Description
Hello!

Here at our farm we follow Bio Cyclical growth and live with respect for the environment and biodiversity protection.

We are an olive grove at the foothills of Hymettus mountain, 17km away from Athens city center, and we like to live peacefully with our animals.
We welcome volunteers from all over the world under a good common ground understanding that is important to us.
The olive grove produces price awarded xx fine virgin olive oil and the trees are looked after according to instruction by ΔΗΩ, our Certifying Controller Agency.

We will no longer host occasional or sporadic travelers, bicyclists, bikers or van and trailer drivers, nor 'couples' (of any sort), while we prefer to have volunteers of different age groups and nationalities, if possible.

Volunteers need to be prepared to commit for a period no less than a full month (>1 full month), bearing in mind that while we are trying our best to be as best a host one can be in times like these, also that here we are neither teachers, nor ho(s)tel receptionists; you need to be PRESENT - for all that means regarding 'help'.

In more detail, we are looking for volunteers to help us with the maintenance of the place (cleaning, tidying, minor repairs) and the routine of the farm (feeding the animals and cleaning their space).

Animals are early risers, so they also expect you to be one: we usually work at sunrise for the morning routine and at sunset, we close the farm with the evening routine, also depending on temperatures and weather conditions.

In between, we will help you plan other activities and your free time.
If you have special skills and have any idea of how you could be of help don’t hesitate to let us know. We also like it if, upon your application for staying with us, you ask questions regarding the above. Once you arrive, we would like you to integrate, be observant and careful.

In our view, sincere learners need at least a month to understand and adapt to what we are about; the first week is demanding for people who have no agricultural life experience as the observation of nature is necessary in order to understand it; observation in consciousness is an extremely difficult act to follow.

Your OWN cleaning, your OWN tidying is mandatory; we would like you to 'make' time on your own time please.
Also we would be grateful if you would respect the olive grove's safety regulations, as per our itinarary and true identity.
Types of help and learning opportunities
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The farm is located next to Paiania, at the foothills of Hymettus mountain, where you can enjoy great hikes.

Also, Athens is accessible by public transport from the farm and if you are experienced drivers there are many archaeological sites nearby, like Cape Sounion (the temple of Poseidon), the temple of Artemis in Vravrona, and other nice places to visit: Marathon, Rafina, Porto Rafti, etc.

Here you can learn about a contemporary approach to agricultural life and the process of producing high quality olive oil; you will also learn how to take care of the animals and to 'listen' to their needs.

NO TOBACCO and NO ALCOHOL consumption on the premises.

Depending on the period and availability you can either be accommodated inside a house or in tents outside (bringing your own). Once again, smoking is strictly forbidden inside or outside your tents. Thank you.
Help
We are looking for volunteers to help us with the maintenance of the place (minor repairs, cleaning of the outdoor areas and taking care of the plants) and the routine of the farm (feeding the animals and cleaning their space).

Animals are early risers, so they also expect you to be one!

We usually work at sunrise for the morning routine and at sunset we close the farm with the evening routine.
[Note that for the autumn routine, the farm starts at about 7:00. and closes at about 20:00-- also depending on temperatures and weather conditions].

In between we will help you plan other activities and your free time.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Greek: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
An independent little house is available for volunteers (2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen).
What else ...
The farm is located very close to Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos), easily accessible by public transport.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 473512855917

Feedback (10)

14/09/2022

Huge disappointment, after long exchanges, the exchange was accepted by the host, but a few days before departure, the host canceled the exchange for no real reason. I do not recommend.

(Host cancelled stay at the last minute)

14/05/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Mathieu)

This is how Mathieu describes his 'role' as a volunteer: "Want to travel, not like a tourist, but have authentic experiences, meet new people, and see cool new places! Fit, hard-working and always in a good mood! :)"

And it is 100% so!

I highly recommend this wonderful and kind young man, anytime!

Dear Mathieu, I wish you and your loved ones… read more

(Excellent )

23/11/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Klaus-Christopher)

Christopher was of great help during his 'short & sweet' stay at the farm: he is indeed not the usual volunteer at age 53, but i decided that this should by no means be reason to 'reject' his application. Almost ...overqualified for the volunteer job, he made his stay such that we were sorry to see him go. Not a first timer in Greece, he was real… read more

(Excellent )

16/11/2021

First I may have to point out that I'm not the typical workawayer: I'm 54 years old and this was my first assignment. Addressed by her description, I made a spontaneous application to Elisavet and after a phone call, we said yes. The time was relatively short (only 2.5 weeks), which I now regret very much. Normally workawayers should stay at least… read more

(Excellent )

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professional dog training

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Excursion to Cap Sounion and Temple of Poseidon

Elisavet

Romeo

Liri and Dobro

Gary (1), his mother Lisa(3), and Stella(14) overlooking.

