Regenerative farm between the sea and the mountains
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
We are a couple , Baba and Iason , and together we got this land 4 years ago where we are working to create a little self sustainable paradise.
We planted lots of trees ( both fruit and forest trees ), grow vegetables , and try to experiment with different crops that we would love to produce for ourselves - at the moment we are growing our own rice , beans, sesami , and planning to try out spelt , wine yard, chickpeas .
We have 4 cats that live with us , a family of bees , and planning to get some chickens as well :).
We want this land to become a place to learn and share all practices that are related to the well being of humans , of their relationships and of the environment - a place to host workshops and seminars related to regenerative agricolture, natural building, self sufficiency, systemic psychology, somatic movement, shamanism, herbal medicine , and much more .
As Fukuoka said , the healing of the land and the purification of the human spirit is the same process .
Our activities varies with the seasons - in March we are busy pruning the olives and making wood chips, in April we graft fruit trees and prepare the gardens for the summer planting , May we transplant our seedling, make the structures that will support climbing veggies , plant the rice and the sesami , maintain the watering system .
Summer months we keep the gardens clean, harvest and water the veggies and trees, make dry fruits and jams .
In autumn the harvest comes - we have a big rice harvest, and then the olive harvest starts !
We prepare the gardens beds for winter seeding the cover crops , and plant the last winter veggies .
When the rains arrive we plant more trees and herbs.
In winter we clean brambles and spiky bushes , collect and sort stones from around the land and build little terraces around the trees , collect woods for cooking and fire .
When the sea bring us seaweeds we go to the beach and collect lots of it to make compost and to mulch gardens and paths , if shepards invite us we go and clean the stables to collect manure for the gardens , if we find branches that people throw away after pruning we collect them to make more wood chips !
We usually work in the morning and keep the afternoon free , starting earlier when the heat is strong and later when is still cold .
We are still living very basic - we can host wwoofers in a bell tent , offer the use of a compost toilet - we don t have any stable building in the land yet !
We are working to build two little stone huts , and once they are done one will be for us and the other to host friends and woofers and volunteers :)
We provide the groceries for breakfast and you ll have the use of an outside kitchen , and we eat a big meal all together in the afternoon ( usually in another outside kitchen, or in the yurt if the weather is not nice to eat outside )-the exact time depends again on the season and on the work we are doing !
Most of the food we eat comes from the land , both that we grow it or wild - we love collecting and using wild veggies !-
We have our own olive oil, bake our own bread , and really love growing, cooking and eating healthy wholesome food !
Baba is a somatic movement teacher, grinberg method practitioner and family costellation facilitator . She s interested in all practices, tools and experiences that allow for healing, integration and coming back to wholeness .
Iason is a diver , has been working as a carpenter and loves to build, weld , invent and create things in the most efficient and precise way .
We both love exploring nature , foraging, hicking and swimming around the magic island !
The sea is just 5 minutes down from the land , and up from it you can take amazing hicking trails to the sources and the mountains .
Plenty of rivers with waterfalls and beautiful pools to swim are around half hour walk from the land , and the village of Therma , with lots of life in the summertime and hot springs for the colder months is around 40 minutes walk.
The island is a very wild and rich jewel, with lots of waters , thousands of years old giant trees, hills and forest and rocky peaks. A very magic place , that was famous in the ancient times for the Kabirian mysteries that where celebrated here and that still maintains and really unique and intense energy .
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Grain farming
Wild foraging
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Green Building
Methods or systems
Fukuoka farming
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
5
Hectares
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12.4
Acres
Alessandra
Member since 2025
Languages spoken:
English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish
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Response rate: 65%
Response time: typically within 11 days
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
There is no airport in the island , by ferry you arrive to the port of kamariotissa
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