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Our family consists of three people who are always here and three others who come and go. Many friends and relatives come and go. Its a party really! We have a cat and a dog. They tolerate each other much of the time. My ethos in life is to cause powerful transformations.

Region: Leinster

Would you like to stay near the historic and beautiful sites of New Grange and the Hill of Tara, in County Meath, along with its rich history, there are beautiful gardens, walking trails, traditional music and dancing. The family are grown up but visit regularly; we have a dog and cat. You are offered your own room, broadband, and the usual household facilities, but no TV. This is a non smoking household. The house is 3 miles from the nearest bus but can do taxi runs a couple of times a week, quite happy to be a tour guide occasionally and will collect and deliver to Dublin Airport. We are trying to become more self-sufficient and are developing an organic vegetable garden, would like to compost more efficiently, build a chicken coop and keep the fruit bushes and trees in good shape, all of which need help. This would suit someone who likes gardening and has experience of pruning and general garden maintenance and who would like a pretty untamed garden to work with would be prefect. There is plenty to do and see in the area, from an nature/historical point of view but also we are only 40 minutes from Dublin city centre, which has something of interest for everyone. Check my calendar.

Region: Malaga Costa del Sol

Our place offers a private dining experience in a pueblo setting. Guests enjoy a “themed” evening with a custom designed menu served on a private terrace overlooking the countryside, village and sea. We also offer a Culinary Vacation Holiday in the Spring. A typical workday here in Spain would be maximum 4-6 hours during a day. Our philosophy is that we give you the scope of the job and you can budget your time to accomplish it. If the work we needs gets done in two weeks but we invited you for 4 weeks, then we would honor the 4 weeks. When we have dinner, you are welcome to join us and if we decide to go out, we will invite you to join as our guest. During April we will be experimenting with certain themed dinners so you will have variety! PLEASE NOTE: There is an availability calendar on this site. Please use it. In the past, we have answered each and every inquiry. If you inquire to come on a date we are not looking for helpers, we will not return your email. We are NOT looking for waiters, cooks or chefs. We are looking for people who are interested working in a rural Spanish village and assist us with preparing for the season. You may assist on occasion prepare a meal but this is not the focus of your work here.

Region: Umbria

In our farm we produce (almost) everything we need for survival: olive oil,wine, fruits&veggies...eggs from the chickens & milk from the sheeps & the cow Lucy, wich we use to make cheese. We need somebody willing to help us in all sorts of farming activities as well as cooking & making preserves. We can accomodate a couple or two singles in a double room with private bathroom with shower & free wi-fi connection. In exchange of about 6 hrs (need flexibility) of your precious time for 5 days out of 7 every week, we offer you all meals, accommodation & friendship Minimum stay required is 1 month

Region: Aquitaine

Hi, we are an English family of 4, plus 2 golden retrievers & a cat, who live amongst the Bordeaux vineyards in SW France. We have a large, luxury gîte (that you would be living in) and grounds, that take up most of our time ! We are friendly, and pretty easy to get along with. We moved to France for the good life....but haven't yet got to the point of lazing around with a glass of wine in our hands...much :) We have 11 acres that needs lot of weeding, pruning, mowing (lots of lovely gadgets), hedge cutting, drive edging etc. There are always walls/fences to be painted, stuff to be hammered and strimming to be done. The area we live is very rural, with the nearest market town being around 5 miles away. We are 1/2 hour from Bergerac/St Emilion and 1 hr from Bordeaux. We tend to have our main meal in the evenings. Nothing fancy, but certainly filling and tasty. Hard not to eat well living round here.