The PROJECT
Our property, Villa Anita, is taking an inter-disciplinary approach to stewarding the land. We are artists, designers, dog-carers, builders, chefs, and farmers living in one of the hottest deserts in the world, trying to create a self-sustainable art site. We are exploring how we can influence the aesthetic of growing while finding ways to incorporate art, architecture, renewable energy, recycled waste products.
We are Jack and Carlo (couple and owners), and our nephew, Weston, who has joined the team for the last 2 years. We live here and will work alongside you everyday. Along the way, you will meet other guests and travelers that stay for nightly stays on the property as well.
What We Need From You
Our ideal WWOOFer looks like this:
*required-non cigarette smoker
*required-loves dogs
*required-healthy and strong
.-wakes up early, self-contained
– has a passion that he/she can enjoy on off hours
- wholesome, down-to-earth, non-convoluted
Bonus:-can work with power tools-has construction background-can plumb-can run electrical-can weld-has experience with renewable energy
Our work day looks like this:
We wake up at 7 a.m. and work together to make breakfast. We eat communal breakfast at 8 a.m. We work until lunch. Then we work again until an hour before sundown and then we take the dogs for a run in the desert, and sometimes finish the day by getting clean at the local hot springs’ resorts. Then, we cook and eat dinner together, and the rest of the evening is at your disposal. It’s a simple life set in a brilliantly beautiful backdrop. Working towards common creative goals is the order of the day. With your help, we are creating a haven for alternative design, where art, life and nature converge.
Projects within the PROJECT
1. Designing a long lasting desert foodscape.
2. Removing adobe soil in exchange for sandy loam.
3. Building shade structures to protect plants from the sun
4. Maintaining/Removing/Transplanting invasive bamboo roots
5. Building bottle walls
WWOOFers quarters are renovated, comfortable trailers with full electrical, bathrooms, furniture, and beds. There are plenty of outdoor seating areas for realxing, getting on the internet, writing/art-making, etc. Our accommodations are very comfortable!
Our town of Tecopa, CA feels like an island in a sea of sand. It is a town of about 100 full-time residents, so it's quite small. The nearest “regular” town is 45 minutes away. Hidden just beyond our property, down a canyon is a date-palm oasis called China Ranch. Twenty miles south is Dumont Dunes, where Ansel Adams took some of his most famous photos. Forty-five minutes north is Death Valley National Park. Sprinkled throughout the area are uncharted architectural oddities, abandoned mine-sites, and dried communities. It’s truly a unique place, but it is isolated. You have to be ok with that. You must love dogs and be o.k. intermingling with them throughout the day. Please respond to this call-to-action with a very brief explanation why this project speaks to you which should include previous experiences or areas of study.
Please decide if this is the right place for you. You have to be able to put in a full day’s work. That means being physically capable and mentally enthralled. If you need constant internet interaction, this is not the place for you. If you don’t find joy and curiosity doing simple physical work, this is not the place for you. Come here to be inspired and learn how to practice art as life, and life as art.
Certifications: NWF
Internet access available
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Dairy farming
Flower farming
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
Permaculture
Mentoring opportunities
LGBTQ+-operated
Host type
Nonprofit / Community
Certified organic
Former WWOOFer
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10
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