from early February, firstly preparing the house for an energy community open day, cleaning, tidying and fixing things. During the event Kyra and Felix helped us with hosting and socialised with the group. The remaining time was spent planting seeds, collecting soil, tree… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Jan 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (ZekeStephens)
Ziq is a kind, gentle, humble, sensitive, creative and intelligent young man exploring Europe and beyond. We had many thoughful discussions to do with sustainability, phylosophy, art and more. Ziq is also a good cook with whatever food is available and happy to try new recipes. Ziq undertook his tasks dilligently whether it was an art project or… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (ZekeStephens) for host
David was a great host! He is so knowledgeable about solar energy and sustainability and it was a joy to learn from him. I helped him create some sculptures, do some gardening, and looked after his house and his dog Laki while he was away on holidays.
4 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (Jelmer) for host
I had a great time during my four weeks at David's place. During a time when I unexpectedly found myself without any project and the 10+ projects I had written to did not respond at all, David responded to my message immediately and we had a call the next morning. We turned out to be a very good match and the following four weeks were filled with… read more
27 Dec 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Jelmer)
Jelmer is great guy. He stayed with us for 4 weeks during Novemer and December 2023. Jelmer was a keen and able worker. He made some outside steps down a steep hill using recycled wooden members, steel pins and lots of digging and making level. Jelmer also repaired much of the rain damage we sustained during storm Daniel some months earlier. It… read more
(Excellent
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11 Mar 2024
Left by Workawayer (Kyra & Felix) for host
The three weeks spent there were fun packed, versatile, interesting and informative at the same time.
We got to work on various different projects concerned with re- & up-cycling old materials, permaculture, cooking and getting creative on building new structures. Our working days usually began quite relaxed after conversations with David at the… read more
We got to work on various different projects concerned with re- & up-cycling old materials, permaculture, cooking and getting creative on building new structures. Our working days usually began quite relaxed after conversations with David at the… read more
5 Mar 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Kyra & Felix)
Kyra and Felix were amazing. They stayed for just over three weeks with us from early February, firstly preparing the house for an energy community open day, cleaning, tidying and fixing things. During the event Kyra and Felix helped us with hosting and socialised with the group. The remaining time was spent planting seeds, collecting soil, tree… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Jan 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (ZekeStephens)
Ziq is a kind, gentle, humble, sensitive, creative and intelligent young man exploring Europe and beyond. We had many thoughful discussions to do with sustainability, phylosophy, art and more. Ziq is also a good cook with whatever food is available and happy to try new recipes. Ziq undertook his tasks dilligently whether it was an art project or… read more
(Excellent
)
6 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (ZekeStephens) for host
David was a great host! He is so knowledgeable about solar energy and sustainability and it was a joy to learn from him. I helped him create some sculptures, do some gardening, and looked after his house and his dog Laki while he was away on holidays.
4 Jan 2024
Left by Workawayer (Jelmer) for host
I had a great time during my four weeks at David's place. During a time when I unexpectedly found myself without any project and the 10+ projects I had written to did not respond at all, David responded to my message immediately and we had a call the next morning. We turned out to be a very good match and the following four weeks were filled with… read more
27 Dec 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Jelmer)
Jelmer is great guy. He stayed with us for 4 weeks during Novemer and December 2023. Jelmer was a keen and able worker. He made some outside steps down a steep hill using recycled wooden members, steel pins and lots of digging and making level. Jelmer also repaired much of the rain damage we sustained during storm Daniel some months earlier. It… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Mar 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Omar)
Omar is a charming and likeable young man with a good attitude to life and his surroundings. To start with Omar helped an older workawyer then he became the teacher to a new Workawayer. Omar helped out in farming, building and in the kitchen cooking very good Pasta. I am sure Omar will be a good helper to any other host and will be a success in… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Mar 2023
Left by Workawayer (Omar) for host
I stayed for 2 weeks with David in his eco-house.
That is very interesting and surprising for all the technologies things that make the house work, like solar panels or batteries.
It also has chickens and a permaculture, whose eggs and vegetables are then used to prepare delicious dishes.
The work consists of different tasks but nothing so… read more
That is very interesting and surprising for all the technologies things that make the house work, like solar panels or batteries.
It also has chickens and a permaculture, whose eggs and vegetables are then used to prepare delicious dishes.
