Routine morning and evening chores include milking the sheep, moving sheep fencing, feeding chickens and ducks, feeding and moving rabbits, and watering the garden. Other projects may consist of natural building, weeding and removing invasive plants (cholla, tumbleweeds, cheatgrass), building water harvesting earthworks, plumbing greywater systems, and improving and repairing infrastructure, among others. WWOOFers will primarily work with Nina, who has many years of experience in animal husbandry and dairying and is eager to teach basic animal health, milking, cheese/yogurt/soap making, etc. She is also a certified Water Harvesting Practitioner and can instruct WWOOFers on water harvesting earthworks, rain collection, and greywater systems.

WWOOFers can expect to work from 7am-noon, 5 days a week with two full days off. In the evenings, we rotate who's responsible for completing evening animal/garden chores, cooking dinner, and doing dishes. WWOOFers will work alongside Nina until they feel comfortable and confident performing specific tasks independently or with another WWOOFer.

This year (2025-2026), we have received funding through the New Mexico Healthy Soil Program to tackle wind erosion, low organic matter, and biodiversity loss. The project aims to establish a drought-tolerant food forest and windbreak, utilizing organic amendments, mulching, cover cropping, and perennials to enhance soil structure, increase fertility, and support a biodiverse ecosystem. We could certainly use some help in implementing this project, and it's a great opportunity to learn about permaculture design, silvopasture, windbreak systems, and soil amendments. Nina's friend Jess Soza is a wealth of knowledge and is assisting with this project. Working alongside and learning from Jess is an incredible experience!

Currently, we can only offer camping as an accommodation. WWOOFers are welcome to tent or car/van/trailer camp. We have a 3-person tent that can be equipped with a full-size air mattress or a 2-person tent with sleeping pads. All bedding/pillows are provided as well as solar lights. WWOOFers will have full access to an indoor bathroom, our kitchen, and common space. Of course, if WWOOFers have their own vehicle or camping equipment they would like to use, they are welcome to do so! In inclement weather, WWOOFers are welcome to set up camp inside for the night. We plan to have family dinners, while breakfast and lunch will likely be on everyone's own. WWOOFers can access our full kitchen in the house and the pantry/fridge will be stocked.

There are trails right out our back door. We are about 45 minutes away from the Sandia Mountains (a mecca for hiking, biking, and climbing), an hour from Santa Fe, 40 minutes from Albuquerque, and an hour and a half from the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Even though we live rurally, we're pretty close to things to do.

Looking forward to the possibility of having you on the farm!