Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in California, United States

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Join me to create a self-sustainable community on my desert ranch in Apple Valley, California
About Me: Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan, a 37-year-old, LGBT-friendly, retired Air Force veteran. I own a 5-acre ranch in the high desert of Apple Valley, California. How to Apply: Please read my entire profile to ensure this opportunity aligns ......
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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, thanks! 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 activities and ......
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Join our family at our home in the San Francisco Bay area, USA
Hello and welcome! We are Bruce and Kim, living in Walnut Creek, California, about 28 miles east of San Francisco. Our home is cozy and full of warmth, humor, and animals including two service dogs, one of them still in training, and two ......
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Off-grid forest homestead welcomes help with firewood and garden in Northern California, USA
I'm living an off the grid life in the middle of the forest, in a remote beautiful location close to the redwood forest in Northern California, surrounded with rivers and wild life. I would like to share my off grid way of life with people ......
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Learn about sustainability where Redwood Trees grow in beautiful Northern California, USA
Nestled in the coastal range of Mendocino County, California (about 45 minutes Northwest of Ukiah where the weather is cooler) we are establishing a small farmstead and wildlife sanctuary.  Based on principles of sustainability & permaculture our ......
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Help with horses in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains, California
Please note that I cannot accept more than one helper at a time and I cannot accept any helpers traveling with pets/service animals of any kind, so please do not ask. Note: Since I am in very high wildfire danger zone there is absolutely NO smoking ......
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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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Participate in a non-profit forest sanctuary in the Sierra Foothills, California, USA
We are seeking 2-4 passionate apprentices to join our vibrant, intentional community sanctuary this summer and fall for at least a three-month commitment. We are a rural, Oakland-based nonprofit that stewards a small farm, large forest, and budding ......
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Help with with day-to-day life in La Mesa, California, USA
Hello traveler! I am Debra a host and workawayer. Please read AND RESPOND to the entire profile, it's a communication thing; if you don't I'm probably not going to reply. Please don't send a canned response - they're really easy to spot and do ......
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Live on a secluded organic hobby farm surrounded by beautiful nature on the Central Coast in California, USA
I live on a farm on the Central Coast between Monterey and Santa Cruz. My home is close to Elkhorn Slough Marine sanctuary, and many places in nature. My kids are grown and so I have 2 empty bedrooms and plenty places to camp. I have goats, ......
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Share experiences and learn about plants near San Diego in El Cajon, California, USA
February 24th update: Right now our house is full with Workawayers. For the next few months, it should be a beautiful green, but.... that also means tree trimming, weed trimming, planting, and so on. There are always garden tasks, and more. Our ......
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Help with cars, motorcycles and RVs near San Francisco, California, USA
Hi, I'm Lenny. I traveled a lot when I was younger, but now I can’t travel as much so I’ve been hosting Workaway since 2016 after 3 years hosting on another platform bc I enjoy sharing my home with travelers and need help with various projects.
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Pet-sit my cute dog in Newport Beach, USA
Hello, everyone and thank you for being part of this beautiful community. I'm located in Newport Beach - Southern California. Just minutes away from hikes, stretches of coastlines and picture perfect surf towns. I'm currently looking for someone ......
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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! Arriving in twos or more is helpful as right now we are low on population living at the farm. We would love to attract ......
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Help at non-profit Buddhist center in the coastal hills of Northern California, USA
Learn about land stewardship, gardening/food production and traditional Buddhist meditation, at our retreat center on 485 acres of woodland -- homelands of the Kashia Pomo tribe, with open spaces, rolling hills and forests of redwoods, madrone, pine ......
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House and dog sitting in beautiful Northern California, USA
Seeking a kind workawayer for dog sitting and home help in Northern California! Learn about American Culture and improve your English while spending time in the heart of Silicon Valley.
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Exchange cultural experiences and make new memories together on the famous Monterey Peninsula in California, USA
Hi I'm Kimberly. I like to think that others see me in the same way I see myself, and these are some of my personality traits I am most proud of: I am I… Fun...hardworking.....nurturing...honest..….playful...athletic.....considerate......bold and ......
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Stay in a cozy cabin and help us on our forested land near Grass Valley, California, USA
We are excited to welcome a new season of WA to our lil forest paradise in Nevada City, California! The weather is amazing in Spring, Summer and Autumn with the Yuba River just a couple miles down the road from us! We would love help from those ......
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Join our eco-friendly animal sanctuary in beautiful Temecula, CA, USA
We are a farmed animal sanctuary located in the wine country of Temecula, CA. Our specific region is a hidden gem, rolling hills with oak forests, beautiful vistas and a large nature preserve nearby. Our land is nine acres, and includes a year round ......
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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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