A great opportunity to stay in exclusive Positano on the Amalfi Coast

Area: Eyjafjarðarsveit

We are a family of 5 in northern Iceland, but only 4 that live in the house. We live in a beautiful valley about 12 kilometres away from the town of Akureyri, which has about 18.000 inhabitants. Akureyri is the biggest city outside of the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. The town has a lot to offer, like museums, movie theatres, bars, nightclubs, bowling alley, ice skating rink, swimming pools and more. There is a geothermal swimming pool about 3 kilometres from our house. We have a great view of the countryside from our house and there is a big garden with trees and a barbecue. We bought a big old 3 story house to renovate in the summer 2011. There is an apartment on the second floor where we live and there is a raw food and vegetarian/vegan restaurant on the ground floor but it's only open during the summer months. Kristín has learnt holistic medicine and gives oil therapies, courses on healthy cooking and private counselling. Grettir works at Akureyri airport but is also a contractor for farmers where he works with heavy machines. NOTICE: We are not farmers and we do not have any animals now except two dogs. The summers in this area of Iceland can be really nice and the winters are beautiful. There is a lot of snow during the winter and there's a ski area in Akureyri. We also have snowmobiles and use them whenever we can during the wintermonths.

Area: Lower Austria

We are a family with two children (8 years), We have a shop with gifts and regional products and a recording studio; we host art and music events; We live and work in an old farmhouse with animals;

Area: North Canterbury

We live in sunny North Canterbury on a 11 hectare vineyard. The vineyard is situated in the Waipara region, one of New Zealand’s smaller wine growing areas. We are surrounded by some excellent wineries all of which are within cycling distance. We are located 50 minutes from Christchurch, 10 minutes from Amberley , the nearest town, and 45 minutes from Hanmer Springs (hot pools), a popular tourist destination Kaikoura, another popular tourist spot (Whales, Seals & Dolphins) is about an hour north of us The vineyard is a busy place all year round and we would love some help with the vines and around the property. We have travelled in Europe and the USA. We enjoy meeting new people and look forward to having fellow travellers in our home. Peter works full time on the vineyard and Maura works Monday - Friday in Christchurch.

Area: Uttarakhand ( District Nainital) India

Hello to volunteers planning or interested in coming to the HFP, The Himalayan Farm Project is located in the hilly State of Uttara Khand. The Farm is located at an altitude of 4863 feet above MSL. The 5 acre Farm was abandoned by previous owners for over 16 years till we started clearing bushes and grasses on 09 Oct 2011. Since then we have grown and harvested varieties of crops and have planted hundreds of trees during winter and monsoon seasons. Vision. We are a vegetarian organic farm in the lower Himalayan mountains of India. Our vision is to create a sustainable organic farm and to introduce a growing number of people to sustainable and low impact living. The Farm is part of living planet and we aim to reduce environmental degradation, while promoting ecological viability and quality of stress free life. We believe to live with The Mother Earth and not off The Mother Earth, to nourish Her more than what we take from Her thus leaving a better place and foot prints for the future generations. We have close links with the villages next to us and we help the local government school with scholarships and volunteer teachers. Weather: October to March is best season in the Farm in this part of this country. Oct - Nov is mild winter. During the months of Dec to mid Feb, mornings, evenings and nights are cold, but days are generally warm and sunny. Mid Feb to March end is a small spring season. From April it starts becoming warm. About the Farm Project: HFP is Hari's dream project started at age 70+ ( Hari becomes 72 on 30 Jan 2014 ) for volunteers from around the globe. Eliott Mercier, from France, is the co-founder of The Farm Project. It is an all volunteer Farm Project and is an intentional community of international volunteers, from consumers to producers, that intends to re-introduce the farming model as a real sustainable livelihood in respect of oneself, other people and the environment. No one is the leader; people simply come to share their knowledge for free with the community. The uniqueness of the project comes from the fact that the farm is completely off the grid and effort to make it completely self sufficient and sustainable. During in its existence of 27months, the HFP have/ had volunteers from Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and The UK besides India. We welcome both long term and short term volunteers. The minimum stay for short term volunteers is 16 days, a day each for arrival and departure and 14 days for farm work. Special souls who are willing to stay for a long duration of 4- 6 months are more than welcome. Volunteers with knowledge and skills in carpentry, masonry, plumbing, farming etc are more than welcome Mini Solar Power House We are still off grid, but we have electricity. We now have a mini solar power house at the Farm from Jan 30, 2013. The farm house has very basic accommodation almost at the very top of the hill, above a small town center of Do Goan. There's a steep pathway / trek ( one hour) leading up to the farm in Village Raila. The location is very isolated and far away from civilization. Total peace prevails here. The longest staying volunteer is generally steward at The Farm to coordinate all activities and ensure that the farm routine runs smoothly. We expect the volunteers to accept that the farm is not for having a cheap holiday, but it helps one to see that a stress free, disease free, healthy life can be lived devoid of many so called necessities of life and they willingly join in daily farm routine and community chores. We are geared to take up to 12 volunteers at any one time though during PDC we had 36 guys on the Farm. We are vegetarian by choice ( Awesome !!! ). We believe that this is not only a farm but a holistic healing center too. We are reconnecting nature with healing in all our activities. We do not cook/ serve any junk food at The Farm. The Farm had an over 100 years old traditional building ( see photo ) which was in a state of disreair. This has been restored partially. Due to paucity of funds we are yet to replace the old leaking tin roof. The volunteers have completed a new mud sala, a mud cottage, a new kitchen, three eco baths and two ceramic compost toilets before the start of our first Permaculture Design Course on 04 May 2013. In addition we installed 6X 1000 liter water tanks and laid over 3.5 Km of water pipe lines too. This was a tremendous effort with in a span of two months. We salute the volunteers who made it happen in such a short span of time. We now have a wood fired oven, completed during PDC and inaugurated on May 24 with baking of bread and pizzas. About Hari I am Hari, a retired veteran of Indian Army. On retirement after 33 years of service, I changed my profession from Arms to Farms. Since retirement, I have been involved with the community providing holistic healing services including Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Thermal Acupressure, besides helping in educating poor children in the Himalayas. During 2007 and 2008, I attended courses ( Illness to Wellness and Reconnecting Nature with Healing ) in Schumacher Collage, Dartington, UK. In 2010, I received a scholarship and attended six month long apprentice course in Agroecology in University of California, Santa Cruz. Since October 2011, I have been involved with The HFP. I have been made a Board Member of The Garden Project (http://www.gardenproject.org/) San Francisco CA 94124-0292., which is a feather in the cap of The HFP. Future Perceptions We are looking at solar, micro hydal and wind to produce power and looking into cob and adobe housing besides farming organically. Long Term Volunteers Welcome

Area: Catalonia

We urgently need help with building project for at least one month. 2 or more volunteers with a bit of experience !!!! Come and help us! Me and my husband moved from England to Catalonia, Spain 8 Yrs ago we are living off grid and trying to become self sufficient.we have a small farm with goats ,pigs and various feathered poultry. we are trying to grow our own fruit and vegetables. we also have 5 dogs. we are in the process of renovating a ruined masia. our 4 children all live back in the UK but visit regularly. our aims are to renovate a static caravan and make it available for rental.the house will eventually become a b&b or hostel for travellers hikers cyclists etc. my animal houses are in need of repair and rendering. we have many ongoing projects and are openminded sociable people.besides from the work domestic chores ie;cooking and cleaning are a shared responsibility.we look forward to meeting you