Area: Scotland

We are a family of four although our eldest is now away. We own a beautiful 40 acre croft on a Scottish Island called Lismore. It is a long, slim island situated at the mouth of the great Glen in loch Linnhe and is easy to get to; (5 min from Appin and 50 min from Oban by boat). This is a lush, fertile island with incredible views of the surrounding mountains and waters. Our vision is to create a beautiful and inspirational nugget of Scotland where we can live self sufficiently and gently on the land, however we have a lot to do to get there and need plenty of help. I am a textile artist and run my business from a studio on the croft. I run textile retreats as well as make products and commissions for sale. My husband is a house builder however he will soon turn his focus to all the things that need attending to on our land. We have 38 Shetland sheep, 3 hens, 3 cats and one dog so if you're allergic to animal hair or dust, best stear clear! We are easy going, sociable and both love and play music. We are non smokers and we do eat meat but lots of salads and vegetables too. The community of Lismore is a vibrant and sociable one with a population of around 180. There are lots of activities including cinema nights, country dancing, house ceilidh's, concerts and more but be warned, there is no pub on the island and only one shop. Sarah runs the community choir so singers are always welcome. Everybody knows each other here and it is a bit like a very large family.

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We are a friendly not family of 4. We are Paul (36) and Caroline (32) and have two boys that are almost 2 and 4 years old. Paul is from England and Caroline is half Swedish/half Polish so we are not really the typical Swedish family! :) We have quite a busy lifestyle running 3 business (from home), looking after the kids, and trying to do all the daily stuff so we could really need some help with our house and garden, and perhaps we could offer working opportunities if you have the skill set we need. We need about 50% help with cleaning/tidying the house and 50% help with other things that come up depending on your skill set and seasons. We travel quite a lot because we like it and because we have to for our work. We love learning about different cultures. We hope that we can learn a lot from you and also show you the best of our world.

Area: England, Midlands

** We are lucky enough to have someone from workaway staying here until mid January 2014, we have no room for anybody else until after this period ** We are a small family unit of 3, 30 somethings, professional, motivated....a Leo, a Scorpio, and a Virgo. Any interesting, honest, motivated people are welcome to contact us. We are very friendly, and welcoming, focused, happy people and... please note, it goes without saying, if you are homophobic or fanatically religious, racist or with preconceived prejudice or ideas, you are the exception and you will not be welcome here, so please don't contact us. We work in a wide range of industries, from metal fabrications to Social Care and Celebrity P.R. so never a dull moment. .... as well as Native French, English and Romanian are spoken here, plus rusty conversational Italian. However, if you speak Italian, or Spanish this would be a bonus, as we simply don't speak or practice these two Latin languages enough, and we would love to. Equally we offer a great enviroment for you to develop or master languages and immerse yourself in a target language whilst living abroad, we are close to the learning centre and college, We live in an interesting house, during the Industrial Revolution successive housing booms resulted in the building of many millions of Victorian houses and this house was built in 1876, these houses are a defining feature of this British historical City. As you can imagine, this requires attention and upkeep, and consequently, we need some help with light housework and the garden, which is relatively small, could do with some general maintance.

Area: Near Oslo, but quiet and peaceful

Various work for long or short term stay. The campsite has a beautiful location by the Oslo fjord, approximately 30 minutes drive from Oslo. The site is owned by the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA. I´ts about 13 acres large and has 500 metres shoreline, lots of fruit trees and other vegetation and a soccer field. It was originally a residence for a wealthy businessman from Oslo in 1901 and was founded as a campsite in 1941/42. The work varies with the seasons and will consist of everything from kitchen work, gardening, painting indoors and outdoors, carpentry, tidying, organizing, cleaning and generally maintenance. We are also looking for a carpenter that can do the job we don't know how to. There are lots of different buildings that need different care. The work is mostly independent (or with other helpers) and you make your own day. We usually make a list of work to be done, and you are sometimes free to pick out your preferences. There will be cleaning, tidying and gardening during the autumn as well as general maintenance and some painting. You will sleep in a cabin or a caravan, either alone or together with another helper. We have wi-fi and a dinosaur lap top (as long as it lives) for volunteers to use. You are also welcome to use our bicycles, boats and kayaks to check out our beautiful surroundings. A pair of old cross country skis for the winter experience, always a fun challenge for beginners:-) You will make your own food (we provide basic food you would like to eat) and you are expected to keep all common areas clean and tidy to make the place look nice for our guests. We wish from you to take initiative, be dependable, self- propelled, be proud of the work that you do, and of course- friendly:-) er. We're looking forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Marianna & Martin with our two sons, a dog, 3 cats, one rooster and the hens:-)

Area: Southwest Turkey

I am an active veterinary surgeon in the area of southwestern Turkey. We operate as a wildlife rehabilitation center and ecological research facility. I run the farm alone with the help of local and international volunteers, who all live on the farm and participate in various projects. These include: - Rehabilitation or lifelong care of wild animals, mainly predatory birds - Organic seed bank and local plant genetics preservation project - Cancer research project - Education on ecological and sustainable living - Environment protection and rehabilitation of Lake Burdur area - Organic farm products and introduction of slow food - Re-creating traditional rose plantations and rose oil production in the area A place to sleep and full board is provided in exchange for help in various projects. Working hours or days are not defined, it is up to the volunteers to participate in any ongoing work. Smoking is allowed outside of the housing area, internet and computer use is available. *** UPDATED WORKING SCHEDULE IN LISINIA : * Everyday routine works : feeding animals in wildlife rehabilitation center / cleaning kitchen , toilets , project area / cooking meals ** We use ecological methods in all applications about agriculture areas. NOVEMBER > Planting roses , harvesting apples , cleaning agriculture area for stones , etc... DECEMBER > Applying compost to rose field , planting roses , cleaning agriculture area for stones , etc... JANUARY > Applying compost , cleaning agriculture area for stones , etc... FEBRUARY > Planting lavender , planting and trimming grapes , trimming roses , cleaning agriculture area for stones , etc... MARCH > Trimming fruit trees , trimming roses , cleaning agriculture area for stones , etc... APRIL > Planting vegetables seeds , trimming fruit trees , trimming roses , pulling out weed , planting melons and watermelons MAY > Harvesting roses , pulling out weed , harvesting black mulberry and making black mulberry molasses , spud vegetables JUNE > Harvesting roses , harvesting black mulberry , pulling out weed , spud melons and watermelons