Live in the High Desert! Help Us in Our New Mexico Farm!

Connect with nature: A traveler recommended this experience for reconnecting with nature
Immerse yourself in the local culture: A traveler recommended this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Handyman: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

Verified Host: This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.

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The Experience

Join our team by helping milk goats and make cheese and yogurt. Total isolation - free ranging goats accompanied by livestock guardians dogs. Walk away from buildings and see no evidence of other humans. Live in the high desert. Bake bread and make brownies. Milk goats and make cheese and yogurt. Harvest and make pinion pitch salve. We make our own apple juice from our 🍎s!! and have fresh organic goat milk that you can enjoy!!

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Accepts solo applications and also couples and pairs

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Availability

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Stay at least: 3 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

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1 Review

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Farm

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Immersing in the local culture

1 Get in touch with nature

1 Developing environmental awareness

1 Meeting international travelers

1 Learning about sustainability

1 Practicing English

Miyabi

Japan

Here is really excellent place. LeRoi and Nancy are super incredible persons. I really enjoyed this experience and amazing place. Thank you very much. You can learn so many things here.

5 months ago

Nancy replied

Miya is a hard worker and her joy with life shines thru! We are lucky she is spending time with us!

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Hosted by Nancy

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