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<<< Update: Our olive harvest has finished for this season. But we still have gardening tasks. >>>
Hello, my name is Mariejeanne.
I'm an elderly English woman who lives in Patras, in the Peloponnese.
I have an organic garden and a small olive grove. Helpers are needed for general up-keep of the organic garden, for maintenance of land and for other odd jobs.
In November help is needed for preparation work for the olive harvest and for the olive harvesting itself.
The accommodation is a self contained studio flat (hot water, heating, air-conditioning), adjoining our House in Patras.
Or at the cottage: 3 rooms + kitchen, hot water and fireplace.
As I'm unable to provide food anymore, I don't expect more then 3 hours of help a day/5 days a week.
The olive grove with a cottage (1min. from the beach) is in a small village (Alissos), 18 km from my house.
We have about 30 olive trees and some citrus trees there.
We go there by car. There is a train and bus service.
Hiking, beaches, coffee shops - all within the area.
All our production is for personal use.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Volunteers will have the opportunity to experience organic gardening and olive harvest during the season.
Aide
Helpers are needed for general up-keep of the organic garden with vegetables, for maintenance of land and other odd jobs.
In November help is needed for preparation work for the olive harvest and for the olive harvesting itself.
Langues parlées
Greek: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
Self contained studio flat with hot water, air conditioning and heating (for the winter) adjoining our House in Patras.
Cottage accomodation: 3 rooms + kitchen with hot water and fireplace.
Both self catering.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
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N° de référence hôte : 618429521293
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10 avr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Nina) pour l'hôte
This was my first Workaway experience and I'm more than happy for taking the opportunity. It was a pleasure to get to know Mj and work in her magical garden. The garden is really a hidden gem next to a busy street with an amazing variety of species. I had freedom to decide my own scedule and I could adapt the tasks to my ability. Coffee under the… read more
6 avr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Stephen & Tonia) pour l'hôte
We have just finished our 10 days with MJ in Patras. It was a great experience and MJ was a kind, humorous and knowledgeable host. Our morning teas were a highlight and great time to share stories and have a few laughs. You make a great cuppa, MJ. 😀 We had a variety of tasks including, weeding, relocating and building an area for the compost, and… read more
6 avr. 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Stephen & Tonia)
Charming, hardworking,joy to have around...always did more than expected...highly recommended
Would love to welcome you back at any time .good luck on your adventures...much love mj ❤️
Would love to welcome you back at any time .good luck on your adventures...much love mj ❤️
(Excellent
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6 avr. 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Anton)
Anton is a lovely soul....peaceful with a wonderful aura joy to have around...highly recommended ..hard worker without appearing so as very laid back...he has a home here whenever he wants it....love mj
(Excellent
)
22 févr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Anton) pour l'hôte
I stayed two months with Marijeanne in Patras, and had a very pleasant time in her magical garden. The house is located in the city, so there is of course some noise from traffic and such, but the mountains are nearby (2-3 km) and very accessible and a joy to explore.
I had a fantastic time celebrating Christmas with Marijeanne and playing the odd… read more
I had a fantastic time celebrating Christmas with Marijeanne and playing the odd… read more
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10 avr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Nina) pour l'hôte
This was my first Workaway experience and I'm more than happy for taking the opportunity. It was a pleasure to get to know Mj and work in her magical garden. The garden is really a hidden gem next to a busy street with an amazing variety of species. I had freedom to decide my own scedule and I could adapt the tasks to my ability. Coffee under the… read more
6 avr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Stephen & Tonia) pour l'hôte
We have just finished our 10 days with MJ in Patras. It was a great experience and MJ was a kind, humorous and knowledgeable host. Our morning teas were a highlight and great time to share stories and have a few laughs. You make a great cuppa, MJ. 😀 We had a variety of tasks including, weeding, relocating and building an area for the compost, and… read more
6 avr. 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Stephen & Tonia)
Charming, hardworking,joy to have around...always did more than expected...highly recommended
Would love to welcome you back at any time .good luck on your adventures...much love mj ❤️
Would love to welcome you back at any time .good luck on your adventures...much love mj ❤️
(Excellent)
6 avr. 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Anton)
Anton is a lovely soul....peaceful with a wonderful aura joy to have around...highly recommended ..hard worker without appearing so as very laid back...he has a home here whenever he wants it....love mj
(Excellent)
22 févr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Anton) pour l'hôte
I stayed two months with Marijeanne in Patras, and had a very pleasant time in her magical garden. The house is located in the city, so there is of course some noise from traffic and such, but the mountains are nearby (2-3 km) and very accessible and a joy to explore.
