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Language exchange and home cooking in Appalachia, USA

Welcome to The Appalachian Mountains! 13 minutes from The Appalachian Trail! :-) Hi! I'm Jason. I am originally from Michigan, but I have been living in Greeneville, Tennessee for 16 years now, near the border with North Carolina. I live in a ......

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Care for and Train with rescue horses and other animals in Clayton, North Carolina, USA

My name is Alex and I am the founder of Equine Rescue, a 100% volunteer run 501(c)3 non-profit rescue dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing equines, and educating people on their care and upkeep. We welcome all volunteers as the ......

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Help at our new cabin in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, USA

My wife, Deborah, and I started with a 15-acre vacation property on the South Fork of the New River, 5 miles east of Boone, North Carolina. A 40 year old log cabin sits high on the mountain and our new cabin is down where we can see and hear the ......

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Help on my private mountain homestead in North Carolina, USA

Located in the North Carolina Brushy Mountains The mostly wooded 40 acres encompasses walking trails, a beautiful stream, swimming pond, sauna, organic gardens and more. Facilities are clean and welcoming but posh we are not. Workaway helpers ......

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Help our family around a family run resort and learn more about agro tourism in Weaverville, USA

This is a family owned business located on 50 acres about 15 minutes north of downtown Asheville, North Carolina. We operate several different businesses on site. We have two wedding venues onsite (one in a treehouse!), 10 vintage campers that are ......

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Magical farmstead off-grid Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina, USA

greetings this 2024 season. we hope you're staying happy & well out there. we apologize for delayed emails; we have limited wifi, but we will respond. Presently, we are seeking folks serious about community & resilience living in these wild times. ......

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Small projects on our multi-generational homestead in beautiful North Carolina, USA

We are a multi-generational family homestead deep in the mountains of beautiful Western North Carolina. My family has occupied this 108 acre farm for the past 46 years. Our private homestead is located 60 minutes from Asheville, 30 minutes from ......

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House / pet sitting

Take care of 2 dogs and a cat in a house with large yard while family is away in North Carolina, USA

We are a 2 person family, myself and my 25 year old daughter. I sell real estate and my daughter is a soapmaker; we both work from home and love to travel to explore new places. We are going to Costa Rica in June 28th to July 10th and need help with ......

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Visit the rich cultural area of Oaxaca City, Mexico

Rains and running water are finally returning, and I'm looking forward to starting hosting again. *************** Hello, my name is Jay, and I'm a 79 year old long time weaver of Ojos de Dios mandalas, and am well known amongst fellow yarn mandala ......

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Like minded helpers welcome to make our place sustainable in Bostic, North Carolina, USA

When my husband Chris and I (David) decided fifteen years ago to escape the madness that Florida has become, we bought a 10.9 acre piece of land in Western NC. We secured a land-use contract on 20 acres attached. We're not in "the mountains" but the ......

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Help on my land and enjoy an Appalachian Mountain Paradise

Hello! My name is Ryan, I live on a beautiful 27 acre piece of paradise located in the heart of the blue ridge Appalachian mountains only 30 min from Asheville 10 min from the wonderful historic town of Marshall, 20 mins to Hot Springs and the ......

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Help with various projects in our family permaculture homestead and gardens near Union Mills, NC, USA

We have a 22 acre farm in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. We have a family permaculture homestead with gardens, chickens, bees and goats, as well as a stand of basketry willow that we tend as a willow sanctuary for visitors and a source ......

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Help in our veggie garden and homestead in Western North Carolina, USA

We are Jen and Naomi, along with our pup Blue we live on a 3 acre property in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 2 miles from the lovely little town of Marshall and a 30 minute drive to Asheville. Jen is originally from Chicago but has lived in California ......

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Looking for help building a Tiny Home and taking care of farm in beautiful Candler, North Carolina, USA

We are a family of 4, me (i am from Peru), my wife (she is from USA) , my 12 year old son and my dog. We live in Candler, NC, USA, just 20 minutes from Asheville. we speak both English and Spanish. We live in a 10 acre piece of land and we are ......

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Learn about permaculture design and implementation in Poplar, NC, USA

My goal is to establish a sustainable food system here at Poplar Gardens using permaculture techniques. I am establishing multiple gardens to accomplish this. There is a small forest garden first with trees first planted in 2020. Also, we there is ......

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Visit our habitat in the North Carolina foothills, USA

The land is mostly wooded, with a creek cutting through it and a small, picturesque brook feeding into the creek. The air is clean, with hardly any light or noise pollution (still a good bit of nature noise) and stellar views day and night. Our ......

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Help us with farm, garden, forest and other projects in Western North Carolina, USA

WE ARE BOOKED FOR THE 2024 YEAR, AND ARE EXCITED TO HOST MORE PEOPLE IN 2025! HAPPY TRAVELS EVERYONE Hi everyone! We are Bri and Alex and we are very excited about all things local- local food, local materials, local energy, local economy, local ......

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Inspiring art collective and urban homestead in vibrant Asheville, NC, USA

Welcome to our urban community homestead nestled in the heart of Asheville, NC. Currently operating as a hybrid affordable rental with occasional work traders, we are on a transformative journey to become an inspiring art collective. Owned by a ......

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DIY and natural straw-bale building, North Carolina, USA

I need some help with DIY projects, organizing, minor landscaping/gardening, and all aspects of building a natural straw bale and clay plaster home with an adobe floor and living roof. You will live in a tiny house on the property, eat good food, ......

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Play games and help around the house in Marion, North Carolina, USA

Hello! We are Grace (they) and Mike (he), a married couple in our 30s living in the mountains of western North Carolina. We used to travel extensively (we've done a year-and-a-half of WorkAway as volunteers ourselves!) and are now turning our ......

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