Organic Orchard on the Coast of NC

North Carolina

9 reviews • Updated 4 months ago

We are starting a mushroom and peach orchard on a 26 acre farm property. We may also do hemp and greenhouse plants. You'll help us with pruning, planting, maintenance, irrigation, harvesting, cleaning grounds, clearing, building & improving structures (carpentry, trenching, land maintenance). We have AirBnB rooms available near the farm on family land, two shared spaces furnished, with HVAC, 5 beds, and internet, and a guest cottage on the farm (a converted tobacco barn apartment), with 3 beds, wall ACs and space heaters. We will dine together occasionally, and place food in refrigerators for our WWOOFers to eat and share. A typical day starts early 630-730; you'll meet a project leader, go over the day plan, then work on a current project (e.g., planting the orchard, maintaining a building, fixing up a shed, cleaning an area, repair or grease a tractor, clearing land); we'll break at lunch and the rest of the day is off for our WWOOFers. Sometimes we may want to work a full day and give WWOOFers the next day off so they can explore the town, nearby beaches or tourist sites. Expect willingness to work hard and get hands dirty, fun attitude, and good people. We have pets, so you should like dogs, cats, and chickens. We are musicians and artists. We love hosting family get-togethers and music festivals up at the farm. We have surfboards and bicycles available to WWOOFers for use at nearby Wrightsville Beach. You can also swim and kayak on the Cape Fear River across the road from the farm at Riverside Park. Eight miles away is historic downtown Wilmington, where you can take in world class live entertainment and visit WWII era Battleship USS North Carolina and star gaze at the Film & TV studies. People (like us!) enjoy walking our area's nature preserves, including the carnivorous plant park, Carolina Beach State Park, Fort Fisher and the NC Aquarium. There's also sporty area fun to be had around here like mountain biking, disc golf, parasailing, indoor and outdoor skydiving, sailing, and oceanic fishing. Come stay with us!

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Fruit or nut farming

Viticulture

Forestry

Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas

Beer, cider, wine, or juice making

Traditional crafts

Green Building

Mechanics / tools / technology

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Permaculture

Mentoring opportunities

Woman-operated

Veteran-operated

Host type

Production farm

10.9 Hectares | 27 Acres

Accommodation

2 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Camper / RV

Campsite

Cabin / Mobile-home

Children accepted

Pets accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Length of stay

1 day (local)

Weekend

Less than a week

1-2 weeks

3-4 weeks

Skye (Marcus)

Member since 2022

Languages spoken: English Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 4 days

October 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

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North Carolina

ILM International Airport, 8 miles. Greyhound station, Wilmington, NC

Reviews

Max

United States • June 2025

I had a great time at Marcus's farm. I acquired a wide range of valuable skills during my stay. Had an amazing time exploring Wilmington and the culture, and the great people. The work was very fulfilling and was a lot of fun. I will always remember this experience for the rest of my life.

Christine

United States • May 2025

My time here was delightful and rewarding. Helping with the chicks and other chores was a pleasure, not work. Enjoyed mealtime discussions and the company ... hope to revisit whenever I pass through the area again. Blessings on you Marcus and Jane.

Albert

United States • April 2025

I had a short stay with Marcus that was packed with fulfilling work and meaningful experiences with extraordinary people

Robert

United States • April 2025

Thank you so much! Loved the experience and the people! Will be back again! I got to meet new people, work out side, and make new friends!

Vincent

Germany • November 2024

Our stay with Marcus went very well. Despite our plans being very spontaneous we only had one minor problem with the planning of meals at the beginning, which we got to resolve quickly. After the initial getting used to each other everything went flawlessly and we even got to spontaneously extend our stay by a week. Marcus has a variety of projects, so that volunteers with different interests and talents can always find something that fits them best. We had very engaging conversations about a multitude of topics due to a broad overlap of hobbies and interests. Outside of work he also greatly improved our stay, by giving us tipps and supporting us in our plans for activities. We are very grateful for the time we got to spend here and thankful for all the opportunities we got.

Michael

Czechia • October 2024

I stayed at Marcus ´ s farm for 10 days. He has big plans with the farm but there is still a lot of work that has to be done before. Don't expect too much farmwork yet, it is a lot more handywork and just helping out in general with whatever is needed. Marcus was very nice to me and thanks to him I got to try surfing for the first time in my life. I stayed at the Airbnb which is really nice. Overall I would recommend visiting this farm and helping Marcus out but definitely get in touch before with him, so that your expectations are aligned :)