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(4.6)

Cultural exchange:
(4.7)

Communication:
(4.6)

14/09/2022

Left by Workawayer (Mathieu & Nolan) for host

Huge disappointment, after long exchanges, the exchange was accepted by the host, but a few days before departure, the host canceled the exchange for no real reason. I do not recommend.

(Host cancelled stay at the last minute)

14/05/2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Mathieu)

(Excellent )

23/11/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Klaus-Christopher)

(Excellent )

16/11/2021

Left by Workawayer (Klaus-Christopher) for host

(Excellent )

04/08/2021

Left by Workawayer (Anders Vithner) for host

First of all, I really injoyed my stay at Elisavet. It was an unique experience I will never forget. I arrived in the middel of lockdown, which was a littel difficult, but I really appreciated that we made it possible. I worked a lot with the dogs, and I received lessons from a professional dog trainer, which I really needed, since I never been… read more

(Excellent )

23/06/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Anders Vithner)

My experience of Anders (pronounced 'Anas) :) is that of gratitude; he arrived from Denmark while we were still on strict covid restrictions, and when both our dogs together had serious accidents, Liris almost lost his eye to a caterpillar! and Dobros almost died of an infection on the penis. We had to take both dogs for a while to the hospital,… read more

(Excellent )

10/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Laura Lykke Kjoeller) for host

How many times have I reminded myself that I needed to give a response to this experience, which I enjoyed very much, but haven't sat down and done it until now!
My stay with Elisavet lasted for only about two weeks, as I needed some time to kill before beginning my Erasmus semester in Thessaloniki. Thus, I didn't actually know exactly what I was… read more

(Excellent )

10/01/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Laura Lykke Kjoeller)

Laura's stay was short and sweet. Laura is an elegant workawayer from Denmark-- she wore beautiful skirts and dresses to do the farm work... :) she came to the farm and was of TREMENDOUS help as for a while she was on her own and the farm is big, but without much talking, she got on with the jobs and routine, the farm looked wonderful, cleaner… read more

(Excellent )

16/04/2020

Left by Workawayer (Georgia) for host

Where do I start? I stayed at Elisavet's farm at the start of the year and had the most amazing experience. I was lucky to get involved with different aspects of life on the farm, and enjoyed every bit of it.

The farm itself is beautiful; nestled in the mountains so the views and the walks were stunning, but you are also very close to Athens if… read more

(Excellent )

12/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Georgia)

Georgia (the Sailor) :-) came to us in the beginning of the year and her introductory line on her w/a profile was spot on: "I am a hardworking individual looking to work alongside my travels", she writes, and this could not be a more accurate and conscious description.

Gifted and very well-mannered, reliable and responsive, she is a young lady… read more

(Excellent )

24/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Petros) for host

My experience in the farm was unique!
We , all the volunteers, had the chance to create something beautiful - a permaculture garden.
The project was to start compost piles and gather organic matter in order to create slowly decomposing compost and plant seeds inside!
I think that mission accomplished! :)
It still needs a lot of care
I cant thank… read more

(Excellent )

13/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Petros)

Petros despite his young age (he had his 30th birthday while staying with us!), is an experienced w/awayer, interestingly he is also a (quite different) w/a host himself helping with his family farm, close to Athens in beautiful Evia. Always ready for the next step, he plans beforehand, he takes notes, he knows what he is doing
and he ...loves… read more

(Excellent )

11/03/2020

Left by Workawayer (Remi) for host

Elisavet's place is a place with enormous potential. I basically arrived at the very beginning stages of it. The olive grove is there but the permaculture part was barely starting when I left. I had fun building a second chicken coop, which arrived in time to separate the hens from the coquerel. And on my last week another volunteer arrived with… read more

(Very good )

08/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Remi)

Remi came to us via auto-stop ;) ...in the beginning we thought he was a strange "Frenchie", but then we understood he is just as "Frenchie" as it gets: in great company with Jose-Miguel (another young French traveller), they found pace and seemed to enjoy the work here, they elaborated on the chicken-coop plans as it was getting bigger and… read more