The work consists of different tasks but nothing so… read more
31 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Mike & Kara) for host
Our stay with David was last minute and although for a shorter period, we learnt much about living sustainably. David is a wealth of knowledge and very keen to share also. What was best, was that he actually lives his values. From dumpster diving up-cycling to being completely off grid. Our jobs were easy and unsupervised and we were just left our… read more
29 Jan 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Mike & Kara)
Michael and Kara are a really practical, hands on, hard working and kind couple who did all they were asked to do and more. I really felt that Michael and Kara understood our sustainability agenda here at the eco lab and when we had less solar energy due to days of heavy rain they were very respectful of the need to economise energy use and hot… read more
(Excellent
)
24 Jan 2023
Left by Workawayer (Reinout) for host
Staying at David's place was a great experience. I have learned a lot about what it takes to live off the grid. And apart from all the practicalities such as power management, enery and water harvesting, and "waste" management his house is a beautiful showcase that living off grid doesn't equal living primitive. In fact his home is very… read more
26 Dec 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Reinout)
Reinout is a wonderful person who is kind, gentle, clever, funny, skillfull with his hands, hard working and sensitive to the needs of others. Reinout spent 7 weeks with us during the late autumn and quickly learned how our off grid house worked and was dependent upon the solar energy for all its energy and the need to be watchful of the battery… read more
(Excellent
)
1 Aug 2022
Left by Workawayer (SandrineYianni) for host
We spent 6 weeks with David. It was our first Workaway experience and were warmly welcomed and felt like at home thanks to David.
We helped with various projects, we looked after the garden (watering, sowing, planting, mulching, weeding), cared for the chickens, helped with forest fire defences, updated his website content, participated to… read more
We helped with various projects, we looked after the garden (watering, sowing, planting, mulching, weeding), cared for the chickens, helped with forest fire defences, updated his website content, participated to… read more
23 Jul 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (SandrineYianni)
Sandrine and Yianni were perfect workawayers. Both of them already are very much in tune with the ethos of low impact sustainable living so it was an easy fit. They both got up early to water the plants and made another watering session at sunset because it's so dry and hot here now. Sandrine in particular is very passionate about plants and very… read more
(Excellent
)
3 Jun 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Niklas)
Niklas is a very talented, very friendly, likeable, dependable and trustworthy young man. I felt totally comfortable entrusting Niklas with driving our electric cars and looking after the house while I was away on a trip. We had great conversations and exchanges of ideas. From the first day Niklas was willing to role up his sleeves and help… read more
(Excellent
)
3 Jun 2022
Left by Workawayer (Niklas) for host
If you want to learn what it means to create a sustainable way of living, David is the perfect person to teach you. From the very first minute, I could build up my knowledge and see in practice how solar panels work, how to get off-grid electricity and heat and how to grow your own vegetable garden. David has incredible experience in all these… read more
18 Apr 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Joni & Anton)
Anton and Juni are the perfect workaway couple for your project, farm or whatever. They are both very charming, intelligent, helpful, trustworthy and generally nice to be around. Because both Anton and Juni have a furniture making background they are both very practical and good with their hands. In our case at the places, Anton and Juni got… read more
(Excellent
)
12 Apr 2022
Left by Workawayer (Joni & Anton) for host
We stayed one month with David in December 2021, better late than never!
The way David lives is truely inspiring, he lives fully off grid and uses experimental ways of storing his energy. We were there in winter so living off grid sometimes takes a creative mind to cope with the cold days (and ofcourse putting on a extra sweater). The house that… read more
The way David lives is truely inspiring, he lives fully off grid and uses experimental ways of storing his energy. We were there in winter so living off grid sometimes takes a creative mind to cope with the cold days (and ofcourse putting on a extra sweater). The house that… read more
6 Apr 2022
Left by Workawayer (Jörg) for host
The stay with David at the place was great. The idea was to find a workaway to bridge a few cold winter weeks on my trip and it was perfect.
David is a very nice host and always makes sure that you only do what you really like. Right from the first day, I was welcomed into the place team with complete confidence. It is impossible to list all the… read more
David is a very nice host and always makes sure that you only do what you really like. Right from the first day, I was welcomed into the place team with complete confidence. It is impossible to list all the… read more
8 Mar 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Jörg)
Binni is an amazing guy. As part of his epic bike journey starting last August 2021 from his native Germany, Binni stayed with us for 6 weeks from mid Jan 2022. During these 6 weeks Binni looked after the house for 1 week on his own and we could 100% trust and depend upon his judgment. The place is off grid with some high tech equipment and is not… read more
(Excellent
)
9 Mar 2022
Left by Workawayer (Eric) for host
I wanted to stay one week to see how it goes but after 1 day at David's place i knew that i would stay longer.
