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DEC 2025 update:
***Currently looking for 1-2 folks for December 2025 into spring 2026 to help on earth building with cob, adobe and recycled materials, plaster repair and some easy plant/land projects!!!***
Hello! We’re Katie and Jojo and we’re on several acres in southeast Arizona, outside the lovely town of Bisbee. We’ve been out here 5 years and have been building with cob and restoring plant/animal habitat. Both of us have had great experiences using workaway to travel the US and the world and want to bring that energy here to the land we steward :) We have hosted about a dozen workawayers over the last few years and it’s been a wonderful experience.
We can provide a comfy bed and a small cob building to sleep in, surrounded by beautiful nature and wildlife, and have tons of room as well for vanlife/bus/RV. Only a 20 min drive from the charming town of Bisbee. Bisbee is an amazing small town (voted one of America’s most beautiful small towns) with an Old West feel and is full of artists and musicians.
We unfortunately cannot have pets stay with us! (Sensitive wildlife area)
Let us know if you have any questions/are interested! We’d love to have you out here
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
DIY & crafts
Politics / Social justice
Sustainability
Van life
Vegetarian or vegan
LGBTQ
Farming
Plant care
Cooking & food
Mountain
Hiking
Music
Languages
Gardening
Drawing & painting
Books
Nature
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
If you wanna learn the names and uses of every native plant in this part of the world, come on out :)
Help
helping on the land and with cob/recycled material building projects
We will train you in doing anything you don’t know how to do!!
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
This host offers a language exchange
We’re open to learning any language, especially Spanish French Cantonese Thai/Lao
Accommodation
Comfy bed in a small private cob building, tent, or your camper/RV/van
What else ...
You’ll need your own transport! Not much local buses.
There are lots of cool things to see in the area - the town of Bisbee, which has live music every night, other “old west” towns like Tombstone, Chiricahua national monument, Whitewater Draw (a bird refuge that has sandhill cranes visit in the fall/winter). The city of Tucson and Saguaro National Park are two hours away. If you are continuing to travel around the southwest/us in general, Jojo and I have travelled extensively and will have tons of recommendations of spots to see
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
"WOW!" is what I think when I remember my time with Katie and Jojo. Sadly I was only able to stay for a short while due to having to go back home for the holidays to Pennsylvania, but I will hopefully be returning soon as I've been wanting to ever since I left last time! This Workaway experience is truly unique. Katie and Jojo have ample knowledge… read more about cob building and desert living, and are super down to earth. Ask Katie to show you her artwork sometime too! It is beautiful. Out of all the workaways I've done before (6), this place really stuck out for the beauty of the location, the unmatchable vibe of the area and hosts, and of course the stars at night. I'm surprised they don't have more reviews because this Workaway experience was top notch! :)
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent
)
17 Oct 2021
Left by Workawayer (Naomi & Marie) for host
We are so grateful for the experience we had staying with Katie and Jojo. The property is beautiful, spacious and they both were very accommodating. We enjoyed gathering mesquite pods from nearby trees, collecting herbs and elderberries to make jam and of course working with cob to help finish their buildings. Both of them have fun personalities… read more that greatly compliments their knowledge of the world around them. The time spent with them is something we'll never forget and even though we took forever to leave a review we often refer back to our experience on the property and the things we learned. There's a special sense of peace there in watching the sky light up with stars, hearing the coyotes at night, and running into different animals like horned lizards and wild cows. They always showed appreciation and everything was done out of mutual exchange. Which made us feel like we were a part of their community for the time being. They were a great first workaway experience and we are forever grateful for you guys!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent
)
23 Sep 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Naomi & Marie)
Naomi and Marie were amazing workawayers! They had tons of enthusiasm for our various projects, including processing berries, earth building, and fixing up our road. They were great communicators, always happy to pitch in, fast learners, and great at working both independently and in a group. It was wonderful being their first hosts, and we’re… read more excited for their continued travels! They’re welcome back any time :)
(Excellent
)
23 Sep 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Matthew)
Matthew wasn’t a workawayer with us for very long, but he is a friendly, enthusiastic guest and workawayer!
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(5.0)
Communication:
(5.0)
13 Nov 2023
Left by Workawayer (Serena & Darius) for host
"WOW!" is what I think when I remember my time with Katie and Jojo. Sadly I was only able to stay for a short while due to having to go back home for the holidays to Pennsylvania, but I will hopefully be returning soon as I've been wanting to ever since I left last time! This Workaway experience is truly unique. Katie and Jojo have ample knowledge… read more about cob building and desert living, and are super down to earth. Ask Katie to show you her artwork sometime too! It is beautiful. Out of all the workaways I've done before (6), this place really stuck out for the beauty of the location, the unmatchable vibe of the area and hosts, and of course the stars at night. I'm surprised they don't have more reviews because this Workaway experience was top notch! :)
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
17 Oct 2021
Left by Workawayer (Naomi & Marie) for host
We are so grateful for the experience we had staying with Katie and Jojo. The property is beautiful, spacious and they both were very accommodating. We enjoyed gathering mesquite pods from nearby trees, collecting herbs and elderberries to make jam and of course working with cob to help finish their buildings. Both of them have fun personalities… read more that greatly compliments their knowledge of the world around them. The time spent with them is something we'll never forget and even though we took forever to leave a review we often refer back to our experience on the property and the things we learned. There's a special sense of peace there in watching the sky light up with stars, hearing the coyotes at night, and running into different animals like horned lizards and wild cows. They always showed appreciation and everything was done out of mutual exchange. Which made us feel like we were a part of their community for the time being. They were a great first workaway experience and we are forever grateful for you guys!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
(Excellent)
23 Sep 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Naomi & Marie)
Naomi and Marie were amazing workawayers! They had tons of enthusiasm for our various projects, including processing berries, earth building, and fixing up our road. They were great communicators, always happy to pitch in, fast learners, and great at working both independently and in a group. It was wonderful being their first hosts, and we’re… read more excited for their continued travels! They’re welcome back any time :)
(Excellent)
23 Sep 2021
Left by host for Workawayer (Matthew)
Matthew wasn’t a workawayer with us for very long, but he is a friendly, enthusiastic guest and workawayer!
Melissa and Mountain Laurel were wonderful to have out with us! Mountain Laurel was a great playmate for the other kids at our property, and even knew how to mud :) Melissa has a huge enthusiasm for earth building that was awesome to have around, and her previous experience and knowledge was very welcome! We hope to have them out again soon
(Excellent)
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