Join us with our olive trees and care for our 4 rescue dogs and 10 cats on the island of Crete, Greece

Infos

• 

  Description

  We (Maja and Michael) are a non-smoking, married couple, 60+, vegetarians, who eat occasionally also fish and seafood. Since 16 years we are living in our nice villa in a small, remote village, 30 km west of Chania, Crete. We live in nature with our 4 dogs and 10 cats, who are our loved family members and are engaged as volunteers in animal rescue work. Therefore, we occasionally also foster additional stray dogs (or cats) after their neutering and try to find them forever homes.
  
  Our little paradise also encompasses a huge garden with 40 olive trees, fruit trees, hedges, roses, flower beds, a small vineyard and a pond with goldfish that all need intensive maintenance and care. We love to harvest the sun ripe products from our vegetable garden and prepare together with you delicious fresh vegetarian meals from them.

• 

  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
• 

  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Films et télé

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Livres

  

  Animaux

  

  Plage

  

  Nature

  

  Danse
• 

  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  You can experience life in a tiny Cretan village, take part at local events and learn to know about animal welfare and rescue projects.

• 

  Aide

  Our garden always needs care (weeding, cutting back, digging up, planting, etc.).
  In October/November we will do the olive harvest with our professional gardener (40 trees) for which we look for additional helping hands and somebody who enjoys somewhat challenging physical tasks. The soil will need tilling, we will cut wood and all the cut material will need to be processed and distributed on the grounds to later become compost/fertile soil. There will also be some DIY projects, which can use creativity and hands on.
  Furthermore, we appreciate support with walking the dogs early in the morning, ev. looking after and feeding all the animals, and generally helping out with household chores and cooking (vegetarian/pescatarian dishes).
  
  Gardening experience, good fitness and physical strength are required.
  Walking our dogs on the leash requires patience, equanimity, and physical balance.
  For the DIY projects creativity and craftsmanship are very welcome.
  
  We are looking for 1-2 reliable, independent, responsible and pleasant adults, only non-smokers, who can support us for around 4-5 hours a day (or 20-25 hours per week), mainly in the mornings, and work together with us, but also independently without our presence and assistance. The minimum time of a workaway stay with us is 1 month.

• 

  Langues parlées

  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Serbian: Courant
  Greek: Intermédiaire

• 

  Hébergement

  A cosy, beautiful, separate 1 bedroom stone house with private bath, external kitchen and good WiFi.

  We provide lodging and food, however it is required that you engage in preparing meals for yourself and sometimes also for all of us.

• 

  Autres infos...

  This offer is well suited for people who not only love animals, but also have real practical experience with (rescue) dogs, who appreciate nature, peace and quiet and want to have a good time with us for a while - and also alone with themselves. 


  As mentioned above, the minimum time of a workaway stay with us is 1 month.


  
  We recommend that you have your own mobility (car, motorbike) and that you like to walk/hike as our property is secluded in nature, where there is no direct connection to public transport. (On foot to the sea and to Kolimbari, the nearest town, where there are also comfortable buses to Chania, it is about 30 minutes downhill, about 50 minutes uphill; about 200 meters in altitude) . We can offer you the use our one mountain bike.


  
  You can explore the beautiful surroundings by hiking, go swimming at the nearby beaches, discover the charm of Cretan villages and small cities, and of course eat out in local tavernas.


• 

  Informations complémentaires

  • 

    Accès Internet

  • 

    Accès Internet limité

  • 

    Nous avons des animaux

  • 

    Nous sommes fumeurs

  • 

    Familles bienvenues

• 

  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

• 

  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

Sécurité du site

Feedback (5)