Volunteering at HOME is not a transaction. It is an exchange — your time, energy, and presence given to the life of the community in return for access to an environment, a body of knowledge, and a quality of daily life that cannot be found anywhere else.
A note on places
Volunteering places at HOME are limited and carefully considered. There are eight beds in the volunteer dormitory and they are never simply available — they are offered to the right people at the right time.
For those who want the same depth of immersion — the same access to the kitchen, the land, the studios, the ceremonies, and the wisdom of the community — without the work commitment, that experience is available as a paying guest. The difference is not what you receive. It is what you give.
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What volunteers do
Every domain is open to you.
Volunteering at HOME is not about filling a skills gap. It is about immersion — learning by doing, alongside people who have devoted themselves to their craft. Whatever draws you here, you will find yourself participating in every aspect of community life.
The land and the garden
Working the permaculture garden from the ground up. Regenerating soil using kelp and seaweed harvested from beaches, bokashi composting, vermiculture, urine diversion, and the full closed-loop system. Designing layouts, planting, tending, harvesting. Getting to know livestock. Learning that growing food is a spiritual practice as much as a practical one.
The kitchen
Learning the GAPS protocol in a living kitchen. Fermenting foods, making bone broths, pickling and preserving, preparing kimchi and sauerkraut. Serving food. Being part of the daily rhythm of nourishing a community. For some, the kitchen is the gateway into everything else that HOME offers.
Birth and death doula practice
Observing and assisting the doula teams — learning what it means to accompany a person through the most significant thresholds of life. This is not formal training. It is apprenticeship by presence. People of any age and background have found themselves drawn to this work.
Health and nutrition
Working alongside the health team — learning about naturopathic approaches, the GAPS protocol, and the relationship between food, fasting, and genuine vitality. Practical, embodied, and grounded in a living community rather than a classroom.
Ritual and ceremony
Participating in and learning to hold the Into the Wow ceremony and other rituals of community life. How to create a container that is simultaneously rigorous and free, sincere and playful. Light and yet deeply substantial.
Media and creative production
Working with the studio engineer on the capture and broadcast of community life — video, sound, animation, social media, online content. Learning how a local village plugs meaningfully into the global conversation.
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Where you sleep
Simple, intentional, and entirely sufficient.
The volunteer dormitory is a multi-purpose space. By day it serves the community in other ways. By night, hammocks are hung from hooks along the walls, roll-out futons unrolled, and the room becomes a place of rest. For those who prefer it, tarpaulins can be pitched on the land — sleeping outside on the ground is not a compromise at HOME. It is often the preferred option.
You will be so tired and so alive from your days here that you will not miss what you thought you needed. That, too, is part of what HOME teaches.
"The foundation of a new tribe is being laid. Come and help lay it."
Who this is for
Volunteers at HOME come from every walk of life and every age. There is no requirement for prior experience in any domain. The requirement is simpler: a genuine desire to learn, a willingness to contribute, and an openness to being changed by what you find here.
○You are drawn to at least one domain of HOME — the land, the kitchen, the ceremony, the care, the creative work — and curious about all the others.
○You are willing to work. Not because you have to. Because working together is the point.
○You understand that simple sleeping arrangements, communal meals, and shared life are not sacrifices. They are the offer.
○You are open to being surprised — by what you learn, by the people you meet, and by what you discover about yourself.
A note on applications
We receive more expressions of interest than we have places. Each application is read carefully. We are looking for people who understand what HOME is trying to do and who bring something genuine to the community — not necessarily a skill, but a quality of presence and intention. Please tell us who you are and what draws you here.