I had a fantastic time celebrating Christmas with Marijeanne and playing the odd… read more
I had a fantastic time celebrating Christmas with Marijeanne and playing the odd… read more
18 mars 2025
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Bastien)
A most charming and friendly helper...always willing and smiling ...very capable and giving more than expected...I'd welcome him back any time...best of luck
(Excellent)
17 mars 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Bastien) pour l'hôte
I spent 3 weeks at Mariejeanne's place for my very first Workaway experience, and all I have to say is that I come away filled with marvelous memories. Mariejeanne's kindliness and generosity are tremendous, her advices precious. She does her utmost to ensure that you feel at your best, and it's a success. Serenity is the watchword, and you can… read more
25 févr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (alessia89) pour l'hôte
Marijeanne Is an absolutely caring and adorable woman! I felt immediately comfortable with her .. She Is very interesting to talk tò and very generous ..one of the best host in my experience !! (and I have been always very lucky!) :) My whole family enjoyed a lot tò stay at the cottage and It was really a pleasure to help..We thank Marijeanne for… read more
16 févr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Valeska Josephine & Philipp ) pour l'hôte
Thank you so much for everything. ❤️ It was a wonderful time.
You have the prettiest garden.
You have the prettiest garden.
8 févr. 2025
Laissé par le workawayer (Lucy & Alex) pour l'hôte
Me and my Boyfriend had such an amazing time at this workaway! Thank you so much to Mariejeanne for having us stay, the apartment was so cozy and the work was honestly so enjoyable. The olive harvest was over so we did tasks around the garden such as stacking wood, weeding, raking and trimming. Everything was so chill and the work hours give you… read more
11 déc. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ludovic)
A lovely person...pleasant ,willing fits in with everyone. always join in and helpful highly recommend to all....hope you come again always welcome...love Mariejeanne
(Excellent)
11 déc. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Ludovic) pour l'hôte
It's been two amazing weeks ! Marijeanne is a very kind and easy-going person, the place was beautiful and confortable, and the work was really nice.
Thanks again for this great volunteering !
Thanks again for this great volunteering !
2 déc. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Astrid Rosa & Ludvig) pour l'hôte
We had an amazing time with Mariejeanne. She has a lovely garden and the tree hours were very easy done. The house is like a museum and if you like playing the piano she will be happy to lent you the piano and listen to your music.
We really hope to be back again and spend more time in this beautiful place!
All the best from Ludvig and Astrid
We really hope to be back again and spend more time in this beautiful place!
All the best from Ludvig and Astrid
19 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Anita & Siro)
This young and very charming couple were a joy to host ..always smiling and very ,spiritual and.very willing ...i would gladly host them again...
(Excellent)
16 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Alexis & Marina)
Dear friends
Thank you for all your help ...without you we wouldn't have had an olive harvest...always smiling and pleasant...I'm glad the little dear girls enjoyed the experience..bon voyage
Thank you for all your help ...without you we wouldn't have had an olive harvest...always smiling and pleasant...I'm glad the little dear girls enjoyed the experience..bon voyage
(Excellent)
15 nov. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Alexis & Marina) pour l'hôte
Marie Jeanne is an adorable person. She is attentive and caring. Thank you for this experience. Our girls loved the cottage and the olive oil making.
15 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Martin)
Martin has been coming to help me most years since 2016 he is most pleasant and hard working ...I could go praising for several pages .I shall simply say he is the son I never had...good luck Martin...
(Excellent)
13 nov. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Martin) pour l'hôte
The first time I met Mariejeanne was 8 years ago, through another volunteering platform. Since then, we became friends and I visit her almost every year and help her with her amazing garden and with the olive harvesting.
Mariejeanne is a very beautiful soul. She is a compassionate, caring and tender hearted person, that I feel happy to have the… read more
Mariejeanne is a very beautiful soul. She is a compassionate, caring and tender hearted person, that I feel happy to have the… read more
8 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Piotr)
Piotr was very willing and hard worker, conscientious and showed initiative with the tasks in hand...always pleasant he is always welcome back if he wants a bed in this area....Thank you Piotr and good luck on your travels!
(Excellent)
7 nov. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Piotr) pour l'hôte
A bit of a delayed review, but better late than never! :)
I spent about 10 days at MJ's place, primarily helping her prepare for the olive harvesting season. The garden was a bit overgrown, so my main task was to clear out weeds and unwanted plants to ensure all the olive trees were accessible for harvesting.
