Help around our permaculture based sustainable farm and learn more about sustainable practices in Trikomo, Cyprus

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  Description

  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.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Garden works; (depending on season) weeding, watering, planting trees/vegetables, maintaining trees/vegerables, piping, composting, sowing seeds,taking care of animals.
  Kitchen works; daily routines, seasonal food processes(pickling, freezing, drying, storing)
  DIY works; 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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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Turc: Courant

  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

  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.

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  Autres infos...

  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.

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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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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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