David is a genius, an inventor and a visionary. He built his house with a lot of intelligence combining new technologies like solarpanels and bateries but also different permacultures which insure his sustainability. His goal is to… read more
David is a genius, an inventor and a visionary. He built his house with a lot of intelligence combining new technologies like solarpanels and bateries but also different permacultures which insure his sustainability. His goal is to… read more
8 Mar 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Eric)
Eric is great guy. Eric stayed for the last 2 weeks of February 2022 and undertook a number of tasks ranging from maintaining our fleet of electric bikes, making a pergola from fallen forest timber, picking up supplies from the local town in our electric cars, cooking, filming / editing and supporting our educational day at a local school. All… read more
(Excellent
)
29 Nov 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Tzuriel)
Tzuri is a great guy, good attitude, open hearted, friendly, totally trustworthy, hardworking and good company. Tzuri's tasks included those in the garden, planting, watering, olive picking, fire wood collection, general maintenance and those in the house cooking and cleaning, plus also general errands driving one of our electric cars. Tzuri is… read more
(Excellent
)
22 Nov 2021
Left by Workawayer (Tzuriel) for host
It was a wonderful stay with unforgetable memories .
I stayed at David's farm for few weeks. David and his amazing welcoming workers( Andreas, Panos) are easy going and they are super creative, I had a feeling always that I'm at home and I had all I needed.
They were always gratefull for what i did, and the way they maintain the self sustainable… read more
I stayed at David's farm for few weeks. David and his amazing welcoming workers( Andreas, Panos) are easy going and they are super creative, I had a feeling always that I'm at home and I had all I needed.
They were always gratefull for what i did, and the way they maintain the self sustainable… read more
1 Aug 2021
Left by Workawayer (Román) for host
I've spent almost four weeks here, and never had a single regret about coming here. David welcomed me as a member of his family since the first day. I had a lovely room with a private bathroom, and he always made sure that I had everything I needed, so I felt very well during all my stay.
I worked in the garden every day, and helped in the house… read more
I worked in the garden every day, and helped in the house… read more
1 Aug 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Román)
Roman stayed with us for 4 weeks and was great.... hardworking, trustworthy, motivated, intelligent, nice to be with, willing to join in, a quick learner and would be welcome back any time as part of the greater 'Family'. As an engineer It was clear Roman enjoyed seeing theory in action and we were more than happy to answer his questions. On… read more
(Excellent
)
10 Oct 2020
Left by Workawayer (Britt & Adam) for host
I stayed for close to 4 weeks and had a lovely time. David is a very kind, generous and fair host who knows his stuff and loves to tell and teach you all about it if you’re interested. The house is more than comfortable and situated in a beautiful and peaceful valley. If you love the quiet, the outdoors, animals and like to help out wherever… read more
10 Oct 2020
Left by host for Workawayer (Britt & Adam)
Britt was great. She stayed with us for a little over 3 weeks and we enjoyed her company, as well as appreciated her hard work keeping everything clean and tidy, the gardens under control and making super tasty meals for us. In particular Britt was tasked to preserve our large pumpkin crop by creating a soup or casserole and freezing for later… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Dec 2019
Left by Workawayer (Dorien & Pieter) for host
David is an excellent host, relaxed, gentle, generous and making sure everyone is doing a job they want to do. He is also very patient, taking time for every Workawayer to discuss what they want and can do. Although we had quite a lot of work planned to do in 3 weeks (making promotional videos), David gave me the freedom to work when I wanted to… read more
30 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Dorien & Pieter)
Dorien was excellent, a lovely personality, kind, gentle, hard working with a good sense of humour. Dorien stayed 3 weeks during which time she was tasked with making a promotional video for us to be posted on social media. The results were excellent and revealed her keen eye for beauty and diligent, painstaking editing. Dorien was patient and… read more
(Excellent
)
2 Dec 2019
Left by Workawayer (Anna Maja) for host
The Eco house is an absolutely amazing project run by lovely English and Greek people, in a beautiful mountainous area. Surrounded by forests, olive groves, meadows and just a short ride away from the seaside or smaller cities, by electric bike or car.
