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Hello - currently looking for help in September/October to prepare the trees and land for the summer months - this will involve pruning the trees ready for olive season and chopping up any branches for the fire and also burning excess leaves etc.....
In between if there is time also setting up the seeds for the hydroponic farm.
Please note the weather in April and May can be literally either end of the spectrum within one day - very changeable so do bear in mind you need waterproofs as well as t-shirts!
Hi - we are the Monro family [Andy, Sarah-jane and our son Jamie] living on the Greek island of Corfu and we are currently building [ a self-build! ] our off-grid home from Shipping Containers - the first of its kind this side of Greece. The home is mainly finished, but now it is all the last bits and then we need to clear the surrounding land and set up our Olive trees properly and our green house and hydroponic garden. We also have a Horse rescue centre that always needs help ....obviously anyone helping us has the chance to learn and experience living in a "tiny home" shipping container and we will be happy to share how we did it to anyone joining us! You will be working alongside us - we are hard workers and take pride in what we do and what we have achieved so far - you will be able to learn the process we went through and see if "tiny house" living is something you might be interested in! We have worked our whole lives in the hospitality industry and on top of working alongside us we will make sure you get to enjoy your free time and leave here hopefully having learnt something about eco friendly living and also about this amazing island we call home!
We have space in the self- contained studio for either a single person or couple .....
Dates of events you might like to help us with -
October - preparing the trees and land for the yearly Olive picking..
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have lived over 30 years on the island and are very passionate about where we live and how lovely it is .... we are very lucky to be where we are.... We are literally a 2 minute drive from the nearest beach and a 30 minute drive to Corfu town which is now a Unesco site and really lovely .. we would be more than happy to show the local area and its highlights to anyone joining us......anyone joining us will have the unique experience of actually trying out "small house" living as it rises in popularity and we are happy to share how we went about the whole process and what we have learnt along the way about building with shipping containers and on a Greek island!
Help
Ideally we are looking for anyone who can do any of the following - work on the land [strimming/chainsaw/log splitting/digging/trim trees] - help set up the hydroponic part of the garden - is adept with a screwdriver/saw and general DIY stuff lol - brick laying would be great as well - basically we are looking for anyone who is great with good DIY and/or knows their way around a garden .... so another Andy and Jamie LOL..... you will be working alongside us - we have worked very hard for 2 years to get the project this far and now it is on the last stretch and we need a little help - getting older sucks LOL !
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Greek: Intermediate
Accommodation
In exchange for you help 5 days a week we will provide 3 meals a day [please let us know any diet preferences and we will try our best! - one of us is vegetarian if this is important for you!] and you will stay in our converted shipping container studio which is completely self contained - there is a shower/toilet/ kitchenette and bed and it has its own front door and garden area around it so plenty of privacy - and it has its own booster connected to the Starlink wifi receiver....
What else ...
For your free time you are more than welcome to join us at the Rescue Horses helping out [ what we do with our free time lol!] - there are LOADS of fabulous local walks we can show you, or if you would like to go a bit further we can drop you at the local village where the bus goes from and you can explore more of the island... or we can take you down to the local beach and collect you later ....
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Starlink internet with VERY good speeds and as we are offgrid we never have power problems - there is a dedicated hub inside the accommodation and most of the garden surrounding it.
Space for parking camper vans
Our home is from shipping containers so the access for any kind of van is not a problem and we can offer a very nice space with lovely views.
Can possibly accept pets
We are animal lovers and accept pets but our dog will need to say Hi first - then he is just a big puppy.... he is big though LOL ... but not a bad bone in his body..,,,we cannot accept male dogs that have not been neutered as we found out this does not work ............., we have been adopted by a cat who tolerates Dogs but is not mad keen but she will let them know and can defend herself! Anyone who loves Horses and/or rides will be most welcome!!
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day 5 days a week
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Jemima is an extremely good cook and we have been vegetarian the whole time they were here and not even noticed not having any meat as her meals are so tasty!
They are an extremely easy going couple and very easy to please and eager to try new things!
They have been a great help and the time… read more
My time at Sarah's and Andy's place was great! We were 2 people and a dog and originally planned for something like a 2-week stay but ended up doing about a month! We did some tree pruning as well as some work down at the stable with the horses. We also spent time making door frames for their lovely… read more
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Jemima is an extremely good cook and we have been vegetarian the whole time they were here and not even noticed not having any meat as her meals are so tasty!
They are an extremely easy going couple and very easy to please and eager to try new things!
They have been a great help and the time… read more
My time at Sarah's and Andy's place was great! We were 2 people and a dog and originally planned for something like a 2-week stay but ended up doing about a month! We did some tree pruning as well as some work down at the stable with the horses. We also spent time making door frames for their lovely… read more
The work was diverse, and we never felt bored: pruning olive trees, establishing the vege garden, helping Andy with his hydroponics farm. Both Andy and Sarah are really knowledgeable meaning we… read more
