Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms

 – is a worldwide movement to link people with organic farmers, promote an educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices.

Founded in 1971, WWOOF was is one of the world’s first educational and cultural exchange programs. Today, WWOOF is in more than 132 countries around the world and still growing.

WWOOF is a cultural and educational program focused on sustainable agriculture. Visitors, or ‘WWOOFers’, share in daily life with their host and learn about organic farming and sustainability while spending about half of each day helping out on a farm. Hosts offer accommodation and meals to visitors, with no money exchanged between hosts and WWOOFers.

WWOOF brings people together from diverse corners of the world who share similar values and philosophies, and provides them with a new connection to a fresh and vibrant community.

Becoming a WWOOF member means you agree to the values of the WWOOF Charter.

If you sign up as a WWOOFer, you will be able to contact the hosts in the United Kingdom and plan your stay with them online. WWOOFing is a way to learn practical farming skills, be part of the organic agriculture movement, and experience the heart of its culture.

Do you have a rural project? Becoming a host allows you to stay open to the world by hosting WWOOFers from all walks of life. It’s also an opportunity to receive physical and moral support for your agricultural project and exchange ideas, values, and knowledge.

Mission

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a worldwide movement to link visitors with organic farmers, promote a cultural and educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming and sustainability practices.

The founding idea of WWOOF…

is to facilitate exchanges around sustainable living and organic agriculture in pursuit of living in harmony with nature. WWOOF provides a way for people to learn about organic food, farming, and culture. In doing so it brings together people who share similar values and philosophies. WWOOF aims to provide helping hands to its hosts and at the same time allows visitors to learn what it means to grow one’s own food sustainably.

WWOOF’s goal

is to provide individuals from all around the world the opportunity to
gain practical skills in organic farming and gardening
experience rural living while sharing in the everyday life of your host
further the organic and sustainability movement
participate in a cultural exchange

WWOOF’s aim

• Create a network within the ecological movement.
• Promote, inform and educate about agro-ecological farming and sustainability.
• Present ecological methods as viable alternatives.
• Promote solidarity between people as well as an ethical economy

Share daily life with farmers and growers

WWOOFing provides you with a way to learn about organic food, agriculture, and sustainable ways of living. You will also have the opportunity to meet local people, make friends and create new connections with the land.

WWOOFers spend their days living with the host family and learning about agro-ecological and sustainable farming methods through first-hand experience, with no money exchanged between hosts and WWOOFers.

WWOOF is organized on a national basis, so first choose your destination and then sign up with that WWOOF group.

WWOOFers get involved with many different activities such as planting, harvesting,, making compost, animal care, helping with eco-construction projects and much more.

WWOOFers can develop practical skills and learn about different aspects of organic agriculture and sustainable living.