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We are a couple from London who gave up our careers in film & art to restore an old farmhouse and barn.
We’re now embarked on a permaculture project growing all kinds of fruit trees, organic herbs & vegetables.
We are located in the beautiful Xanthos valley in the shadow of an ancient Lycian city, not far from Fethiye. We are well placed for short day trips to Patara beach (30 mins), Saklikent Gorge (10mins) & the famous blue lagoon at Oludeniz (50mins).
The stone cottage & barn have been lovingly restored & provide excellent accommodation for our guests, with stunning mountain views. We are particularly interested in permaculture design & our vision is to create a beautifully landscaped environment that is visually stimulating, organically productive & a pleasant place to live.
As we are a small farm we only host for a maximum of a 1 week stay.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Farmstay help
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in an authentic Turkish rural village community. All of our neighbours are friendly farmers producing all kinds of fruit, veg & cereals; Mainly oranges, figs, pomegranates, wheat, sesame & tomatoes.
We want you to share with us our own experience of creating
an organic, eco project and help us on our journey towards greater self sustainability.
We are guided by the fundamentals of Permaculture Design & application and more than happy to share our methods & vision in this regard. We’re guaranteed 300 days of sunshine a year & for anyone
Who enjoys working outdoors amongst nature this would be the perfect stay for you.
We don’t host for more than 1 week at a time.
Help
With only 2 of us working on 5000sqm we need help with the following skills & knowledge;
Permaculture design
Organic growing & food production
Making simple but creative structures with natural wood eg grape pergolas
Landscaping
Planting, pruning, composting, clearing, weeding, mulching,
Grass Mowing, Scything
Irrigation
Making Vegetable Patches & Herb beds
Harvesting & Picking fruit
Jam making
Drying, preserving & juicing fruit
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Urdu: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Turkish: Intermediate
Spanish: Beginner
Accommodation
We have 2 large double bedrooms each with 2 single beds & ensuite bathrooms. These rooms are located in a recently converted & beautifully designed stone barn beside the main cottage where the hosts live.
We cook mainly vegetarian food from fresh everyday & eat together. 3 meals will be provided everyday when work takes place. We clear up together & enjoy chatting over dinner etc.
Alcoholic drinks can be bought from the local shop 5 mins away.
Washing machine available for use.
WiFi is available.
What else ...
Things to see on your days off
include a whole host of Lycian and Roman cities to visit including Tlos, Xanthos and Letoon, swimming at the 25 kilometre long sandy beach at Patara, a 12-island boat trip from Fethiye, para-gliding at the world famous Olu Deniz, and white-water rafting at the nearby Saklikent Gorge.
We work hard but enjoy having a laugh at the same time. We’re always chatting & listening to music while working. We have a a few street dogs that hang out with us everyday. After working on the sun, we kick back & chill & all eat together in a friendly atmosphere.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours per day maximum 5 days a week
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Usually our days started at 9 am with breakfast. After that we worked for about 3 hours, had lunch together and continued our work for another 2 hours in the afternoon. Afterwards we had some free time, which we used to relax or go for a walk in the… read more
They can be so proud in terms of their achievements. The permaculture garden is flourishing. We have learned a lot about permaculture - both theoretically and practically and really appreciate Stu‘s willingness to share his knowledge. (We weren’t able to meet Rayna as she wasn’t around… read more
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Usually our days started at 9 am with breakfast. After that we worked for about 3 hours, had lunch together and continued our work for another 2 hours in the afternoon. Afterwards we had some free time, which we used to relax or go for a walk in the… read more
They can be so proud in terms of their achievements. The permaculture garden is flourishing. We have learned a lot about permaculture - both theoretically and practically and really appreciate Stu‘s willingness to share his knowledge. (We weren’t able to meet Rayna as she wasn’t around… read more
I would totally recommend to stay with Rayna and Shahid! :blush: They were my first workaway experience and i couldnt ask for more.
The work is really inspiring, cause Rayna and Shahid are very interested in permaculture and reuse and recycle everything they… read more
The farm is still in… read more
