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Hello...
We are Ziba and Hasan, young Cypriot couple living in Agios Theodoros, Ammochostou/Çayırova more than 2 years in the early stages of a permaculture based sustainable farm.
Our story started 5 years ago when we discovered a common dream that we want to live in the countryside where we can produce our own food and live simple, away from city's chaos and spoiled modern society. Then we started to look for a place.
We found an old restaurant place in a very good location and rent it. The place was on the highway to Karpaz, in a valley next to forest. We started to produce our chemical free food, homemade products, breads, fresh vegetables in the restaurant. We were serving mostly farm-to-table. We repaired, decorated and made the place paradise in year.
After some traumatic arguments with the landlord, we decided not to continue there and close the restaurant. This time we started to look for a land to 'buy' and start from zero. This time the plan was 'producing our own food' instead of 'serving'. That's how we found our new land, our little paradise and 'get started'.
We bought a 3800sqm land , with very poor and damaged soil but luckily with 6 old olive trees inside. We started shaping our land after the PDC course;
* We are keeping water in our land with swales, greywater systems and 75 ton capacity pond.
* We are regenerating soil with vermicompost, chicken compost, Bokashi and Berkeley compost methods.
* We planted more than 100 trees in first year; mostly supportive trees/shrubs to fix nitrogen in the soil, windbreakers, fruit trees and some nut trees.
* We are making our dairy products with sheep and goat milk that we gather from the local producers.
* We bake our own sourdough bread in our stone oven.
* We are raising around 30 chickens. And planning to have couple goats in the following year.
* We are producing most of our kitchen needs from our vegetable garden.
* We are trying to cultivate native herbs and shrubs in order to keep the ecological balance.
* We are learning about foraging in the forest next to our land.
* We are learning healthy ways of consuming and storing foods.
For now we are not selling any products, we are producing for ourselves and our family. We are in the beginning of a simple self sustainable life and we know there are so many more things to be learned in this journey and that excites us a lot. That is why we want to have room for ecology concerned, passionate volunteers, so we can interact, teach, help and make life easier for each other.
You can help us with our daily/seasonal routine in the garden.
You can do your own DIY/art project.
You can enjoy the silence and calmness of rural life.
You can bike in the woods or go to the beach.
We are very excited to meet and host you.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Proyectos artísticos
Ayuda en proyectos ecológicos
Jardinería
Construcción y bricolaje
Ayuda en una granja
Cocinar para toda la familia
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento general
Objetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Experience about;
*Permaculture design and self sustainable practices
*Different composting methods
*Storing food with local ways
*Learn about sourdough bread
*Local dairy products making. Cheese, yoghurt, halloumi.
*Relaxing, calm nature trip.
Proyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
Garden help; (depending on season) weeding, watering, planting trees/vegetables, maintaining trees/vegerables, piping, composting, sowing seeds,taking care of animals.
Kitchen help; daily routines, seasonal food processes(pickling, freezing, drying, storing)
DIY ; making a small room for storage, small greenhouse for seedlings, trellis for grapes and covering the pond.
Art projects; organising small gatherings, ecofriendly gardens for kids.
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Alojamiento
Private sleeping area with 2 + 1 sofabed in the storage room. You can either use the gas stove in the room privately or the one we have in the house. There are shared indoor toilet and outdoor compost toilets. Free outdoor is always an option too :)
We can provide 3meals a day. We can either cook and eat together or we can supply guests their own stove and groceries.
Algo más...
You can walk/bike in the forest or go to beach.
You can explore Karpasia nature.
You can do network with our community.
Take bus or hitchhike to other cities.
Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
Este anfitrión ha indicado que le encanta acoger a nómadas digitales.
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.
Podría aceptar mascotas
Este anfitrión dice que acepta a viajeros con mascotas.
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
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Their project is focused on… read more
They were a great help on our farm, taking on responsibilities with enthusiasm and care. They… read more
Her incredible organizational skills were a huge asset—she helped us tidy up and arrange both… read more
Ziba and Hasan are the most fantastic couple - kind, chill, interesting, open to new ideas, thoughtful, and just so nice to be around. They were really great talking to me before I came to their place - explained everything very realistically as to what they do, and where they want help, and what I could do to help them. They helped… read more
We can’t thank you enough for your beautiful words! Reading your message brought back so many wonderful memories. From the moment we met, we knew you’d be a special part of our journey, and you exceeded all expectations.
You embraced our home, our way of life, and our little piece of nature with so much love and care. The garden, the… read more
I don't know, Hasan! I don't know, Ziba!🤣💕
Since when we had video call for final commitment to visit, I knew it's going to be great workaway experience for me. Ziba explained well about what they are doing in their permaculture farm, about the accomodation (rooms, foods,… read more
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Their project is focused on… read more
They were a great help on our farm, taking on responsibilities with enthusiasm and care. They… read more
Her incredible organizational skills were a huge asset—she helped us tidy up and arrange both… read more
Ziba and Hasan are the most fantastic couple - kind, chill, interesting, open to new ideas, thoughtful, and just so nice to be around. They were really great talking to me before I came to their place - explained everything very realistically as to what they do, and where they want help, and what I could do to help them. They helped… read more
We can’t thank you enough for your beautiful words! Reading your message brought back so many wonderful memories. From the moment we met, we knew you’d be a special part of our journey, and you exceeded all expectations.
You embraced our home, our way of life, and our little piece of nature with so much love and care. The garden, the… read more
I don't know, Hasan! I don't know, Ziba!🤣💕
Since when we had video call for final commitment to visit, I knew it's going to be great workaway experience for me. Ziba explained well about what they are doing in their permaculture farm, about the accomodation (rooms, foods,… read more
They were incredibly friendly and easygoing, making it a joy to have them around. They worked diligently both in the garden and around the house, completing every task we assigned quickly and with great quality. Their dedication and attention to detail were truly appreciated.… read more
Ziba and Hasan are amazing people with wonderful personalities. I learnt a lot from them. Throughout all my stay I was treated like an old good friend: we were sharing meals together (no… read more
They helped us with many things from housework to DIY projects. For example, Jana helped us for organizing house and garden, maintanance of vegetable garden and take care of chikens. Olle helped us in both garden and renovation of the house. Thanks to him we have a… read more
We started to eat purslanes Sunny 🙂❤️ Thank you so much for your hardwork and… read more
This experience with them was amazing !
We enjoy lot their beautiful place, everything was green, peacful and cosy. Taking care of the chickens was our daily tasks, it was easy and fun :). After that, we helped Hasan in a… read more
Thank you so much for your help and company. Especially, thank you so much for your understanding and support after we lost Zeytin.
Hope to see you again!
They worked from the heart and helped us literally with everything needs to be done in a farmhouse.
They were great with animal care, gardening, DIY, decorations and housejobs. With the help of Jack and Tuya, a magnificent… read more
