Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in California, United States

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about 19 minutes 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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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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about 4 hours ago

California, United States

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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about 15 hours ago
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California, United States

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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California, United States

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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California, United States

Join us at our hot springs and organic orchard in Coachella Valley, USA
At our hot springs here in the Coachella Valley we have natural hot mineral baths in rock-lined pools and a non-commercial hobby orchard, 100% organic, with 9 date palms. Our date palms produce 7 varieties, and these are all for our own consumption ......
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about 4 days ago
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California, United States

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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about 5 days ago
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California, United States

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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California, United States

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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about 8 days ago

California, United States

Participate in a non profit eco-farm community on top of the Santa Cruz Mountains, USA
This is awesome land perched high on top of the mountains of Santa Cruz over looking the entire Monterey Bay and Santa Clara Valley. Come volunteer in a fun, beautiful, nurturing community with expansive awe-inspiring views focusing on planetary ......
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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 with with day-to-day life in San Marcos, 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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about 12 days ago

California, United States

Join our sustainable way of life in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Join us in a sustainable way of life on a hilly plot of land in Santa Cruz, California, USA We are currently seeking immediate assistance with preparing, organizing, cleaning and fixing toward winter. We are two older residents and few younger ......
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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

Experience rural life with animals while house sitting in Willits, USA
Hi! I’m Eden, and I live on 100 peaceful, wooded acres in Northern California. One of my favorite things about this property is how much there is to explore. A trail winds for about a mile through the woods to a stunning boulder with incredible ......
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about 25 days ago

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 29 days 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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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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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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