Area: Piedmont

I am passionate of nature, mountains, animal, travels and I love a lot the area where I grew up. My dream was to have a house all for my own, in the countryside, with a beautiful view on the Alps and with many rooms, so to be able to host travellers, cyclists, mountain bikers, hikers and nature-lovers. Now the dream is turning into reality: I've bought and now I'm restoring an abandoned villa in the morainic hills of Agliè, in central Canavese, surrounded by woods and vineyards, non too far from other houses. Since the villa was abandoned for a few years, it needs to be totally restored and the garden totally cleared. The main works have already been done. I am looking for volunteers to help in exchange for full bed and board. The area is rural, scenic and beautiful, with hills, panoramas, forests and vineyards. Not far from here there are the Alps, with the highest peaks of Europe (Gran Paradiso, 4061 metres, is visible from my house!), a wild national parks, preserved valleys and quiet lakes. Torino, the stunning beautiful capital of the former Kingdom of Savoy and recently host city of 2006 Olympic games, is just 1 hour far.

Area: 900ha New South Wales mid north Coast

Welcome to our beef cattle property 900ha . Near Sydney, Australia, 3 hrs. north by car , Eligible business for visa extensions : Fantastic views,and animals, close to beaches and the mountains on the farm Practice Natural Horsemanship and Echo Holistic Management principles of grazing stock Motorbikes are used in daily work We mill timber for building projects; building cabins and houses always lots of projects we have full woodworking workshop. As well as mechanical/engineering workshop for repairs we also developing auqa-ponics systems to provide sustainable wholesome food for the people who stay here . bookings are essential We have good Internet access Lots of activities, have been taking helpers for 10 yr's with many friends globally you also have lots of space and time for meditation and self healing time to understand and reflect on life's differences Having studied the yoga's and metaphysics for many yrs happy to share your interests Seems many people find this a deeply spiritual place taking with them memories of their insights look forward to sharing our special place regards kev wonderful time of yr here now summer time lots of new calf's and green grass average temp 23c Please note; Have cheap second hand cars for sale from previous helpers and workshop facilities to fix then full garage; have available @ present and small Toyota corolla very cheap run about available for your travels this is a difficult site for communications and despite requests, dont have many folk show up after their request. I think it has something to way the links run on reply's on this site

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*****Update - Festival Volunteers Urgently Needed For Easter 2013**** Among the most important meeting places in Scandinavia for people who want to live a more conscious life, live from the heart and care for our planet. Since 1997 thousands of people have been touched by the warm, open, loving atmosphere here during workshops, festivals and visits here at Ängsbacka. To many this place has become like a second home and a source of inspiration. Every year hundreds of volunteers come to co-create it’s unique magic of acceptance, awareness and togetherness. As a volunteer you have a natural and important role within the festival organisation, and take part in the daily tasks; the pre-festival site build-up, serving and sharing within the working group during festivals and supporting the dismantling of the festival site when the event is over. Between festivals during the summer we have special program for volunteers where yoga, meditation, dance and workshops are regularly on the schedule, and of course, during festivals you are welcome to join the festival program as much as you can during free time! Volunteers are simply supporting the running of this whole machinery that is – all year round. We couldn’t do it without you! It’s a unique opportunity to grow on a personal level as you meet yourself and new friends in different areas of work and life. At the same time you get to experience some of the biggest events in northern Europe within spiritual and personal growth, health and a sustainable lifestyle. We change lives – welcome to be part of that change! ***Please note that we operate as not-for-profit organisation and we aim to ensure that any volunteer has access to all the wonderful stuff our festivals have to offer. As well as regular classes and workshops (such as yoga or meditation) we also offer offer volunteers a free therapy (massage, reflexology, etc) once per week. This is much more than you regular summer of volunteering. As such we request volunteers to make a contribution to the cost of food and lodging of around 100SEK per day.***

Area: Scotland

This is the only house by the side of a beautiful and remote loch on Scotland's west coast. We are 5 miles from the nearest house, public road, grid connection or mobile phone signal. We generate our own (erratic) electricity. I am a 45yr old female architect and I spend half my time at the cottage and half in Glasgow. My father spends most of the summer at the cottage. He is an eccentric 78yr old inventor who is getting a bit forgetful and unsteady on his feet. We have 4 acres beside our cottage which includes a garden that supplies most of our food in the summer.