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We are a couple renovating a house and garden in the Tarn in the South West of France. The main building work is complete but we need help with renovation of the garden and some general maintenance of the buildings.
Our main interests are music (we ......
We are looking for a committed and respectful volunteer with enough energy to work 5 hours a day to help us in our daily lives. We will accompany you to do gardening, painting, cleaning and other tasks are possible according to the needs of the ......
Set in 6 hectares of land with ponds,streams and woodland teeming with diverse wildlife.
Since moving to France over 30 years ago, this abandoned old farm has been lovingly developed into a mature ecosystem by Phil's passion and dedicated adherence ......
In a large old house, in a very quiet location, we breed horses and look after large gardens.
In the garden, you will help us to maintain the flowerbeds (dead flowers, weeding and planting perennials, weeding ...) trim the hedges, mow ... in short ......
I bought a ruin in 1975. It was the ruin of a sheepfold dating from the Middle Ages. I built a house on this ruin helped by my wife Mireille. We had two daughters who grew up in this house. I wanted to make a very original and artistic house.
Then ......
We reside in a quaint village nestled amidst majestic mountains with the ruins of an age-old castle. Our location is near the Spanish border, offering access to prime mountain passes, often graced by the Tour de France as it was in 2024. This ......
We are Ilse and Dominique and we live in a 200year old farm house in the middle of nowhere (and France) with a vegetable garden, and 2,6H of land and animals. Where nature inspires the soul. You have amazing views and tranquility. Outdoor showers ......
Updated Winter programme:
We are looking for help to smarten up our garden, including cutting and burning branches. Help with our housekeeping, eg, sweeping/mopping floors plus some painting.
The garden is large, (one hectare) but the entrance is ......
Sandrine ( 56) industrial/airport language/ business trainer ( English/Spanish/French) and Myfanwy 20, Neo (8), family cat Neo ( cat sitting Cwtch( 10), my daugter 's cat until dec , but not very sociable ) as well as 3 hens in the garden . Titane ......
Hello,
We build a house with natural materials and we are looking for people who can help us with their knowledge or enthusiasm. We starting a syntropic garden and there is a lot to do for who loves the plants. We love the job well done and the ......
EN: I have lived in the Tarn for 40 years, and I have lived in this house, Jourde, for about 25 years. This place is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, in the middle of three small towns: Castres, Lavaur and Graulhet. In the area there are several ......
who we are :
Marie-Laure, theatre teacher and Franz, landscape gardener.
We live on a land of 6500 m2 on the banks of a small river in the Atlantic Pyrenees - a large part of it has been developed as a combination of edible forest garden and ......
Please read our feedback to get an unbiased view of what to expect from staying with us and why so many workawayers extend their stay or come back for a second, third or fourth visit. A lot of our volunteers have come to think of us as their second ......
Our not-for-profit project is the brainchild of Paul & Yvonne, a Dutch couple (in our early 60’s) who emigrated to the South of France in late 2022, to get out of the corporate rat-race and become self-sufficient in food, water and energy.
We have ......
Steve and I (Jane) have been living in France for over 20 years and have moved to our rural idyll. We have an old farm house, perfectly habitable but in need of some refurbishment; a derelict cottage in need of total renovation; a workshop fully ......
[workaway note: please contact this host in French]
We are restoring an old traditional Béarnaise house located at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Ouzom valley, an area of good cheeses.
Assistance activities concern the maintenance of the house, ......
We are an English-speaking couple that have lived and worked in Normandy these past 20 years. As we are getting a bit older, we need your help to run our household, and for us to connect with the younger generation! We've got a big 4 bedroom home in ......
**Only looking to host from January 2026 onwards**
My name is Joo (he/him). I am an acupuncturist, and I teach yoga, qigong and meditation. This property sits on nearly 5 peaceful acres and is home to my bees, goats, donkey, cat, chickens and dog. ......
Hello, we are two gay men.
Paul (55 years old) & Pierre-Yves (52 years old)
We are horticulturalists.
Gay guys are welcome.
Paul is native origionally from Paris, Pierre-Yves, from Lyon,
Here we speak mostly in french, we hope this is not an ......
I am an English, retired language teacher, loving a sociable laid-back life in a French village. However, now disabled, I am no longer able to cope with my small house and garden in south Vendée. I also need someone to look after my feral cats when ......
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
