Farm help and some babysitting needed in south east Ireland

Area: Brittany

We are an English family who have lived In Brittany for 7 years. I now run a B&B from our home, while my husband is at work and my 16 year old son is at school. However, there is still plenty of scope to renovate inside and improve the gardens and there would be plenty of odd jobs - some heavy lifting may be required, not full building work but DIY skills would be useful. We have 3 dogs, 4 cats and chickens, so you must like animals to come and stay! In return, we offer good homecooked food, conversation in English (and French with my son!) and good company in a beautiful part of the Brittany countryside, but only a 2 minute drive from the historic town of Josselin, with its Chateau, canal, shops and restaurants.

Area: Rusinga Island

A Community Development Group is a non-profit community-based organization which is registered by the government of Kenya under the Ministry of Gender, Sports, and Social Services. The organization undertakes a number of activities which include: (i) running a school supporting orphans and vulnerable children within the community. the ages of the schoolchildren range from 3-12 years. (ii) HIV-AIDS awareness / home-based care for HIV patients (iii) widow support through microfinancing initiatives (iv) organic farming (v) poverty eradication (vi) non-violent communication (NVC) (vii) girl-child education campaign Currently there are over 200 students at the Centre, and we have had around 10 volunteers in the past that have highly assisted with the project. Ask for our Video on Youtube

Area: Ocotal

Work hand in hand with indigenous Nicaraguan farmers using traditional agricultural techniques. We arrange work-exchange home-stays in both the coffee harvest and in small local farms. The high mountains and slow country life are the perfect setting for a cultural immersion experience. Whether you would like to learn more about organic and sustainable farming or coffee processes, our program is designed to give potential volunteers the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in fields that interest them and at once help out the families they work with.

Area: Picardy

We are a busy and joyful family of five, consisting of mum (44yo), dad (44yo), oldest sun (17yo) and 2 daughters (15yo and 13yo). Mum and dad both work full time in our various companies and the kids are at school, do gymnastics, judo, saxophone and like dancing ... At home we speak French and sometimes German. We appreciate discussing all kind of topics. In our spare time we try to restore an old car and hope to get it running before the kids are too old. We provide breakfast and dinner. The weekends would be yours to do as you wish or join in with our family activities. You can live in our spare bedroom and share the bathroom with one of the kids.

Area: Pennsylvania

We are now accepting volunteers for 2014 for stays of 7 to 14 days. We are two suburban homesteaders with a tiny backyard flock of laying hens, honey bees, and approximately 2800 square feet of garden space. We're located in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania. Our goal is to produce as much of our own food as possible through organic methods, while demonstrating what degree of production is possible on a residential plot of land by ordinary people with no formal training in gardening or agriculture. In 2009 we produced over 600 pounds of food from our backyard, and in 2010, over 760 pounds. We expect to continue that trend going forward for the next several years. Since we grow for our own consumption and not for market, ours is very much a polyculture site. We have fruit trees and several types of perennial berries, a large garden of annual vegetables, and many culinary and medicinal herbs. Other interests include light DIY/construction work to address on-site needs, permaculture, herbal medicine (we're still very much beginners), various methods of food preservation, dumpster diving for construction materials, local foods, Transition, ethical consumption, and all aspects of sustainability. We look forward to learning more about the world, other cultures, and many areas of expertise from our volunteers. Plans for 2014 include developing a living fence (hedgerow) to replace our old wooden one, installation of rain barrels for passive irrigation, continued work on an espaliered micro-orchard, and planting more perennial crops such as asparagus, blueberries, and rhubarb. We'll also experiment with some specialty herbs and vegetables from Asia and continue learning to extend the growing season with our small hoop house. We plan to raise small batches of chickens and turkeys for the table.