Who needs Wwoof when you can just work for the people in your community?

I've totally accidentally done my own version of WWOOF this year, except I'm the one getting paid :]
What with my dumb garden, all of the work I did over the Summer, and the work I'm doing this fall, I'm getting a couple seasons of the equivalent of signing up for WWOOF, I think.
Today I learned how to track and catch gophers, and I'm learning a lot about yard and garden winterization.

I'm still thinking I could just apprentice to people in my town instead of going to college, but that doesn't really solve my problem of not knowing anyone my age :/ Oy...