Área: Oregon

I am open minded and easy going. A creative type with a scientific mind (or at least, that is what I aspire to be ).Cleanliness is a must but not a neat freak. I like a balanced perspective on life; extremism of any sort turns me off. For me, a sense of humor is important; to be able to laugh at yourself and the world. People I enjoy are, open minded, friendly, considerate and responsible people. I dislike xenophobes, racists, hypocrites and religulous nuts.No Divas Please.

Área: Tuscany

I dream a simple life, uncomplicated by the stresses of the city... In this little organic farm (with many animals) we can always use two hands more... preferably someone equipped with manual skills (handyman), able to build or repair a hut or build a fence.. Someone rustic, easy going and passionate in their field. Unfortunately we do not have professional equipment, just common tools ... :/so you will have to use your imagination sometimes! Current projects that we would appreciate help with in addition to daily animal care(anything from wanting to try to expertise is welcome of course) include: -constructing huts from natural materials(a lot, a lot of different aspects to help with) -computer issues -fixing up the chicken coops to recover from a recent monsoon I like shared the good times with 'good' people, those who are happy, motivated, easy going and very open minded... If you are getting fed up with busy city life, and want to step ‘Into the Wild’ (just like the film but with an happy end) then this is the place for you. A true life in the countryside. Honesty I prefer volunteers (single) to come and stay here for long periods of time (this is not a B&B, Hostel or Couch Surfing) hoping everything goes well between us. I have an immense interest/desire to construct natural buildings/structures made only from our earth.. It would be fantastic for someone to come who wants to start prepping the earth and build a small house/hut on the land. I want a person to be 'transported' when they come here, to a place of fantasy and creativity..Using methods like 'Cob' to construct these beautiful homes that are made from the earth, it would be similar to something of a 'Hobbit Village'... *My goal is to form a community(8-10 people) here..made ​​up of people who share the same goals (want to live the simple life and become self-sufficient.. freeing themselves from the 'money god') A community of people who are different but compliment one another, where each person contributes their talent or passion to the collective. A --But first we need to clear the space and create the huts to accommodate more people .. (but we know..'Rome is not built in a day'..) If you want to know more about the future family we hope to build here please let me know and I will send you more information. We live the good life. Everything (well almost everything!) we eat is grown or made here on the farm: olive oil, wine, eggs and vegetables and we eat all our meals together. And we hope to become increasingly self-sufficient. We are located in Tuscany, Maremma is the heart of the etruscan land/tuscan (one of the most beautiful place in Tuscany landscape) countryside not very far from the sea, the city of Grosseto and the thermal baths of Saturnia (it's a magic place for warm water bath). To see the exact position search with Google maps 'Il Pollaio del Re'. For me, music is also very important, I am always thinking of the 'soundtrack of my life'... (many memories) I think the life is special and we have only 1 to live..why be unhappy(people live in the city surrounded by thousands of others yet feel totally alone..

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We are a family of four: dad Marco, mum Simona, a girl (14) and a boy (7). We spend some time in our city, Catania, and some time in the wood, in the mount Etna, where we have a nice home to repair and renovate, more chestnut, oak, walnut trees to care; there is a lot of work in the garden and in the wood, and much things to do! From may to november we need help on Mount Etna, it's difficult to go everyday to the town, but if you like nature and wood, horticulture and giving help on building construction, it can be a great experience. We also have a farm in the centre of Sicily where sometimes we need some help! Simona is also involved in book conservation, bookbinding art projects, and sometime needs some help with conservation or bookbinding projects.

Área: New South Wales

Notice:If you are an experienced horse rider, jumping to 80cm and eventing, we are looking for people from from May 15-June 31. The stay could be longer for the right person. A family run vineyard and horse stud located in the beautiful Hunter Valley just 1hr north west of Sydney, where we train horses and grow Sangiovese-Brunello grapes. Our property is 220 acres with about 20 Haflinger horses. We are family of three Paul, Sharon and daughter (17) who speak English and German. When you're not working there is plenty to do. The historic Wollombi village is located close by, Yengo National Park, the renowned Hunter Valley Vineyards and plenty of trails and walking tracks. We also go to the beach, shopping on the central coast and into Sydney for day trips.