Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in California, United States

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Help on a homestead at the top of the mountain on the edge of Yosemite park, USA
Update September 2026 We are looking for help with finishing up fire hardening with brush clearing and apple harvesting. Also the possibility of farm sitting from mid November till mid December with the right fit. Come help build a tree house, ......
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about 3 days ago

California, United States

Enjoy the desert at our arts and ecology site in Joshua Tree, USA
Welcome!! We are a registered non-profit that provides a residency program for gifted artists and creative/critical thinkers bringing cultural vibrancy to the high desert through performances, workshops and our drylands permaculture demonstration ......
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about 20 hours ago

California, United States

Look after the kitties while I'm away and discover Los Angeles, USA
PLEASE READ before contacting us... ☹ 🡺If you message us asking to stay during months that are marked [RED] "No availability" in the Calendar or not stated as possible openings in the CURRENT STATUS section, you will not be considered for any ......
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California, United States

Help out some artisans around our piece of paradise on the Mendocino coast, California, USA
PLEASE READ OUR ENTIRE PROFILE BEFORE YOU REPLY. Read all the way to the end or you may not get a reply. Thanks in advance as I want you to know and be happy about everything before you decide to ask for a visit. A poor man’s paradise and woman’s ......
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California, United States

Become part of my semi-rural home and explore California, USA
Greetings Workawayers, My name is Becky and my husband is Dana. We I live in semi rural, CA, USA with our horse Misty, goat Naddy (often pronounced Naughty), six chickens, Cat Rocky, and a turtle. (They are all spoiled pets.) We live on an acre of ......
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California, United States

Learn about gardening and experience life at a non-profit charitable farm in Ft Bragg, USA
Dear Planetary Helpers, Please note: Please be patient and we'll get back to you ASAP, We are few and there's much to do! This fall season we will be open to considering couples with homesteading experience. Right now we are low on population ......
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California, United States

Indoor and outdoor volunteering experience on our permaculture hobby farm in Northern California, USA
Welcome. We are in Northern California, about 50 miles North of San Francisco on almost two acres which we are slowly developing using permaculture techniques. We are mainly a husband and wife team, while there are several other people that live on ......
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California, United States

Participate in a non-profit forest sanctuary in the Sierra Foothills, California, USA
We are a rural nonprofit that stewards a small farm, large forest, and budding educational center nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills - on the ancestral lands of the Central Sierra Miwuk people. We are a project of a social justice focused ......
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about 7 hours ago

California, United States

Come and play music or share your Workaway experiences, help with house projects in Santa Cruz, USA
This summer we have a a couple different sorts of opportunities for Workaway guests. Opportunity #1: This opportunity is available to any Workawayers who happen to be in the area, whether you live here or are traveling) On Sunday. August 9, our ......
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about 1 day ago

California, United States

Join our multicultural family and help around the garden in sunny Southern California, USA
I live in Southern California with my teenage daughter, three cats, one dog and goldfish. We love going to the beach, Disneyland, cooking and eating out.
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about 2 days ago

California, United States

Help with various tasks plus cultural exchange in the Bay Area, outside San Francisco, USA
Hello there! I'm male on my early forties and living in the Bay Area, about 50 min from San Francisco, CA. Born in South America but USA is home now. I'm a gay man with a four legged daughter (my dog :) ) . So you would need to be open minded and ......
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California, United States

Live a sustainable lifestyle with our family in the beautiful mountains of Santa Barbara, California, USA
Hello, Please make sure you have read the whole post before emailing. ~ Thank you 🌴 ☀️ Often available to host an easy going yet responsible person who has interesting experience to talk about 😊 Someone who would like to help me with my daily ......
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California, United States

Welcoming volunteers to our mountain sanctuary in Nevada city, California, USA
Welcome to our mountain sanctuary in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where animals, nature, and history come together. Our land sits on a historic gold mine property surrounded by forest, a pond, flowing streams, and nearby lakes and rivers. It’s a ......
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California, United States

Enjoy the serenity of our private mountain top home and garden near Yosemite National Park. USA
We are a non smoking middle aged couple who recently purchased our 9 acre property near beautiful Yosemite National Park. My husband is a retired heavy equipment operator who thoroughly enjoys building and creating around our 'little piece of ......
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about 20 hours ago

California, United States

Help out on our homestead and enjoy the beautiful Central Coast of California, USA
Our Homestead/Retreat is located in the California Central Coast near the small town of Oceano. This part of the Central Coast is know for its mild climate and beautiful beaches and dunes. We are a small fairly new organic farm growing avocados and ......
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California, United States

Help a family with a little gardening and enjoy backyard paradise in Simi Valley, USA
We live one hour north of Los Angeles in a small town called Simi Valley on one acre, with many native plants, birds, and lizards. You can barely tell you're in the middle of a neighborhood because of the plants towering over the walls. It looks ......
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about 15 days ago

California, United States

Join us and explore the San Francisco bay area, USA
Our needs are meal preparation, cleaning and gardening. Even though we have been home all year, there is a backlog of gardening and cleaning. Any and all of your help is appreciated. Even though we've been home, our home is in much need of tidying, ......
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about 2 days ago

California, United States

Help with some artistic projects at our home in the Richmond District of San Francisco, USA
Pink house project! Come and stay in the Richmond District of San Francisco and help us with home, garden and furniture restoration projects (we're just chipping through a long list) while you explore San Francisco or use the time as an art/writing ......
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California, United States

Help at a non-profit forest permaculture site in Willits, CA, USA
We host seasonal retreats and workshops, work parties, jam sessions, and other spiritual and learning events. We’re welcoming community members to be a part of our daily lives, tasks include but not limited to building out more lodging structures ......
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about 17 days ago

California, United States

Join a passionate team rescuing and rehabilitating Arabian horses in our not-for-profit in California, USA
Do you have riding experience (intermediate level and up)? Then we have a great opportunity for you. We have limited volunteer spaces available, therefore we can only accept volunteers who can assist with riding & training our rescue horses. In ......
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