Hello, we rent a beautiful place in a little village on Syros island, where we do organic agriculture. The farm is 15.000 sqm and has around 500 trees (oranges, mandarines, and lemons) and around 5.000 sqm for cultivating seasonal organic vegetables. There is also a big wall full of capers.
We try to make our little plants, with organic seeds that we collect from around the country and from our plantations. Finally, we have an open market every Saturday inside the farm, where we sell our bio fruits and vegetables straight to our clients. Every Wednesday we deliver upon request our products to the town (Hermoupolis). During the year we organize some little fiestas, bazaars, and music, or theater events.
We will be pleased to host 1-2 WWOOFers for the summer period, sharing our experience, methods, and culture and having extra help in collecting capers and vegetables. As the farm has a little house with a kitchen and toilet (there is no bedroom in it) we can only offer a tent for sleeping under the trees in the period May - October.
During summer we are on the farm early in the morning and a few hours in the afternoon depending on the heat. Usually, we collect capers and vegetables 7-12 in the morning and then 6-8 in the afternoon (not every afternoon and not every day, depending on the crop and the demand). We also help the vegetables to grow and stay healthy, by digging or cleaning from the weeds.
We can provide our hosts with vegetables from our garden and all the goods they need for breakfast, meals, and dinner. Hosts are responsible for cooking them. We would love to share our meals and we'll try to do it as often as possible, as we have family and a house not far from the farm.
I'm sure you can enjoy your stay on our farm. The nearby village is very beautiful and during the summertime, there are concerts and festivals around the island. You can hike inside and outside the village or swim in the sea (10 mins by car, 30 on foot). There is a restaurant with a nice view in the village, but no further facilities. The island is not big, so you can explore it easily and we can sometimes drive you or suggest to you many nice places to visit. Hitchhiking is safe here. The town (Hermoupolis) is just 15 mins away by car or you can walk for 20’ to Vari and get a bus from there to Hermoupolis. If you can rent a motorbike, it will be very handy for you.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Viticulture
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Biodynamic agriculture
Regenerative agriculture
Rotational grazing
Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
Former WWOOFer
1.5
Hectares
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3.7
Acres
