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Happy Hands - Jobs available all the year round in Germany. Enjoy life in the country, on farms or in country hotels, living with the family, looking after children and/or horses, farm animals. The project Happy Hands is suitable for gap year students from EU countries wishing to perfect their knowledge of the German language and help the families.
Agriventure - Working exchanges to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan on farming or horticultural enterprises. Applicants must be aged 18-30, have no dependants, be British citizens, have a full driving licence and good practical experience within agriculture, horticulture or around the home.
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Accion Internacional de Ayuda Accademica - Au pair agency in Madrid. Also information on horse jobs. Site is in Spanish.
Acer Recruitment - Cater to those looking for work in the north west of England. Visa information for South Africans, Aussies and Canadians is given.
Agriventure - Run by the International Agricultural Exchange Association, Agriventure arranges working exchanges to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan on farming or horticultural enterprises. Applicants must be aged 18-30, have no dependants, be British citizens, have a full driving licence and have good practical experience within agriculture or horticulture or around the home. Programmes depart all the year around (applications required approx 2 months minimum before departure). Programme costs start at around £1700 and include: return flights (and transfer to host family), full travel and work insurance, work permits, job placement, departure information meeting, seminar in host country and full emergency back-up through offices in hosting country. Programmes are also available to Americans, Canadians, some Europeans, Australians and New Zealanders through offices in their own country.Animal-job - Worldwide animal jobs, career advice and volunteer opportunities for those wanting to work with or volunteer to help animals. Jobs with dogs, jobs with horses, wildlife jobs, zoo jobs, animal charity jobs, veterinary jobs and more.
Animaljobsdirect.com - Worldwide animal jobs, career advice and volunteer opportunities for those wanting to work with or volunteer to help animals. Jobs with dogs, jobs with horses, wildlife jobs, zoo jobs, animal charity jobs, veterinary jobs and more.
Aranga Holiday Park - Fruit picking, packing and general orchard work is available to backpackers in Kerikeri, New Zealand all year round.
ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) is the US national sustainable farming information center operated by the private nonprofit National Center for Appropriate Technology. Why is this of interest to us? Because they have a huge list of internships on alternative farms and small holdings.
Au pairs and Horsejobs - Place au pairs and people that want to work with horses in Ireland.
Blooming Good Jobs - Temporary, gap year and full time jobs in horticulture and agriculture in the UK and worldwide.
Blue Dog Adventures - Provide voluntary work opportunities, adventure internships and equestrian experiences around the world such as learn to lead horseback safaris in South Africa, breaking in colts in America's west and tall ship sailing from Canada to the Caribbean.
Canvas Holidays - Are looking for enthusiastic, resourceful people to work as Wild & Active Couriers at European campsites. Applicants will need to have a relevant qualification in Countryside Management or a similar field, and have had experience of leading guided wildlife walks and working with children of all ages.
Career Log - Careers information site with useful tips and resources including graduate advice, voluntary and paid work involving animal welfare and jobs abroad.
Chandler & Dunn Ltd - Farming and Fruit Growing company with two farms in east Kent.
The Dorset Blueberry Company - Casual work picking and packing blueberries occasionally available.
EIL UK - Good looking site from an organization that has been arranging educational exchanges for over 60 years. Part of an International Federation, with contacts in over 25 countries worldwide, EIL operate a wide range of projects. Can only administer programmes for British citizens or permanent legal residents in the UK. Non UK nationals can find EIL offices in their home countries.
Equine Promotions Classifieds - Employment section with Help Wanted and Position Wanted ads.
EquusConnect - Links for horse lovers. Includes links to stables and farms.
Exis - Supply Danish farmers with strawberry pickers.
The Farm Backpackers -A South African company which runs a cultural exchange program aimed at people who wish to stay for a decent amount of time and truly experience the South African way of life, but don’t have the budget to do it independently. The Farm Backpackers is a tourism based operation which includes backpacker accommodation, an adventure centre and a farm restaurant offering open air, bush style meals. The work is intended to be flexible and give plenty of time off for exploring the local area. Fees run at around 200 Euro per month but accepted candidates will receive all accommodation and meals for free and will be taught a wide range of things from how to run a tourism based business, guiding hikes and day trips, to bush cooking and recreational farming.
Farm Helpers in New Zealand - Sell a booklet listing over 190 farms throughout New Zealand that are willing to offer food and board in exchange for 4 to 6 hours work a day.
