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🌿Off-Grid Experience at Eco Permaculture Olive Farm & Homestead

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The experience

Come and immerse yourself in a truly unique lifestyle on a remote, abandoned village homestead in Cyprus. Here, there are no local services or transport within walking distance — it’s a place to disconnect from the rush of modern life and reconnect with nature. 🌍✨

We live completely off-grid, growing our own food using the Hugelkultur method, building creatively with salvaged materials, and living sustainably with minimal costs.

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate Greek

Between 20 and 60 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our goal is to share this way of life with others who are curious about self-sufficiency and eco-living.
Help us with daily seasonal gardening chores, tree pruning, planting trees, seed sowing and seed collection, eco build projects, land maintenance, building fences, olive harvesting, building further hugelkultur beds and creating new chill out areas around our land. Learn new skills and how to live off grid. Finding creative ways to use salvaged items to make what we need.

Stay in your own private building amongst our upper olive groves trees.

The large room has one double bed - so only solo traveller or a couple sleeping together. Therefore we only have one or a pair of guests at a time. Note there is no heating in the room.

Towels provided must not be taken to beach or used outside.

No food provided, but use of triple gas burner to cook on, plus all kitchen pans, plates, cups , utensils etc supplied. A small fridge is also provided in your room. The sealed food storage box must be used in the room - no food left out as we are in a very rural area.

Own large sink in private utility block has a large butler sink that can also be used if you want to wash your clothes.

Utility block also has one flushing toilet and solar shower (note it is dependant on warm weather for heat).

⚠️ Volunteers must arrange their own transport to apply.
🚭 Smoking and vaping are strictly not allowed.

Activities & Shift

Depending on the season, volunteers may support us with:

🌳 Gardening projects (planting, watering, pruning)
🌿 Olive picking and tree care
🛠️ Eco-building projects (using natural and salvaged materials)

We ask for just 3 hours of help per day, usually in the morning when it’s cooler — leaving you the rest of the day free to explore Cyprus. Your free time can be as social or as quiet as you like: join us in our chill-out area with stunning views, or simply relax in nature.


Seasonal farm work & eco-builds

Learn how to grow food in hot climates ☀️
Gain hands-on experience in off-grid living & permaculture
No previous experience required — just a positive attitude and willingness to learn!

Rules

🚭 No smoking or vaping anywhere on the property.
🔥 Fire safety: no barbecues, candles, or similar (we’re in a high fire-risk zone).
🐐 Always close the gates — roaming goats love our produce!
📹 By volunteering here, you agree that you may appear in our YouTube channel (which shares volunteering experiences). You’re also welcome to film, as long as you credit our links.
🚁 If using drones, please ask first — we are close to a military base and can advise safe areas.
⚠️ Volunteers must arrange their own transport to apply.