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

Area: Auvergne

*** We are looking for a couple or duo, above 20 from 23 May onward. We are looking for help in the ongoing day-to-day business, but for spring we also have some renovation work scheduled. so painting skills and experience required (for couples or duo's at least one of you)! *** We, Eric and Caroline are a Dutch couple (36 & 41) that moved to France in 2010 to start a small hotel-restaurant-bar in a beautiful mountainous/volcanic area in the middle of France. This is outdoor-country with lots of walking and cycling trails, fishing, parapenting, etc. etc. In the winter there is a large ski area at 15 minutes drive (Superbesse). Our hotel has a homely atmosphere with 4 rooms and we have a restaurant with local specialties, bar, garden and terrace. We do most of the work ourselves. Caroline is the main cook and laundry lady and Eric does most of the maintenance, admin, marketing, construction work, waitering, bar tendering, shopping. Cleaning is our joined task. July/August are the busiest periods in which we can just manage the day-to-day tasks by ourselves. At the same time there is a lot of other work to be done as well, such as maintenance work, garden & vegetable garden and building our apartment on the attic. We also have two lovely dogs that get a bit neglected in the high season... Off season we spend our time on small maintenance and larger renovation projects, such as painting, making our apartment on the attic, preparing the garden etc.

Area: California

We are accepting work-traders for the month of May. Currently we have openings for May 5, 2014-May 19, 2014 We are a small farm in the steep hills outside of Jackson CA. Permaculture ethics and principles guide our practices. We have a strong desire to learn through experience and implement these discoveries on a daily basis. We are 100% off grid, using wood and solar energy for heating of space and water. Photovoltaic systems create 100% of our power. We use spring fed hydraulic pumps to irrigate a 2 acre garden and orchard on a steep terraced ridge. We are looking for helpers to stay for two weeks or longer. The minimum stay is 10 days. We produce about 80% of the food we eat which means we cannot always accommodate dietary restrictions. We are located in the central Sierra Nevada Foothills. We are close to rock climbing, kayaking, hiking and river experiences. Our core group here works to manifest a sustainable path which sometimes does not leave much time for recreation. As some have said, "we get after it and take care of business enjoying every moment". Farm Activities: terracing, gardening, orchard care, llama, hugelkultur bed creation, irrigation, vegetable and fruit harvest, construction, beekeeping, honey extraction, educational workshops, mushroom cultivation, plant propagation, cooking, cleaning, fun, enjoyment, learning, sharing, etc... About the proprietor - I am a U.S. citizen in my 30s who has worked in agricultural most of life. I have also worked as a journalist, professional tour guide, rock climbing rescue worker, interpreter, translator, University of CA Farm Advisor and currently do a little side work as a Permaculture Design Consultant. I dedicate the vast majority of my time to this project, which is focused on research and education as well as productivity. I am passionate about education, learning and sharing with others. We work closely with my brother and parents as well as a tight network of other regional 'organic' farms. I have lived and worked extensively in many parts of Latin America where I maintain close ties with other agriculturalists. This project is part of a network of positive change in the Americas.

Area: South West England close to Dartmoor National Park.

FULL UNTIL SEPTEMBER I am currently looking for help with the garden someone who can see the difference between a plant and a weed a rose and a bramble and who can help clear the flower borders of unwanted/overgrown plants this may be heavy work sometimes as it is a large garden. I am 62 and live with 4 cats 2 dogs in the house and two pet lambs and over 100 mixed poultry outside. There are some eggs hatching most of the time at the moment too. There is also a lodger in the house but he is rarely at home. A year ago my partner had a severe stroke and now lives in a nursing home - I cannot manage on my own but this is my home and I don't want to live anywhere else. This is an old cottage with a very large cottage garden and vegetable patch, in lovely surroundings with good views over farmland and as far as the estuary. We are on the edge of Dartmoor national park where wild ponies roam freely and also Dartmoor cattle and sheep, in the Spring there are lambs and foals to be seen they look very pretty. I have 85 ducks, 14 chickens 4 baby chicks and 6 friendly geese, two dogs, four cats and two pet lambs many of these animals are unwanted for various reasons by their previous owners. Unlimited internet access and a laptop for you to use. I will help you all I can but I do live 7 miles from the city centre and it is a one mile walk to the public transport. You can get a day rider ticket to travel around Plymouth all day and home again for one price. I live in the countryside where it is quiet but there is a superstore and other smaller shops just over one mile away - if I am going there I will take you or can get things for you if you would like me to.

Area: Bahia, Brazil

Located in Brazil, near Salvador, Bahia, in a beautiful natural setting full of mango and other fruit trees, palms, etc. next to a river and environmental preservation land. It lies near the charming small seaside town of Arembepe (about half hour walking distance, by bike or 10 minutes by car). To date, we have hosted some courses, healing crystal bowls, sacred dances, meditations and some individual healing treatments. We are planning Tai Chi classes and preparing the professional expansion of holistic and artistical activities. We are still a very small project, with few people, and not many class and workshop offerings yet. We would like this to change, however, and our goal is that this year we may be able to expand our offerings of seminars and workshops on subjects such as bodily, energetic and spiritual consciousness, health & healing, music, improvisational theater, sustainability, and crafts using natural materials from the Sitio or the surrounding preservation land; and further start to receive groups for outdoor art, environmental preservation and other classes. We also plan to offer retreats for writers and persons engaged in other creative or academic activities. At the moment we are in the planning phase for the next 2 years. At any point within this period there will be a chance for you to come. But we ask you to let us know about your interest as far in advance at possible. There are 3 principal lines of work specifically for WorkAwayers at this time: help us to publicize the project via the internet; help to care of our very gentle and friendly pack of dogs; and help with the maintenance and building and expanding the physical space in order to receive our clientele in a more professional fashion. It's important for you to know that here the day starts early and that the emphasis is more on maintenance tasks than on more visible or creative projects. For this reason, we expect that you will help us responsibly, with good will, and feel satisfied with your contribution. We request that you stay between two and three weeks, although in special cases we can arrange a different length of stay, depending on the specific type of help you are able to give us. The owner and coordinator of the space, Evelyn Veronica Hartoch, has degrees in communication and arts, and environmental studies. Born in Germany, she was raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She was a university professor in Environmental Planning, and for many years has had the vision of creating a space that will further the integration of the human being with Nature. The Sitio has now existed for eight years, and is at present expanding its offerings of courses, workshops, seminars.

Area: Sabadell, Catalonia

Hello, my name is Araceli and I'm 32 I live alone in a small apartment in Sabadell, a small town 20 minutes by train from Barcelona. I love traveling, and every year when I'm traveling I say, do not pass this year! I have to improve my English ... and as I am already preparing several trips, now I need help. I love meeting people, other cultures and other hobbies ... I like sports, I practice yoga and so many other things to tell you in English. So, see you soon Hola, mi nombre es Araceli y tengo 32 años. Vivo en un pequeño apartamento en Sabadell, una pequeña ciudad a 20 minutos en tren de Barcelona. Me encanta viajar, y todos los años cuando estoy de viaje me digo, ¡de este año no pasa! tengo que mejorar mi inglés... y como ya estoy preparando varios viajes, ahora necesito ayuda. Me encanta conocer gente, otras culturas...entre otras aficiones me gusta el deporte, practico yoga y otras tantas cosas que te contaré en inglés. Así que, hasta pronto