42 Acres in WNC Needs A Couple To Grow With

I recently purchased an old, overgrown farm near Murphy, NC, and am excited by the future potential. With retirement looming, my goal is to find an industrious and possibly experienced couple to build and operate this farm. Pasturing pigs and goats is important to me, as well as some produce. Other than that I am prepared to offer a clean slate for initiating whatever programs you would like. Cheese-making and meat-curing would be great additions. Fences are almost complete, and we will be building barns soon!
I can offer a 2 bedroom house, electricity, wifi, a vehicle, and a salary.
My goal is not to make this farm profitable, only productive.

Kind offer Ted. Do you have any pictures to share?

Thank you for the time.

If an opening is available for lightly skilled labor let me know at the email in the image., thanks

Hello my wife and I are looking for a small homestead atmosphere we are both in our 40s but that being said we have lived off the grid several times in eastern Kentucky with no running water outhouses as well and very limited electricity. We will both work our buttz off to maintain a place to settle down. During this pandemic we have saved up some cash and only have a small car and clothes to bring. We are used to hard work and we want to be in a productive society, that being said we are very self oriented and we work very well together. My email is davidbruhn75@icloud.com if you have any thing available and would like two sets of helping hands on your farm please email me back thank you

Hi there!

My name is Ashley and my partner and I would be extremely interested in helping you out if you're still looking for assistance. We'll be relocating to Johnson City, TN next month and are looking for learning/working opportunities in TN and NC Feel free to shoot me an email at ashleylgnar@gmail.com if you'd like to chat.

Thanks!

Hello,
If this position is still open, we are a family with two young sons open to a long term position at a working farm to gain experience. People we admire are Joel Salatin, Wendell Berry and my grandfather who raises Angus cows in Iowa. Please reach out at Caitlinbrittain @ Gmail . Com if you are still looking for someone.

Hi Ted,
Did you find your people or are you still looking?

My name is Henry, 32 yes old, 6’4”, 200lbs, green-hazel eyes, light caramel skin, strong and able!
My contact email is hgkarmo@gmail.com
My cell is 508 571 6109
I have been preparing for this moment for many years, unknowingly, I graduated college with an engineering degree which helped me broaden my knowledge in getting over and around engineering obstacles living off-grid.

We are a 22 and 25 year old couple (Anthony & Michayla) who is looking for land to live on in exchange for labor around the property, or any other work you may have for us. Anthony (25) has experience in pest control & some handy-man skills, but other than that we only have blue collar experience. We are hoping that through mentorship we can gain knowledge and eventually take on more responsibilities in exchange for a place on your property to build a tiny home or if not possible, just park a camper van. We are hoping that through this symbiotic relationship we can gain the hands on experience to begin our own homestead one day. We are quite, humble people with a sweet dog named Harper, who has more farm experience than we do (:

Hi Anthony,

I just read your post. Are you still looking for a place to stay in exchange for work? Here is what I am looking for. I am purchasing 10 acres of gorgeous woods in Northern Florida with an abandoned home and two sheds. In exchange for living onsite for a year, I am looking for someone to rehab this home so it's off-grid ready. That means it must be structurally sound, painted, cleaned and as whole is inhabitable without adding solar power, showers, toilet or anything else that may require too much experience.

We are not connected at all so water may be an issue for you when living there-- we could talk about this. Once the home is complete (is inhabitable), we can discuss the future about the following year, maybe you two learning how to put in solar, dig a well connected to solar, composting toilet, aquifer shower, etc. For now I would just like the home to look pleasant on the inside and out. We can learn the off grid stuff as we go.

I am willing to work with you two on how we do this. I would be living in another state so it really would be all yours to explore.
Let me know if you are interested,
nnwasmer@gmail.com

Thank you
Natalie

Howdy! I'm gonna send you a PM message, I am very interested in talking further. I really want to be in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I have deeper connections with that Land than anyplace else.
Take care,
Cam

Hello my wife and I are interested on talking with you about your ideal opportunity. We moved to Colorado last year with some land at an extreme elevation and it just wasn't time yet. So we came back to Durham to regroup. I'd love to share ideas ans plans. I'm not very tech savvy so feel free to send me a text at 984-243-1358. . Thanks and have a blessed day

Ted Cook wrote:I recently purchased an old, overgrown farm near Murphy, NC, and am excited by the future potential. With retirement looming, my goal is to find an industrious and possibly experienced couple to build and operate this farm. Pasturing pigs and goats is important to me, as well as some produce. Other than that I am prepared to offer a clean slate for initiating whatever programs you would like. Cheese-making and meat-curing would be great additions. Fences are almost complete, and we will be building barns soon!
I can offer a 2 bedroom house, electricity, wifi, a vehicle, and a salary.
My goal is not to make this farm profitable, only productive.

