We are a family of four: Stefanos, Loukia, and our sons Foivos and Fillipos. We live in Kefalonia, an island in Western Greece. Our village is located on the southern coast of Kefalonia.
We welcome you to join us and take part in our daily life and activities. We use traditional organic methods to cultivate vegetables, our 300 olive trees, and our 1.3 hectares of vineyard. We make our own olive oil, wine, and Tsipouro ["Grappa" a kind of grape spirit] in much the same way as our ancestors. We also make bread, cheese, soap, and much more. Finally, we run a small guest house on the property.
Woofers should be over 21 years old (preferably) and should understand that wwoofing is not holidays or holidays in exchange for the help you provide. People who wish to apply should be interested in our farming activities, be willing to help, and be eager to learn. No special skills are needed, just a good mood and the drive to participate in our activities.
Woofers should also know that our daily activities are not always planned in detail and in advance because they depend on the circumstances, weather, and other factors. We are freestyle, so don’t expect a strict routine.
Couples or a couple of friends are preferred during the olive harvesting period of olives and grapes (November and the first half of December and during August-September respectively), but individual wwoofers are also welcome
List of activities per month:
JANUARY: pruning the vineyards and olives
FEBRUARY: pruning the vineyards;
MARCH: preparing the soil for summer vegetables, pruning orchard trees;
APRIL: clearing the landscape, removing wild vegetation, making cheese;
MAY: Helping with the vineyards and garden
JUNE, JULY: no wwoofers needed during most of the summer season;
AUGUST: harvesting the grapes and making wine
SEPTEMBER: collecting the grapes for fermentation&distillation, preparing the soil for the winter garden, distilling starts after the 15th of September
OCTOBER: distilling tsipouro
NOVEMBER: harvesting the olives, tending to the garden
DECEMBER: harvesting the olives, and tending to the garden.
(Holiday season is 15 Dec – 15 Jan)
Months when help is mostly needed: November and the first half of December, March, April, and August 15th-September 15th
Organic methods: The fertilization of the land is being done with strictly organic methods such as compost, a few selected organic fertilizers, and green manure and we also use the biodynamic calendar.
We believe in and respect the principles of water memory theory and we apply them in the liquid products that we produce.
Certifications: Euphoria Kefalonia
Currently, the projects we need help with are:
Help with the garden
Help with olive or grape harvest
Olive trees caring
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Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Viticulture
Wild foraging
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Cheesemaking
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
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Production farm
Certified organic
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