Région: SOMERSET

We are a small family with a big garden and lots of space, light and sky. I am a working musician, teacher and mum with two small children living near Witham Friary in an area of outstanding natural beauty in rural Somerset. My house is 19km from the nearest town, 5km to the nearest village (with a pub but no shops). I have bicycles available to borrow and will give lifts whenever I can - usually once a week to Frome. From there you can travel by public transport to: Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, Avebury, Weymouth, Exeter, London, etc. I am interested in hosting volunteers who are self-motivated, mature, hard-working, adventurous, clean and tidy and interested in gardening, ecological and thrifty living. The working hours are 9am-1pm per day, weekdays only. Weekends are free. Workawayers cook for themselves (I provide a healthy meat and veg box every week) and live in a separate outbuilding in the garden. There is plenty of time and space for you to study but I can't provide English tuition. This is a very quiet place, close to forests, in the middle of open countryside and would suit people with specific interest in ecological living, sustainability and organic gardening. Also, it rains a LOT here so if you love the rain, love spending time on your own in nature, love working hard outside, if you're adventurous and up for a challenge get in touch.

Région: Languedoc Roussillon

We are Peter and Mike both in our early 50s and we have a very calm dog called Beilby. We live in a beautiful part of the Pyrenees Oriental nestled in the mountains. We run our house as a luxury bed and breakfast with many of our guests coming from near by Spain and mostly from Barcelona. We are open all year round and have guests from all over the world. We are 1 hour from the mediteranean beaches, 20 minutes from the Spanish border and approx 2 and a half hours from Barcelona. Our nearest big city is Perpignan

Région: Queensland

If you love wildlife, the outdoors, great views and good food, send us an email. No smokers or vegetarians thank you. Check out our site at ironbarkgrange.com.au and the blog on this site which has a few videos of what we are about. Please note: WE DO NOT TAKE SMOKERS OR VEGETARIANS. The property is located 60km South of Brisbane and 20km West of the Gold Coast on the upper North slope of Mt Tamborine, 320m above sea level. We are surrounded by National Parks and abundant wildlife. The property is 8.35Ha with a sub-tropical climate and has great country views to the North up to 120km on a clear day. We also have a tennis court, an outdoor cobb pizza oven, chooks/geese, two dalmatian dogs, a vegetable garden and about 300 fruit trees. Work outside is a major part of what we do so expect to be outside on a rural property as part of the experience. The design of the property has been along Permaculture principles. This includes rainwater collection, composting waste disposal, integration of animals and gardens, integrated pest management and the use of limited chemicals is done in a sustainable manner. The house is designed and built by ourselves. It is large and modern and has been constructed using high mass walls and floors, good insulation in the roof, walls and double glazing throughout. Careful attention has been paid to window shading to minimise solar gain in summer and allow some heating in Winter. We transport our helpers on their day off to Tamborine mountain (a major tourist attraction) or the nearest transport centre so that they can expore the area. Wireless and hard wire internet is made available to all our helpers. We pick up our helpers from the Beenleigh Bus Transit Centre, under the big roof of the centre. This is in Beenleigh, approximately 25km South of Brisbane and is next to the Beenleigh Train station. We love lamb roasts, cuisine from different lands and good wine. Come and share the experience with us.