Hello there, how are you? I'd love to hear more of you..your farm! I'm very interested in it. I'm in my 50s single.  I have raised my 3 sons, all grown and gone and now I'm starting all over...I don't have anything other then I'm a hard working woman, born and raised in a third world country til we came to america 30 something years ago.
Thank you
208 220 5702 would love to hear back from you all
Anna

Howdy! My husband and I would like to speak with you. Call or email anytime

928-641-8565 Mark
928-641-8563 Susan

Yes! Me and wife have been praying to relocate and begin are homesteading dreams
Names Shawn and grew up on Farm in Virginia.  Farming and chainsawing isn't even work to me. In great great shape. Work from 4am to 8pm. Because it's what I love.
540-677-1060 look for your call if there is still land available. I can do just about anything.
God Bless!

Ted Cook wrote:I recently purchased an old, overgrown farm near Murphy, NC, and am excited by the future potential. With retirement looming, my goal is to find an industrious and possibly experienced couple to build and operate this farm. Pasturing pigs and goats is important to me, as well as some produce. Other than that I am prepared to offer a clean slate for initiating whatever programs you would like. Cheese-making and meat-curing would be great additions. Fences are almost complete, and we will be building barns soon!
I can offer a 2 bedroom house, electricity, wifi, a vehicle, and a salary.
My goal is not to make this farm profitable, only productive.

Please contact me asap my husband and i r desperately seeking a place to go to get away from our insane roommate and r more then willing to come help in exchange for a place to live
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Hello my name is Janet, my husband and I would love to help. I have a 12 year old child homeschooled but can be a great help. Please advise if the position is still available we are in our 40s live in Miami.

My phone number? Is 786-982-5493.
Thank you

Hey I'm interested in the ad you have for the 42 ace property

Hey I'm new to this forum and this is my first post but I just learned about work in exchange for land on the online community. Me and my wife live in Virginia next to DC and we can't seem to get ahead enough to buy even a 1 acre parcel (at least not anywhere close to here) so we can start our dream of building a homestead. We're middle aged but hard workers and I'm completely ready and capable to build my own little home using all raw materials on said land with my own 2 hands and my wife's help as well. With that said this is the first forum I've looked at that somewhat fits and I know it's a little ways from where we are but we're willing to relocate. Anything to not waste any more time. I seen where you have 42 acres and you offered a bedroom up. Im just curious if you would be open to let us work on your property indefinitely and help it thrive in exchange for just an acre. We're totally open minded respectful fair and desperately searching for just a little small piece of dirt that we can call our own and enjoy God's intended use of for life and escape the noise of the city and help the ones around us in peace and harmony. Im going to leave my name and number in hopes that this reaches you or if it's too late or not what your looking for then maybe someone else with similar intentions reads this and it would be a good fit. Either way God bless you. I respect what your doing and hope your farm thrives for everyone on it for generations to come.
Best regards,
Brandon
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Hello!

My girlfriend and I came across your post about the old farm near Murphy, NC, and we’re genuinely excited—it sounds like exactly the kind of opportunity we’ve been seeking as we build toward full homesteading.

We’re a quiet, reliable couple in our mid-30s (together 4 years) who’ve been living a minimalist RV lifestyle for years while actively pursuing self-sufficiency. For the past 6 months, we’ve been on-site property caretaking for an owner while they sell their home (handling maintenance, repairs, security, showings, and general oversight). We’re wrapping that up and planning to relocate within the next 2 months at most, so your timing feels spot-on. We have been in Maine for the last 3 winters and will be planning to leave soon.

We currently live year-round in a self-contained 16ft travel trailer (minimal needs: electric + water), but we’re very open and enthusiastic about moving into the 2-bedroom house you’re offering.

Why we feel we’d be a strong, long-term fit:

- Hands-on blue-collar experience: I grew up around tools and machinery and have spent years in physical jobs as well as odd jobs—property caretaking, snowmaking, wildlife control, warehouse/assembly lines, lawn services, hotel maintenance, fencing, and more. I’m fairly comfortable with most power tools better than someone who is green, equipment, basic plumbing/electrical, building projects, and farm/ranch work. I’m a quick learner and enjoy hands-on problem-solving.
- My girlfriend brings excellent management and customer-service skills—she’s highly organized and keeps operations running smoothly.
- Your priorities (pasturing pigs and goats, growing produce, cheese-making, meat-curing) align perfectly with the skills we’re eager to develop and master. The clean-slate approach and upcoming barn-building are especially appealing—we’re ready to dive in and help create productive, sustainable systems.
- We have two young, well-behaved Siberian Huskies (exercised daily on hikes, fed fresh homemade food).
- Excellent property references available from current and past caretaking roles.

We truly appreciate that the goal is productivity rather than profit, and we’d love to contribute full-time to bringing the farm’s potential to life while learning from you as retirement approaches.

Could you share a little more about the acreage size, expected move-in timeline, and general salary range? We’d be happy to hop on a call to discuss details and answer any questions you have if it sounds like this might be something you'd be interested in.

Thank you—we’re really looking forward to the possibility of partnering with you on this exciting project.

207-500-0403...if we do not answer please leave details

Best regards,  

Drake & Hannah

Would love to chat about this opportunity. You can reach me at 321-347-2900

Just curious if you ever found anyone,