Bed & breakfast and restaurant run by a gay male couple, France

Area: Sicily

Hi, my place is located on the south slope of Etna, a few kms away from Nicolosi village. With Asia, my dog, I look for general help for the small farm lately turning into organic with a small vineyard, fruit trees as peach, Pear, cherry, apricot, apple, almond, and a garden with different veg depending on the season. A double room and vegetarian food, mainly vegan, are offered, and would need general help in the field and in the house depending on the season. During spare time you could visit Etna, Catania and the surrounding. When free I'll be happy to show you around, bring you up on the Etna, exchange language etc. As I may be busy now and then, you'll be asked to help with flexible schedule, I mean during mornings, or afternoons or some full days with some other completely off, either together or on your own, and depending on the season either in the field or in the house and generally it's a good mix of all the above...

Area: Gers, SW France

Hello, we are Jamie and Suzie and we live in an 18thC farmhouse (but it's not actually a farm) in beautiful countryside, surrounded by woods, lakes, valleys and farmland. It is a very peaceful, rural situation, the nearest small town, Marciac is 8kms away. We're not on the bus route - there are bus connections in nearby villages where we are happy to drop off and collect helpers who want to explore the area in their free time, 2 days per week. This really is a place for lovers of nature, there is very little nightlife! Although both fluent in French, we speak English at home. If you want to practice French we can introduce you to our friendly neighbours who are always very welcoming, we can offer you help and encouragement as well as French television, books and local french classes. In spring we will have lots of work landscaping, cleaning, painting & decorating, gardening, carrying logs around, general DIY. Our garden gate has collapsed and needs replanting in the soil so a workaway with carpentry skills would be very welcome. We ask for 26 hours work per week and provide 3 meals per day with plenty of food and comfortable accommodation. As well as growing our own organic vegetables and maintaining a good sized garden, we paint and run small residential art courses (with full board) on certain dates June-Sept and offer Bed&Breakfast during the August jazz festival in Marciac so general household help appreciated. Jamie, who is also a professional musician, teaches painting and music, I enjoy cooking and we love to taste food made by workaways from different areas of the world! Although it is always nice to meet like minded people, we're not actually looking for help/tuition with art or music. You don't have to be experienced, just reasonably fit and willing! People with ALLERGIES please note: in the house we have 2 very friendly dogs and a large cat, and in the garden there are free range chickens who provide us with lovely eggs, so fur and feathers abound!

Area: Tuscany

I am a 35-year-old American mom living in Italy with my two gorgeous little girls (5 and 2) and my lovely Italian husband. We live in a picturesque medieval village called Montefegatesi in the Apennine Mountains. Our family is thoroughly bilingual/bicultural evidenced by an infusion of both American and Italian influences in virtually all aspects of our lives. Our oldest daughter is currently attending pre-school part-time and our little one is usually with me. My husband and I are both working towards self-employment. Personally, I run two blogs/websites and need a bit more brain space to design, research and write. I am most in need of someone that I can count on and trust to look after my 2 year old, and sometimes both of my children, while I work. Over the summer, my sister-in-law and I are looking for individuals interested in establishing a type of summer activities curriculum for our four children (mine, a 9 year old girl and a 7 year old boy). This would run as a sort of summer school/camp. In addition, I need someone who will help me keep my house tidy and clean. We are also looking for someone who can take on some building work (We need to move some earth around and could use someone to do a bit of digging) as well as indoor and outdoor painting. I do not expect any one person to take on all of these responsibilities, although it may be possible to keep your work varied depending on our needs at the time and your preferences. I welcome help with all different types of tasks, including computer work and gardening in the summer. Right now we are ONLY OPEN TO SINGLES. We would really prefer individuals who stay on for at least a month. Also, please come prepared with volunteer work insurance.

Area: Wales, Carmarthenshire

Sheila, Cliff, Joel 19 and Max 16 live on a small organic smallholding, growing fruit, veg and fire wood! The whole family is very alive, working hard and playing hard!! - but we rarely drink and go to bed pretty early so not that kind of playing!! We are keen mountain bikers, and have some amazing trails near us. We also like walking and climbing and would enjoy showing visitors the sights! We have lived in our home for 17 years and home schooled 4 children here! We are mainly vegan (not in a judgmental way!) and have baked our own bread for 20 years. We are looking for a couple to come because with both our sons are out during the day it can be pretty lonesome for a single young person. We certainly don't expect you to work full time, ideally we would like people who are willing to get up and at it and have the afternoon off, or morning off depending on what we are doing. We would like people who are strong and capable of working without too much supervision. Hope to hear from you :)

Area: England

I'M BOOKED UP UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF MAY 2014. I CAN'T HOST MORE THAN 1 PERSON. Hi, I’m Fred. I’m 35 years old and I’ve been studying several foreign languages for a few years. I have low intermediate Spanish, French and Italian, lower Russian and the beginnings of German and Mandarin. I’ll happily host native speakers of these languages for a few days to a few weeks at a time, in exchange for a few hours language practice per day. I'm looking for easy-going, sociable, friendly and open people who want to experience cultural Liverpool and who will want to get to know whoever is living in the house at the time.