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    • About
      • Our Mission
      • Our History
      • Our Land
      • Olive Oil
    • Get Involved
      • Events
      • Activist Retreat
      • Visit
      • Virtual Tour
      • Volunteer
      • Job Opportunities
    • Connections
      • Books + Writing
      • Friday Reflections
      • Weekly Walk
      • Haiku
      • Sharings
      • Memorial Book Dedication
      • Starcross Stories
    • Shop
    • Support Us
      • Donate Online
      • Ways to Give
    • Contact
      • Contact Us
      • E-List FAQs
      • Press
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our History
    • Our Land
    • Olive Oil
  • Get Involved
    • Events
    • Activist Retreat
    • Visit
    • Virtual Tour
    • Volunteer
    • Job Opportunities
  • Connections
    • Books + Writing
    • Friday Reflections
    • Weekly Walk
    • Haiku
    • Sharings
    • Memorial Book Dedication
    • Starcross Stories
  • Shop
  • Support Us
    • Donate Online
    • Ways to Give
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • E-List FAQs
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Volunteer at Starcross!

Helping Hands

WWOOF and Workaway

One-Time Volunteering

One-Time Volunteering

We accept volunteers from WWOOF and  Workaway on a rolling basis, but are more open to admittance May-December. 


We require a brief questionnaire and Zoom interview before acceptance. 


Much more detailed information is available on our profiles. To view, click here:

WWOOF | WORKAWAY

volunteer picking olives

One-Time Volunteering

One-Time Volunteering

One-Time Volunteering

During certain seasons, such as the olive harvest or when blackberries are plentiful, there may be opportunities for one-day volunteering at Starcross. Bring your friends, family, schedule a work-retreat, or a plan a personal, peaceful getaway from the city! 

volunteers with food pantry boxes

Food Pantry

One-Time Volunteering

Food Pantry

The pantry runs every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 2-4 pm. Local folks and farm volunteers organize and facilitate the Food Pantry.


We can always use more drivers to help deliver food from the Redwood Empire Food Bank to Starcross! Contact us if interested.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at community@starcross.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Starcross Community is in the hamlet of Annapolis, in the northwest corner of Sonoma County, 7 miles from the Pacific Ocean and near Sea Ranch and the village of Gualala. For those needing to use public transportation, there is a coastal bus service. You can check out our guide to using public transportation here!


Room

Volunteers stay in our remodeled 1902 farmhouse, which is furnished with towels, bed linens, cooking utensils, etc. Bathrooms and kitchen are shared. The kitchen has a coffee maker, toaster, blender, and basic cooking utensils. Washer and dryer available but please bring your own laundry detergent. The farmhouse atmosphere is tranquil and we hope you will be considerate while dwelling there. There is no television. Smoking is not allowed. We have a Zero Tolerance policy for sexual harassment.


Board

Volunteers receive $50/week for groceries, and fresh produce from the farm is available in season. At Starcross, all diets are welcome. There may be some basics in the farmhouse kitchen such as pasta, rice, oil, oats, salt, and pepper. On your way to Starcross, stop in Petaluma if you are driving up Hwy 1 along the coast, or Santa Rosa or Healdsburg if you are arriving via Skaggs Springs Rd. from the East. Gualala, 10 miles north of the Annapolis Rd on Hwy 1, has two small grocery stores, but they are often more expensive thatn the city.


Volunteers work 4 hours per day, Monday-Friday. Typical jobs vary according to the season, as well as with any given volunteers experience and expertise. Please tell us about yourself and any particular gifts you may have!


This is a peaceful place where we respect nature and each other. volunteers typically have afternoons free. Folks spend time in various ways: exploring coastal trails, doing yoga, cooking, strolling among the olive groves, reading under the redwood trees (we have a library of books available), playing board/card games, going down to the ocean or river, and watching the amazing sunsets. Sometimes volunteers go in to the “bustling metropolis” of Gualala for the weekly secondhand store or a cup of coffee!


Verizon service works well at Starcross while other providers have limited to no coverage. The farmhouse has wifi and there are several other wifi networks throughout the property, which generally provides sufficient coverage. The Starcross land line is available if necessary.


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Starcross Monastic Community

Starcross Community 34500 Annapolis Road Annapolis, CA 95412 US

(707) 886-1919

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