The work required some effort—garden… read more
I spent about 10 days at MJ's place, primarily helping her prepare for the olive harvesting season. The garden was a bit overgrown, so my main task was to clear out weeds and unwanted plants to ensure all the olive trees were accessible for harvesting.
The work required some effort—garden… read more
3 sept. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Danqing) pour l'hôte
It was my first ever Workaway experience. It turned out to be incredible and memorable, like an artist in residence for me, as well as the part where I tried olive picking in December, in France, up on the hill with that breathtaking view, and the French countryside. Thanks so much to the kindest man, Hervé, I had the best of my time in different… read more
26 août 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Camille) pour l'hôte
I spent a week working at Marie Jeanne and I can only recommend it. Marie Jeanne welcomed me even though it was last minute and I had no accommodation. My job consisted mainly of taking care of the garden and some household chores. Marie Jeanne adapted the work to what I could do. once instructions are given, you work independently. It was a real… read more
5 févr. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Lilly & Philip) pour l'hôte
Mj is a very kind and warm person. We really enjoyed our stay with her.
She accepted our request although it was super last minute and spontaneaus.
We loved working in her magical paradise like garden with a lot of mandarines.
We hope to come back some day :)
She accepted our request although it was super last minute and spontaneaus.
We loved working in her magical paradise like garden with a lot of mandarines.
We hope to come back some day :)
18 janv. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Jolanda & Andreas) pour l'hôte
Mariejeanne is such a friendly, generous, interesting and funny person, we really enjoyed staying and working in her paradise garden!
It's a wonderful place with many beautiful trees and plants. We will miss Mj and this place we called home for almost 3 weeks.
We hope to come back one day!
It's a wonderful place with many beautiful trees and plants. We will miss Mj and this place we called home for almost 3 weeks.
We hope to come back one day!
18 janv. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jolanda & Andreas)
Charming and friendly couple.always willing and very helpful.. hardworking and positive..a joy to host... would love to welcome them back anytime.. hope to stay in touch mj
(Excellent)
2 déc. 2023
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (KAI & Ines)
Kai and Ines were lovely to host . excellent helpers using their initiative...I enjoyed their two young boys who I hope are good friends...a credit to you!!!
(Excellent)
2 déc. 2023
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ambre)
Amber and some friends of hers came to my place for a week. All of them were French travellers. It's been a lovely time in their company ! They helped me through lots of gardening tasks and put good efforts of having things done right and in time.
Never refusing a cake break thought... We had good discussions about our different experiences!… read more
Never refusing a cake break thought... We had good discussions about our different experiences!… read more
(Excellent)
1 déc. 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Joseph & Cassandre) pour l'hôte
MJ is a very beautifull person ! She cook lovely meals for all lunch and all dîner. We share some brakes with her and sometimes with her sister ! The place is very beautifull with a big house and a lot's of trees ! To finish MJ's house is at arround 30 minutes by bus to the Patras center.
We recommand this expérience !
We recommand this expérience !
21 avr. 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Vincent & Fanny) pour l'hôte
We spent 12 amazing days at Marijeanne cottage in order to refresh the lovely garden with plenty of olive and orange trees.
We loved our time there, in the big cottage, near the sea, and 20min from Patras. Marijeanne is amazing, she is very kind, positive, smiling, we talked a lot, she was very helpful about everything, available and most of all,… read more
We loved our time there, in the big cottage, near the sea, and 20min from Patras. Marijeanne is amazing, she is very kind, positive, smiling, we talked a lot, she was very helpful about everything, available and most of all,… read more
20 mars 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Paul) pour l'hôte
Marijeanne was a delightful host. A charming English lady with generational links to Patras where she lives in the family home.
Her garden is a maze of organic fruit and nut trees, herbs and vegetables. Despite being beside a busy road, the vegetation buffers the road noise and the small estate is a quiet oasis.
Her dog Fred is a lovely soft… read more
Her garden is a maze of organic fruit and nut trees, herbs and vegetables. Despite being beside a busy road, the vegetation buffers the road noise and the small estate is a quiet oasis.
Her dog Fred is a lovely soft… read more
5 févr. 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Robin) pour l'hôte
Marijeanne is a pleasant and so friendly person. The daily work always took 5 hours. Never more. We worked in the garden and mostly chopped wood.
