Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in California, United States

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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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Live a sustainable lifestyle with our family in the beautiful mountains of Santa Barbara, California, USA
* Looking for immediate help from now ( 23 March - 8 April ) or till mid April or longer. ~ Thank you 🌴 ☀️ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, Please make sure you have read the whole post before emailing, thanks! Often available ......
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Look after my cats while I'm away and discover Los Angeles, USA
I participate in a network of street cat feeders & caretakers that attempt to get the cats off the streets and neutered, temporarily housed and hopefully adopted. There is currently (1) full time young overly affectionate cat (recently rescued) at ......
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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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Help out some artisans around our piece of paradise on the Mendocino coast, California, USA
We are looking for helpers. 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 ......
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Pet/home sitting while discovering Lake Forest, South California, USA
I’m 35 years old and own a condo in Lake Forest California. If you house/dog sit for me you’d have your own bedroom and bathroom. My place is 30min from Laguna Beach, 1.5h from Los Angeles and the same distance to San Diego. My dogs name is Ash, ......
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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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Help with gardening and daily life in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
I work in construction in the San Francisco Bay Area. My family are away for a few months, so I need help in the garden and around the house. We live in a duplex in a little town called Crockett. It is situated across the bay from San Francisco with ......
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House and pet sitting on a peaceful desert spot in Apple Valley, US
About Me: Hi everyone! My name is Jonathan, a 38-year-old, LGBT-friendly, retired Air Force veteran. I own a 5-acre ranch in the high desert of Apple Valley, California. It’s a calm, grounding space designed for rest, reflection, and simple ......
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Help my rescue dogs in my beautiful tranquil home with epic views in California, USA
I am a very involved volunteer with a group that does dog rescue and and advocacy to reform our animal shelter. If you join us, your role would be to help me take care of my rescue dogs, so I can put more time/energy into my efforts to improve the ......
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Peaceful stay and sharing daily life in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
We live in the Santa Cruz mountains, about 15 minutes by car from the University (UCSC) in a neighborhood called Bonny Doon. I have 1 housemate and 3 other people live on the property in a cabins or RV. This is a sweet quiet spot in the redwoods, ......
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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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Animal loving volunteers welcome for cat, chicken and house sitting in Ojai, CA, USA
We are semi-retired medical doctors with a house near downtown ojai and the bike path. We live adjacent to the Los Padres national forest - for hiking and mountain biking- and a 20 minute drive ( or bus trip) to the Pacific Ocean- for surfing and ......
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Join us on our rural organic homestead in Willits, Northern California, USA
Hello! We are a married couple in our 40's with two boys, 13 and 1. We live in Mendocino county on land that has been in my family since 1970. We built a straw bale home 10 years ago and are working on creating a sustainable homestead. We are ......
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Join an easy-going, creative small family in San Francisco Bay Area, USA
ONE MONTH MINIMUM PLEASE! We are an easy-going, creative and busy small family living in Novato (Marin County), just outside of San Francisco. My daughter, Lila, is 20 and my son, Sacha, is 29. Sacha lives in San Francisco, and Lila is in college ......
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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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