Fruitful Ltd - Student/backpacker jobs on farms in the UK and, occasionally, Europe.
Fruit Picking Jobs - A job board of fruit picking jobs around the world.
Happy Hands - Jobs available all the year round in Germany. Enjoy life in the country, on farms or in country hotels, living with the family, looking after children and/or horses, farm animals. The project Happy Hands is suitable for gap year students from England, and all students from EU countries wishing to perfect their knowledge of the German language and help the families. However they do not accept unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits or stays for less than two months. Preferably 3-6 months is ideal. Accommodation, meals and pocket money provided.
The Horse People - Riding centre and residential childrens camp in Ontario, Canada.
Institute for Earth Education - Organic internships.
Mast International - US based organisation. Voluntary work in various countries, mostly Europe, in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
Murray Valley Fruit Harvest - Information on the grape and stone fruit harvests in Mildura, Swan Hill, Robinvale and Wentworth. Includes telephone numbers of local labour offices, weather conditions and pay rates.
Organic Facts - A source of factual information on different aspects of organic living including articles on WWOOF and a report on WWOOF fundaments; its aims, benefits, etc.
Organic Volunteers - Make organic chocolate in Costa Rica, build with adobe in Mexico or grow organic coffee in Peru. These are just a few of the opportunities offered through Organic Volunteers. For a small membership you can use the online database to find many different educational opportunities in sustainability throughout Latin America. The network also contains opportunities in the USA. Part of the WWOOF volunteer network.
Seasonal Work in New Zealand - Assistance with finding seasonal work on the NZ harvest trail.
Skea Organics - Vegetable work sometimes available during the summer in Scotland.
Stopdodo - A global portal for environmental jobs and resumes.
Student Recruitment - Tax free farm working holidays in the UK for students. Site hasn't been updated in years.
Sunseed Desert Technology - A low tech research and experimentation centre based in southern Spain whose main interests are appropriate, smallscale technology, tree nursery techniques, dryland regeneration and organic gardening.
Visitoz Scheme - Jobs on outback cattle and sheep stations, farms and host farms for up to three months with any one employer is available in Australia. The scheme is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 30 years able to get an Australian Working Holiday Visa or a Student Visa which allows some work.
WWOOF Australia - Provides lists of organic farms willing to accept volunteers.
WWOOF Austria - Working vacations on organic farms in Austria.
WWOOF Bulgaria - Part of the WWOOF network that helps volunteers to work on organic farms.
WWOOF Canada - Volunteer on an array of farms, homesteads, ranches, rural properties, even urban places all across Canada. You help four to six hours a day and receive accommodation, meals and an interesting experience. You are free to chose for how long. Many WWOOFers go for one to three weeks at one place, then move on to another place, gaining a variety of interesting experiences. A wonderful way to see Canada, meet Canadians and have a fun learning time.
WWOOF Denmark - Organic farm work.
WWOOF France - Discover France by volunteering on organic farms.
WWOOF Germany - Save money by working on an organic farm in Germany.
WWOOF Greece - Greece doesn't have its own national office but a look at the 'independents' section of the international WWOOF website reveals that, at the time of writing, there are 37 organic farming organisations in the country.
WWOOF Israel - Organic farms in Israel that welcome volunteer labour. Their list includes an organic moshav.
WWOOF Italy - Organic farming.
WWOOF Japan - A rare opportunity to find non teaching work in Japan.
WWOOF Korea - A rare opportunity to find non teaching work in Korea.
WWOOF Moldova - At the time of writing there was only one organic farm in Moldova but working there seems a good way of finding out more about this little visited country.
WWOOF Nepal - Surely the highest organic farm movement in the world.
WWOOF New Zealand - WWOOF allows volunteers to stay on organic farms, exchanging labour for a bed for the night.
WWOOF Portugal - Discover Portugal by volunteering your way around the country on organic farms. The website lists a good number of hosts willing to put up volunteers in exchange for their labour. Membership of WWOOF is required to access contact details.
WWOOF Romania - A large and rural country, WWOOF presents a good way to explore Romania by volunteering on organic farms.
WWOOF Slovenia - The Slovene branch of the organic farming movement doesn't have a website and only a small number of farms but some information can be found on the international WWOOF website.
WWOOF Sweden - Discover Sweden by volunteering on organic farms.
WWOOF Switzerland - Organic volunteer work in the Swiss cantons.
WWOOF USA - Volunteer to work on organic farms across the USA.
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