I got my own flat and two meals (or one big one) a day. The food always tasted very very good. I would have liked to spend more time with her, but because of Corona that was not possible. Nevertheless,… read more
I got my own flat and two meals (or one big one) a day. The food always tasted very very good. I would have liked to spend more time with her, but because of Corona that was not possible. Nevertheless,… read more
31 août 2022
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Mathéo & Ambre)
Extremely willing and positive ... worked well and were very nice to have around ...I would certainly recommend hosting them ..and would welcome them back again with pleasure...
(Excellent)
20 août 2022
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Anna & Jakub)
Lovely couple to host.. one of the best I have ever had to stay ..I hope we have become very good friends for life...I would welcome Anna and Jakob here with open arms any time and hope they I see them soon.Excellent!!!!!
(Excellent)
31 mai 2022
Laissé par le workawayer (Anna & Jakub) pour l'hôte
We stayed here for a whole month. During all this time we had a wonderful experience. Mariejeanne was super kind and helpful to us. We had countless conversations about everything and she shared with us a lot. She is also a great teacher regarding organic gardening and cooking. In fact the food was so delicious that we took some of the recipes,… read more
23 avr. 2022
Laissé par le workawayer (Leonie & Nicolas ) pour l'hôte
Even though it was just one week it felt like a relief to stay at Marijeanne's and help in her garden. It was a place of escaping the noise and crowds of cities. I remember the lucky cackling of the hens and lovely dog Fred following me through the garden. Marijeanne was welcoming, always caring and generous as she offered us to stay at her… read more
11 mars 2022
Laissé par le workawayer (Valery & Julie) pour l'hôte
we spent four weeks in the grove to help keeping the land clean so the olive trees and the orange trees can grow freely. We loved the experience ! Marijeanne is adorable, made sure we had everything we need to have an enjoyable stay in the grove house and to make our work easier. she's an amazing host and the grove is a real paradise!
24 janv. 2022
Laissé par le workawayer (Shannon & Timo) pour l'hôte
We really had a wonderful time here at Marijeanne's. The initial two weeks quickly turned into almost 3 months.
The small olive farm is a dream, here you can really come down and enjoy life again more relaxed. I will gladly think back to the time there. The small beach here is only a two minute walk away.
The garden in town is a little hidden… read more
The small olive farm is a dream, here you can really come down and enjoy life again more relaxed. I will gladly think back to the time there. The small beach here is only a two minute walk away.
The garden in town is a little hidden… read more
22 oct. 2021
Laissé par le workawayer (Johannes) pour l'hôte
Mariejeanne, or MJ as we got to call her, was the best host imaginable! As she already had plenty of workforce at her olive grove, she was kind enough to invite us to stay and work in her cottage close by the sea. We spent 10 great days there and got to tan and swim at the lovely and quiet beach located only a few minutes walk away, experience… read more
23 juil. 2020
Laissé par le workawayer (Freya & Noah) pour l'hôte
We stayed at Marriejean's for 5 months. It really became our home. She was a wonderful host and friend to us during a tricky time, and she let us stay for the duration of the lock down which was something to be very grateful for. We had our own little apartment there, and worked in the garden 5 days a week. The work was some of the best we've done… read more
21 nov. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Antonio) pour l'hôte
Mariejeanne is really an amazing host. If you open up and embrace her home you can become part of the family, which is priceless.
You’ll always have tasty and substantial meals, and she’s always there for you whenever you need something. Working at the olive harvest season felt really special and made me connect with her and some other friends… read more
You’ll always have tasty and substantial meals, and she’s always there for you whenever you need something. Working at the olive harvest season felt really special and made me connect with her and some other friends… read more
22 avr. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Camille & Antoine) pour l'hôte
Marie Jeanne is a really interesting person. You could discuss on every topic, she will give you her point of view. And she is so hospitable. Being in your own flat is such a privilege on Workaway. Especially in a urban place, it's really nice to be independent.
She cooks you so tasty meals, and you won't starve in Patras.
She lets you organize… read more
She cooks you so tasty meals, and you won't starve in Patras.
She lets you organize… read more
28 nov. 2018
Laissé par le workawayer (Julien & Elodie) pour l'hôte
Marijeanne is a wonderful host. Cooking delicious meals that we eat together for lunch. She also gave me plenty of food for breakfast and super. Very kind person and open for various discussions.
No olives this year but always something to do in the garden. She doesn’t put any pressure, I could choose my working schedule as I wanted.
To rest 3… read more
No olives this year but always something to do in the garden. She doesn’t put any pressure, I could choose my working schedule as I wanted.
To rest 3… read more
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