Desert ranch of southwest New Mexico

New Mexico

12 reviews • Updated 1 year ago

This ranch is a desert ranch in southwest New Mexico, mild climate year round. Ranch work for WWOOFers includes gathering and working cattle, fence maintenance, tractor driving for field work, pipeline maintenance, and general ranch work. Owner also owns rentals in Lordsburg and we work on maintenance and remodel as well. Carpenter skills are a plus. I am flexible with length of stay, but would like from 3 weeks to a month. Accommodations are provided along with meals. English is spoken along with some Spanish. Nearby are scenic mountains which include the Gila National Forest, the Chiracuahuas, and many others. Fun activities include bird watching, trail hiking, and camping out. No smoking, drug, or alcohol usage allowed. Respect property and keep living quarters clean and tidy. Upon departure leave living quarters ready for next guest. House accomodations are a bedroom with bath in a large 3 bedroom ranch house. Owner is a single 71 year old man, single. Female accomodations are not available. There is room for one wwoofer at a time, cannot handle multiple woofers.

Learning opportunities

Cattle farming

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Mentoring opportunities

LGBTQ+-operated

Host type

Production farm

5,463.3 Hectares | 13,500 Acres

Accommodation

1 WWOOFer

Bedroom

Children not accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Length of stay

3-4 weeks

Over a month

Ed

Member since 2016

Languages spoken: English, Spanish Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 3 days

December 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

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New Mexico

Lordsburg, NM for bus. Tucson, AZ airport pickup available sometimes, 2 hours from ranch

Reviews

Aidan

United States • November 2025

After spending three weeks on Ed’s ranch, I felt like I’d known him for years. The land is wide, peaceful, and full of history. Ed was patient with every question I threw his way about ranch work, and I was able to pick up a few cool skills in my time there. As others have said—he’s full of stories. His family’s history in the area is fascinating, and he does a good job sharing it. It was a great stay. One worth remembering. Thanks, Bim.

Reply from Ed

thanks, Aidan, I enjoyed your visit immensely. I felt a real connection with your country style. I'm thinking you left a pair of boots here? Come visit again someday. Bim

Quentin

Netherlands • September 2025

My stay at the ranch was everything I hoped for and more. Eddy has been an incredible host and I will forever be grateful. After my initial learning fase, with him, the ranch and the horse, Eddy gave me a lot trust to pick things up for myself. Of course he kept guiding me whenever I needed to be, but it gave me alot of self confidence and pleasure in the process. The area is wonderfull and his family has plays a big part of its history. I loved hearing the stories going as far as the late 1800's. I've got to meet some of his family too, who are good, hard working folks. I even got the chance to go on proper cowboy missions with his sons and grandsons, which were the highlights of my stay. I got invited to several dance lessons and got to meet some of his friends. We had fun trips together and I was given the freedom to enjoy my free time as well. Eddy is a loving man that will treat you with kindness and respect, as long as you give that to him as well. His house, his rules, but nothing to excessive. If you listen and act cordially, everything should be fine. Thank you for everything Bim!

BENJAMIN

France • December 2024

I came to Ed's ranch for two weeks. It was my first time as a woofer. I had an experience that I will never forget. Ed, Bruce and his family are people I will never forget and will always be in my heart. During my stay I was able to share Thanksgiving with Ed's family but also share daily tasks on the ranch such as tattooing cows, herding the cows on horses, putting feed for the animals. And then I loved sometimes cooking for Edd, sharing French culinary culture with him. Then I was also able to participate in the maintenance of the ranch (cleaning, decoration), there is no shortage of work. Furthermore, by proposing to Edd, we went to the chiracahua site for a hike. To get around, not having a license, I had a side by side, so no worries. Then sharing Edd's passion for dancing, I went to a dance class with him. Know that by going to Edd's ranch, it's not just work on a ranch but an authentic experience that you will live, incredible encounters that you will experience. Edd, whatever the future holds (even if I plan to return to Lordsburg one day), you will always remain in my mind (I'm not a believer but I am convinced that you have a beautiful star above you). There are people you don't meet for long but who become part of it as if you were my family, and you are part of it. A big thank you to you, to your family, to Bruce

Benedikt

United States • November 2024

It's an amazing ranch where you can truly experience cowboy life. Located in the desert, it gets quite hot, but the heat is manageable. I had the chance to ride horses and get a feel for country life with Ed. My main tasks included helping with cattle ranching, which was a lot of fun, and assisting Augustin with fencing work on some of Ed's properties. I also got to explore the surrounding area and visit a few cowboy bars. I highly recommend this experience!

Lena Theresa

Germany • January 2024

I had the most amazing time with Ed on the Ranch. He picked me up from a closeby town where I arrived by bus. Went grocery shopping together and then he showed me the incredibly big land where there are two houses and a lot of pastures for the cattle. I had my own room in the house with a comfortable bed and a little heater, basic but cute. The house is beautiful but since it is a ranch it can naturally get a bit dusty and it is good to bring proper work clothes that can get dirty etc. On the ranch is also the beautiful horse named blue which I rode a few times. We got up around 7 in the mornings and had breakfast, worked until around noon and then had lunch and continued to work until around 5 or 6 depending on how much there was to do. If I needed to rest or had something personal to do it was not a problem to take my time. Sometimes we ate together. Work included everything from irrigation of a field, sorting firewood, building a cattle gate, moving cattle, feeding baby cows, turning water on or off for cattle or other normal tasks. Ed also took me to a closeby village once where we went to a cowboy like bar with live music. It was a lot of fun and in general Ed is an incredibly wholesome and lovely person who is very fun to work and hang out with. I felt very comfortable and safe there. It’s really a „cowboy life“ there. It’s mostly in the middle of nowhere and you will work only with him and Augustin, his Mexican worker. They are both so lovely. Will never forget :)❤️

Mathis

France • October 2023

This month with Ed has been incredible, rich in experience. It's the perfect place for a real cowboy experience. It's a place that's not for the lazy, because we work all day. For me, it was a very rewarding job because I learned something new every day. Ed lives in a beautiful setting in the real American countryside. I also wanted to thank him for his hospitality, kindness and good humor. There's no shortage of things to do at Ed's!