Volunteers here can learn a great deal about solar energy and how it makes off grid living… read more
Volunteers here can learn a great deal about solar energy and how it makes off grid living… read more
11 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Anna Maja)
Anna is a very likeable, kind and gentle person with a good sense of humour with many skills and experiences that she was glad to share with us during her month stay. As a horticultural engineering student she was particularly at home in the garden where she was able to improve our compost making, install raised beds and plant the winter season… read more
(Excellent
)
1 Dec 2019
Left by Workawayer (Tobias) for host
My two months at this place were an absolutely amazing experience. David is a very kind soul with big dreams for this world. I could learn a lot from his passion about sustainability and his iron will to change the world step by step by doing what needs to be done ourselves. He is very generous and was always open about ideas I proposed, which… read more
30 Nov 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Tobias)
Tobi was a star, super hardworking, great company, kind, funny, thoughtful and really smart. I was amazed by his depth of knowledge and willingness to listen. Tobi stayed for around 2 months and helped host 3 open day events proving to be equally good as a genial host, cook and keeping the house in order. The garden was his passion. Tobi is very… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Oct 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Maria Elena)
Maria was great. Her first task was to help prepare for and host an open day which went very well. Maria helped create amazing food and a very welcoming atmosphere for guests and very soon after became a 'family' member mixing easily with other workawayers, in-house people and friends. Maria also did some planting and other general house… read more
(Excellent
)
14 Oct 2019
Left by Workawayer (Maria Elena) for host
Amazing experience! David is very kind and creative, I had a very nice time sharing and experimenting with him and other workawayers for more than a month. The house is such a good example of how solar energy works. We used to eat vegetables mostly from the garden and also composting everything. We explore the surrounding with the electrical bikes… read more
1 Oct 2019
Left by Workawayer (Alessia) for host
At the Eco House I had my first experience as workawayer. I can easly say it was amazing! David is a very good host and his lifestyle should be an example for all of us. I felt home since the first moment I arrived. Thank you David for giving me this opportunity. It was fun to cook together using the vegetables from the garden and help with the… read more
10 Sep 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Alessia)
Alessia, has a very positive attitude, always smiling, never complaining and joins in and contributes without being asked. It's very easy to communicate with Alessia, it's like you have known here for a long time the minute you meet her.
(Excellent
)
30 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (greenblueberry) for host
The two weeks stay in Eco house was amazing. David was a very nice person. Also I saw his colleagues and relatives and talked with them. They were always nice to me too.
In his house, I helped gardening and feeding animals and so on. I cooked meals with David and another workawayers too. In the late afternoon, we rode electric bikes and drove to… read more
In his house, I helped gardening and feeding animals and so on. I cooked meals with David and another workawayers too. In the late afternoon, we rode electric bikes and drove to… read more
27 Sep 2019
Left by Workawayer (Dominik) for host
David is quite much of a visionary. I very much like his idea of sustainability having to be cool, attractive and make sense moneywise in order for people to really go for it. His techy appliances show a great amount of possibilities and getting to know them was as exciting as it was teaching. In the short time I spent there we went on a nice… read more
24 Jul 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Grace)
It was a a pleasure to host Grace for the month of July where she dutifully undertook every task asked of her in the garden and elsewhere with good spirit. Grace also offered interesting insights and a new pair of eyes to review some of the ambitious plans we have at the Eco Lab. Grace was also great company, and we all enjoyed her cooking. Come… read more
(Excellent
)
17 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Grace) for host
Thank you so much to David and the team George and Andreas for the incredible workaway this summer. I stayed for one month here and each day was different and brought a new experience. There are so many things to learn about living a truly sustainable life and actively participating in the circular economy and David is not short of knowledge,… read more
11 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Milli) for host
If you want to learn how to live a sustainable, off-grid life in terms of electricity and water (not food), this is the place to go.
Almost all of the days I worked at David's place, I cut/collected branches and dried plants from various places on and around the property and carried them to the house to shred them. It wasn't the most diverse and… read more
Almost all of the days I worked at David's place, I cut/collected branches and dried plants from various places on and around the property and carried them to the house to shred them. It wasn't the most diverse and… read more
30 Mar 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Milli)
Milli was a good worker and fun to be with.
(Excellent
)
4 Jul 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Ari)
Ari was good fun, nice to be with, positive and hard working:-)
(Excellent
)
3 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Stefanos) for host
7 Mar 2016
Left by Workawayer (Chris & Sara May) for host
I stayed in Athens when I was visiting the place form David what is located quite close to Athens. So I was very flexible with staying and working there and in the end it was a good chance to see a well designed house as a nice project to build a self-sufficient house with some great ideas. David was very nice and kind and explained me all the… read more
