Artist looking for helpers and new friends!

Area: England

We are a friendly and outgoing extended family who live on a rural two-acre smallholding with great views but close to Birmingham, Stratford etc. I am a journalism lecturer, Lois is an orthopaedic massage therapist and acupuncturist. Some of the kids (24, 23, 22,21, 18) have been workaways themselves and tend to come and go. We may also have lodgers.

Area: Istanbul,Turkey

We need volunteers from 1st June to 1st July.We prefer long term volunteers. We are a married couple and have a 15 months baby.We both work as English teachers at public schools and also have some private students.

Area: Cadiz Spain

Hi my name is Chris and my partner is Joanna. We live in the countryside about 4 miles from the beautiful town of Vejer de la Frontera and the same distance from some great beaches. ( We have two grown up children who occasionally visit ) I have been a teacher, truck driver and just qualified as a plumber, and Joanna been a teacher, translator and led various courses and written a book. We are both into personal development,sustainable living, permaculture, growing veg and enjoying life. I play the guitar, I'm sort of an old folky really. I go jogging and go walking most weekends unless it is the summer, then it is the beach yeah yeah! We enjoy good food ;-] having fun and working in the garden as much as we can. We are mostly vegetarian but we would be more than happy to adapt to any vegan or raw food volunteers. We have a reliable internet service. Looking forward to hearing from you all. Chris and Jo

Area: Amazonas

We are a Permaculture Institute and Healing Center in our infancy and we need some beautiful helping hands to regenerate the lush gifts the rainforest has provided. We have been gifted with property in this tropical rainforest, but we are also gifted with land previously cleared for temporary harvest of corn, yucca, and plantains. WE NEED EXPERIENCED PERMACULTURE WORKERS OR OFF-GRID KNOWLEDGE. We are also interested in an ESL teacher and skilled carpenter. We are using the rainforest property for an ancient and esoteric approach to healing by using our plant Medicines grown on the property… If you are interested in participating in the healing center there will be a small fee to cover costs…. We will cover all accommodations EXCEPT joining in the healing center plant medicines….This is totally up to you if you'd like to participate and is not required…. As for the Permaculture, we are using the cleared field to set up a farm to grow different kinds of local fruits including, bananas, papayas, limes, lemons, pineapples, camu-camu, cacao, star fruit, and more! We are surveying out a beautiful garden that will provide fresh vegetation for our diets. This includes, Mexican Chaya (like spinach), tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and more.... We have over 50 chickens, lost count of the ducks, 2 geese (our guard dogs), Gaia our sweet jungle dog, and Luna our jungle kitty aka mouse assassin. The effect of hunting and deforestation in the rainforest has influenced us to upkeep our Animal Rescue Center where we have the opportunity to nurse Marmoset, Woolly, and Lioncita infant monkeys, three toed sloths, anteaters, and more.... Omar is the one who came across this beautiful property back in 2006 with a fantastic story on how it was practically gifted to him with a vision of making it a magical place for those to come, immerse themselves in nature, give back to the planet, and attend healing retreats if desired. He attended ECHO’s tropical agriculture workshop in Florida, he’s been committed to bringing the best organic, sustainable, and regenerative techniques and practices for the betterment of the center’s land. Everything is run on solar, compost, and love. He has wired most of the tambos or huts with solar energy, we use compost toilets, and have running water from the stream or 'quebrada' into the kitchen sink. He has worked very hard on this project, dedicating his time, along with physical/mental/emotional/spiritual energy, and monetary funds to build a beautiful place in the rainforest for guests/students/friends/family to accommodate. Omar, his son Gael, and his friend's goal at the Institute is simple. It is to grow food, utilize renewable resources including solar, compost, and the stream for running water for a sample of how we can live sustainably, and for use as a teaching tool to share with the farmers in our area and around the world. We welcome all adult energy and love for this project. As our center grows, we encourage youthful exuberance and passion to be sweated out and left in the Earth as we build this teaching garden and farm. If you are interested in a Work-Study Volunteer position, please let us know.... We need your help. Please know, we are always in need of tools, wheelbarrows, organic seeds, farm supplies, and your love and support.

Area: North Calais

Fancy a farmhouse in Northern France? Welcome you to our home. We're always happy to host people who just want to muck in BUT if you can bring some specific skills along too all the better. Woodworking, roof repairs, masonary, plumbing, general building, tiling, all of these would be most welcome. Look forward to hearing from you. I'm English and my partner, David, is French. We live on a working dairy farm that has been in his family for one hundred years....but cows have taken priority over DIY in the house!! His parents live next door and this is a sleepy village, no bar or local raves here (not that i know of anyway!) We have lived here together for the last year and there is still a huge amount of work to be done in the house and the garden, progress is slow, as I said, the cows come first. I have ambitious plans but have had to tailor them to the realities of life here! There is always someone coming or going. The farm is located in the centre of the village and during the summer there are several local French village fetes/BBq's etc etc. I myself come from a more London background but I now prefer this gentler way of life. I am looking for some one or a couple who can muck in and go with the flow of what ever needs doing around the house and garden. This is an old house that has been neglected and I am on as much of a learning curve as anybody when it comes to DIY but we are practical and capable...mostly!!