Volunteer on an olive farm in Greece

"What if you spent a season picking olives on a remote Greek island?"

Fun to do

Your hands smell of earth and olive oil, you sleep deeply from physical labour. That seasonal rhythm gives you a peace you'd forgotten through years in offices.

Someone who did this

Mijn eerste olijf plukte ik verkeerd – te hard getrokken, de tak brak mee. …

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Three first steps

1Search Workaway for olive farms
2Learn basic Greek with Duolingo
3Buy sturdy work gloves

Useful websites

WWOOF GreeceGreecewwoof.grOrganic farms seeking volunteers for seasonal work WorkawayEnglishworkaway.infoPlatform for work exchanges on farms worldwide

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Places to discover

CreteGreeceLarge olive farms, longest season, many international volunteers LesbosGreeceTraditional olive cultivation, small-scale farms, authentic island culture PeloponneseGreeceKalamata olive region, mountain villages, ancient olive trees

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