Georgia work exchange in a mountain retreat

Georgia work exchange in a mountain retreat

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Enota is a non-profit, volunteer organization which protects over 60 acre held in Trust, surrounded on all sides by the National forest with 4 waterfalls, 5 streams and 2 stocked trout ponds.

Enota is located in Hiawassee, Georgia, on 60 + wooded acres, which were once ancient, sacred Cherokee land, then a Cherokee village. When gold was discovered in the mountains in the 1800’s, the land was confiscated by the US government, and subsequently sold to a family who homesteaded it for 60 years before selling it to the YMCA, which used the land as a boys camp for 50 years. It then became an RV, cabin and tent campground and is now in Trust for conservation and educational purposes. It is surrounded by 750,000 acres of Chattahoochee National Forest and has never been used for cattle grazing or had any pesticides or chemicals used on it. It offers some of the cleanest air and water available. It is located 1 ½ miles from the Appalachian Trail (which can be reached from the property) and is a direct neighbor to Brasstown Bald Mountain, the highest mountain in Georgia.

Work-exchangers typically serve in housekeeping, cabin cleaning, kitchen, bathrooms, maintenance, landscaping, cooking & kitchen, front desk, web design, computer work, promotion, plumbing, electrical and construction, organic gardening, animal care, husbandry, as well as whatever else is needed. Most work-exchangers begin their service in housekeeping, unless they have specialized skills (plumbing, electrical, construction, etc.). Approximately a 50 hour work week during the growing season.

What will you receive as a work exchanger?

  • based on the business season, Enota serves a buffet style lunch and dinner each day. If Enota does not put out a buffet, self-serve food is available in the farm house kitchen
  • stipends or bonus awards for selected work exchangers
  • free accommodation (tent site, bed in a dormitory or private room based on availability)
  • free internet
  • free laundry service
  • free long distance calls within the USA
  • group activities

All work-exchangers are welcome to stay for the season (April 1 – November 31) or longer.  Shorter stays are also availale, a minimum of 4 months is preferred.

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