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- If you are seeking a one of a kind learning in living opportunity read below:
-Come work and live to help co-create an off-grid oasis in the rugged, isolated mountains of New Mexico. We milk our bountiful free ranging goats to produce milk, cheese, and yogurt for our own use. More in spring and summer, less as fall goes into winter. Right now we are starting to graft our female kids into the herd since they have been so small to keep up k inn our rough range before now. We are not selling any product at this time but wish to always be more self sufficient with what we produce on site. We garden using run off and “waffle” gardening. In season we have apples and peaches.
Although New Mexico has been on fire and had flooding we are far from those problems here. We have also removed trees from next to our buildings as a buffer zone .
- Nancy has been living off-grid on the dairy for 40 years. She has been a professional cheesemaker and was awarded the 2010 Organic Farmer of the Year by New Mexico Organic Commodities Commission. Nancy is in her 70s and enjoys sharing her lifelong knowledge of animals, living sustainably, and the world.
- Accommodations include rustic, private, tiny cabins, step van, or bunkhouse with wood burning stoves for winter heat. All food is provided; vegans and vegetarians will be accommodated thoughtfully.
-There is limited internet and electricity on the dairy. All of the heating is with wood. The electricity is solar-powered.
- Nancy and her husband Leroi run the dairy. Leroi is a great teacher with tools, locks, sewing, fixing broken infrastructure, and history. He is a loving and enthusiastic wise man.
-All Workawayers must come with proof of a COVID vaccine. We are looking for folks to come at least a month but longer is ideal.
- Spend time with the plethora of farm animals: egg laying ducks,free-range goats and their babies, Maremma guard dogs, chickens, and barn cats.
- Love to hike and explore?! You can walk for hours, north of the Sawtooth Mountains and see no sign of other people!
-We are 2 plus hours from Pie Town which is our mailing address and 4 hours from Albuquerque where pick up can be arranged.
-WWOOFers are accepted year-round and expected to help twice daily with chores, as well as cooking, cleaning, wood splitting, and overall care. All Volunteers are granted one day off a week from responsibilities. There is plenty of free time to create, learn, and explore independently or with others.
- No pets welcomed, children by arrangement.
-The herd of goats go on the range in the wild. It is a blast to walk out in the mountains to see them in their natural habitat.
- NO DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OR TOBACCO.
- We have an extensive library, cook delicious meals and work on projects like salve making, cheese making, sewing, and wood splitting, and butchering for meat (only if you are comfortable helping)
-English is spoken.
-We live very remotely. We use the water from our roofs and water catchments. We have lived off grid without a well for 40 years.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
How to find ways to live in balance with the natural world here in the high desert of New Mexico.
Projects involving children
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Help
Come help co-create an off-grid oasis in the rugged, isolated wilds of New Mexico. Milk goats, make cheese, help with the run-off gardens, and participate in building fences. Spend time with the plethora of farm animals: egg laying ducks,free-range goats and their babies, Maremma guard dogs, heritage pigs, chickens, and barn cats. Amazing hiking and views; walk for hours and see no sign of people!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Rustic, private accommodations-tiny cabins, Trailer,step van- and all food provided (vegetarians-vegans accommodated) as well as all the goat milk and yogurt you can drink! Home made cheeses daily. We butcher often to have meat.
What else ...
Hiking with the goats is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Since we have no fences, the goats wander and eat the vegetation around the area and are protected by our Maremma Livestock Guardian dogs.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Christina and I were “encouraged” to park and leave our about two hours away from the farm due to bad roads on the way in. I say… read more
I fell in love with all of the animals - chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, and… read more
I was fortunate enough to arrive when the baby goats were being born and got to witness some of the births and play with the… read more
This is truly a magical place. All of the human structures - be it the road, the barn, the cabins - all of them were built by the ranch and its workers, and Nancy has a… read more
Nancy and LeRoi are amazing hosts! They are funny, nice, and cooler than anyone you’ve ever met. They are so smart and… read more
Our daily projects varied depending on need, but we always milked goats every morning and had a sharing time afterwards. I really enjoyed having a set sharing time during the day because it was a good… read more
It was great that there was 5 more workawayers there with me, it was a fun community to live with for a couple of weeks.
The lodging is exceptional: each worker has his own cabin, with a big bed and a wood stove for heating.
The food is great, the workawayers usually cook dinner… read more
The work wasn't bad and the views were absolutely stunning, as you are… read more
