Join our eco-friendly family project and help with organic olive harvest in a peaceful Greek village of Lyrkeia

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  Description

  Olive harvesting in a traditional Greek village in Peloponnese.
  
  Welcome to my volunteering! My name is George, I am 28 yers old and this is the second year that I host volunteers in my home in a small village called Lyrkeia. After studying in France I returned in Greece to take care of my olive farm that is been in my family for generations. I find intresting to host volunteers because of the cultural exchange and also is more fun for me to do it with people around my age than workers. This is a small eco-friendly project in a peaceful place surrounded by mountains.
  We have been producing organic extra virgin olive oil for many generations, I remember myself helping my father and grandfather 15 years ago, and now I try to continue this but in my own way.
  The olive harvest happens in November and some of my friends from France will also come for help and live the experience. The tasks are physical but also rewarding because of the scenery, we do everything as a team with me included. You will also see the whole process, if interested, from picking the olives to turning them into olive oil.
  
  We offer a place to stay in my family home with everything that you will need, in a small village of around 200 inhabitants, three meals a day are also included in the offer cooked by mother who is an excellent cook. In this experience you will learn many things about greek culture, as the food or the history.
  we could do many activities outside of the work as biking, visiting, darts, football, basketball and many other things.
  In return you will help 5 hours a day, 5 days per week with breaks to rest and eat in between.
  I propose a minimum stay of 2 weeks starting from 5 November to 20 November or from 20 November to 5 December.
  You should join us if you are interesting in a authentic experience in a small Greek village surrounded by a group of young adults who have many things to exchange.
  
  This is not a business project and the olive oil is only for family and friends.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  LGBT+

  

  Événements/vie sociale

  

  Vidéographie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Vie en van

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Ferme

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Art et design

  

  Livres

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Photographie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Montagne

  

  Camping

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  They could learn many things about the harvest of olives to the transformation to olive oil, The secrets of a good olive oil and how to achieve that. We will also play together or visit archeological sites and other places nearby. I am half Greek and half French so we will exchange point of views in many cultural questions. I enjoy sharing this experience with young curious people so everybody has something to teach and learn.

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  Aide

  The help needed from the volunteers are essentially with the harvest of the olives, I have may fields so we will change environment every now and then, always close to the nature and the mountains. We will do everything together as a team, we will laugh make jokes and share the experience.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Greek: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  We will all stay in our family home in the village. The house can host up to 4 people per room with everything that you will need. It's a safe and peaceful place so everybody can feel like a part of the family.
  My mother will cook traditional greek food for the dinner, during the day we will eat salads or sandwiches in the field and in the morning some fresh orange juice from my trees with some bread and jelly or eggs to start the day strong and to have good energy.
  There is also a supermarket in the village if you want something extra for you.

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  Autres infos...

  The village is near Argos a small town 2 hours away from Athens by bus, to join us you will have to come by airplane in Athens and the get a bus to Argos, then I will come and pick you up from there. In your free time there is a school bus that passes by the village early in the morning and bring you to Argos from there there is many local busses to go to other places that are very beautiful, as Nafplio near the Mediterranean Sea or the Mycenaes if you are more interest in archeological sites.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il aimait accueillir les digital nomads.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  Koula

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