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Hello travelers, my name is Socratis, I am 35 addicted to anything earthy. I live in the hills of Paphos with my partner Jemma and our son Perseas. We try to live fully off the grid.
We build with natural materials, grow food by the principles of natural farming, collect rainwater, regenerate the soil and the ecosystems and generally try to practise harmonious-to the rules of nature living.
We have managed to have 3 sleeping units by now. The one made out of cob, (main building), one made out of wood and one with wattle and daub and compressed earth blocks. We are now in the process of building a workshop for all sorts of woid microprojects.
We take care of many olive and almond trees and some other trees that are in the property.
We would love to host people who are interested in natural building, natural farming and generally sustainability and natural living. If not, we welcome anyone who is willing to learn and has appetite for hard work.
We enjoy hosting responsible, reliable and independent people.
Most of the jobs here require strength and endurance so be aware of that before you send me a message.
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1) You don't cut flowers
2) You don't step on garden beds and close to tree or veg roots. We always use the paths
3) Spring to Autumn we are aware of the chance of meeting snakes (some venomus).
4) Toilet is compost
5) Shower is outdoors and we heat water when is not warming up from the sun (nov-march)
6) you have your own bedroom, the rest we share.
7) if you bring soaps, make sure they are a product of natural ingredients
*Please make sure you have clear photos of yourself on your profile and tell us why you want to help at our place *
See you in Amargeti
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here you will learn the art of simplicity and peaceful living! If you really want to learn, you can learn a lot on natural farming, grafting, interconnections of nature- human, natural building, carpentry, cooking, and generally sustainability and self sufficiency
This place can also be a lifestyle workshop for most of the people who stay for a while
Help
Tasks to do: natural building, gardening, olive picking (when season), pruning and shredding, handy jobs, cooking. Knowledge in building, gardening and sustainability principles will be appreciated.
I would also love to improve my knowledge in these fields and also practice more the Spanish language.
Hours: Approximately 5hours a day
Languages
Languages spoken
Greek: Fluent
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Stay: You will be staying at you own room
We are using a compost toilet.
There is only an outdoors shower; the water heats up from the sun rays. If not, we have to heat it up on the stove. We are not using conventional soaps and harmful washing liquids so don't bring any. We also dislike perfumes.
Food: food here is real, simple, vegetarian and tasty.. You can eat when you feel hungry!
What else ...
There are many secret gems of natural beauty and historic interest around.
Nearest airport: Paphos international airport, 25 minutes driving from where i live
Bus 636 comes 3 times a day from Paphos to Amargeti. The last one is at 16:00.
Saturday last bus on 13:00 and No buses on Sunday
In some cases I will be able to drive you here from Paphos or even the airport
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (13)
He can adapt and feel the needs of the place, providing his hands in any instance!
A volunteer worth hosting!
Host Ethan!
They stayed with us for a few days.
They are smiley and quite independent couple.
In my opinion they need more discipline on tidyness, cleaning after themselves and generally discipline on time of waking up.
They were slow to start and more interested… read more
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He can adapt and feel the needs of the place, providing his hands in any instance!
A volunteer worth hosting!
Host Ethan!
They stayed with us for a few days.
They are smiley and quite independent couple.
In my opinion they need more discipline on tidyness, cleaning after themselves and generally discipline on time of waking up.
They were slow to start and more interested… read more
I believe he could use some more discipline to his daily routine.
Overall… read more
Lara is a volunteer to host!
Hope the universe brings big presents to your way Lara
Be well
There I… read more
I think she needs to be more motivated with work or at least more sure on the project choice, as I felt (in some cases ) that I had to push her to get into working.
I like to host people who are truly motivated to this concept and are not looking to… read more
I feel blessed to have met her.
On the practical part, which is secondary when you meet this kind of beings , she is always willing to help and she is… read more
If you are curious and open to learning you can achieve good knowledges, tips and skills.
The accommodation is very comfortable and clean, food always fresh and tasty!
I had great time with you and Bailon, already I… read more
He works with enthusiasm and willingness.
He works better as a member of a team and this is based on his very social character. He is also a great cook, let him free in your… read more
He helped us build dry stone walls and with other chores and structures at the land.
HE needs to be more communicative and take more initiative when comes to kitchen chores.
Good luck buddy
She has a honest and and gentle character but I think she should be more communicative and expressive. She seemed anamused most of the time or moody, which sometimes lowers the vibration of the team.
I am willing to offer a lot to my helpers so I believe people… read more
It was a big pleasure spending some time with him and i would highly reccoment him to any host
Be well friend!
It is rare to meet people so genuinely passionate, generous and engaging as Socratis is. He and Atalandi welcomed us warmly and with endless generosity. We spent many hours gladly learning new things from them, both during the work and in our rest time.… read more
Their contribution was remarkable .
They have been independent and… read more
My journey in Amargeti started with having a lunch and I have to say the food Socratis shares with you is pure delicatessy, so real and authentic. He even invited friend of mine who brought me there for a lunch. And always there is plenty of food around not… read more
Extremely appreciative and respectful, she practises gratitude like few people do. She works with joy and she always spreads positives vibes around her! It was a pleasure hosting her.
Recommended volunterr to any host!
She is a moral and honest person, exellent volunteer with the right qualities, so you can feel trust next to her.
Highly reccomended as a volunteer and a person to host at any project.
I always like to work and communicate with calm and conscious people like her.
She is always up for work, she learns fast, she works independently, and feels the need to offer which is a big and scarce quality.
Together we built with cob, transplanted trees, made cactus… read more
Let Mike loose to work, he will do the job better than you expect. Let Sara take over your kitchen and you will not regret it.. And just watch Marla filling up… read more
We learned a lot about Natural Building and plants, grafting and many other things.
We had great exchanges of ideas and inspirations and we enjoyed a lot working and spending time together.
We… read more
The three stars is because i asked her to just collect the firewood from my land and a couple of minor jobs ( all
together would… read more
I really enjoyed the athmosphere of his place, while learning about building from natural materials and soaking the Cypriot rural culture.
It was an unforgettable experience in many aspects. Thank you, Socrati!
From the moment when you arrive in Socrati's fairytale house you already think that you made the best decision - your neighbours becomes mountains and… read more
plants trees, among other little jobs. Generally she was a very pleasant company and she had a positive vibe. I appreciated her willingness to be present and helpful at any job! I would host Daisy any time again!
It was… read more
Good. luck with your journeys
It was with ease that I host her and I extended their stay as well, as she showed, good character, respect and willingness to help. I would host Marta again and I… read more
