Abstract
The international network “Volunteers on the Farm” (not its real name), which is studied in this article, directly links farms who practice environmentally friendly agriculture with volunteers who work in exchange for “board and lodging.” This relationship “from individual to individual” could be presented as a new search for “authenticity” outside the commercial tourist circuits. Based on a monographic survey carried out in Columbia, this article analyzes, through daily interactions, the way in which the boundaries between work and non-work are played out, based on the intermingling of the sociology of work, tourism, and activism. The exchange between tourists and non-professional hosts is based on a delicate balance between “goodwill” at work, activism, friendly relationships, and the “enchantment” of tourism. The article shows the conditions in which volunteer consent is given, based on the logics of distinction, political commitment, and self-study.
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