(Excellent )

08/03/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Juliette & Etienne)

Juliette & Etienne, "a French couple" indeed as they wrote on their profile. Young but mature, with multiple interests, love cooking whether this is lunch dinner or deserts. There was always food readily available, and they knew how to save by using left overs creating yet another specialty (if they visit you it is a MUST, their tiramisu… read more

(Good )

16/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Juliette & Etienne) for host

We spent one month at Elisavet's farm, a wonderful place close to Athens and surrounding by beautiful mountains (from the house the sunrises and the sunsets are amazing! ). Animals here (the donkeys, the dogs 😍 and the chickens) are very kind and sweet and we had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with them.
Elisavet is a generous and an… read more

(Very good )

08/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Olivia) for host

We don't really know where to start with our feedback but maybe it's best to start with our unique host herself: Elisavet. A unique, very generous, multi-tasking CAPRICORN with a million and one creative projects planned. She's always ready to give art, history and politics lectures to anyone willing to lend an ear ;). She appreciates good music… read more

(Excellent )

08/02/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Olivia)

Well, well, well, here i am writing Olivia's and Breidi's review, and i don't know where to begin praising their stay with us! In a way i am not very 'willing' to write this message, hopefully it does NOT mean what it feels like at this moment: a more permanent "farewell"... (but i know it isn't!)

So, this message won't be short: our first two… read more w/awayers, Olivia and Breidi, arrived here with 2 HUGE smiles on their faces, obviously emancipated, young and beautiful women who upon arrival looked a bit around, and got straight to the point: always with 0 fuss-factor, they immediately loved their room, happily (and proudly) cooked for everyone, not just anything, but also amazing appropriate lunches and dinners (+over the holiday period), they started work by decorating for Xmas, and then, they continued straight with ENDLESS hours of organizing and filing (always in cooperation with our other w/hs), cataloguing everything, extremely swift and talented, 'making' their own time, working like true grown up proffessionals indeed, while they were also doing the farm routines with the chickens, the donkeys and our 4 dogglets; they were just PERFECT for us! They immediately took-in other (new) w/awayers and helped them, motivated them to find an interest of their own and to participate in the farm's needs, make their time spent with us also worth their while.

A+ 'students' of Sophia A., who is our young doggies' trainer, O&B, in the two months they stayed with us have helped the 'puppies' grow up and behave to the best of their (young) ability :-), the chickens were expecting them to arrive at the coop daily, only to produce even more eggs for them(*); also the donkeys got special treats and hoof-treatments :-)

They also helped us undrestand the platform better, their energy was simply always on point. Once they had a clear view of their schedules, they even booked a short trip for a holiday in Jordan, having left behind everything in place and organized to the smallest detail for their return to us. It is simply wonderful when people pay attention to the details! Cultured as they both are, they had already visited the Acropolis in Athens, and gladly went to the Byzantine Museum after i proposed it to them, and came back interested with their observations.

I am sure i have forgotten many aspects of their ...perfection :-) such as their amazing sense of humour included, but we feel whoever is reading this gets the message: thumbs super-up for these two w/awayers! Very very nice real persons, Olivia and Breidi, that's who they are indeed. LUCKY for anyone to get to know them! Inseperable and very good friends with one another, they both are great fans of the ABBA group, and even gave us performances of Mamma Mia, Music was a constant in the house, we simply got the best of it, and theirs will be engraved in the foundations of our permaculture farm in eternity! See you soon again B&O, very soon hopefully! :)

(*)btw only yesterday we found out that greek tradition has it that fresh eggs should be at least one day old before consumed because apparently there is an enzyme that needs to 'leave' the eggs first..

(Excellent )

17/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Cormac)

Cormac is one of our 3 first workawayers at the farm. Regarding his character, he is Irish: sentimental and strong at the same time. He was quick to adapt when it came to interrelating, however kind as he is, he can stand his ground, and this is nice! With us he was always more than grateful, very good company and the best cook! We will not forget… read more

(Very good )

16/01/2020

Left by Workawayer (Cormac) for host

My experience in Elisavet's place was short (about 3 weeks) but enjoyable. Elisavet has a wicked sense of humour, is a great story teller, generous and flexible, extremely ambitious and inspiring. She lets her workawayers manage their work time and days-off themselves. House and olive grove are big and beautiful, living conditions very… read more

(Very good )

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