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What is WWOOF? |
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The basic and simple idea of wwoofing is that you willing to volunteer in a farm for several hours a day five days a week and in return you receive from your host free food and accommodation. anyone above 18 years old from any nationality can join WWOOF Israel.
Today, the WWOOF - World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms - is spread all over the planet, so if you’re into organic movement and want to join other WWOOFers it can open a world of possibilities for you to explore.
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How does it Work? |
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WWOOFing is a great way to contribute the health of the planet.
The principle is simple and consists on the idea that
the WWOOFers - members of the organization - can offer
to help any WWOOF host in exchange for meals and accommodation.
The Hosts growing can vary from one host to the other
and that way the WWOOF members can explore
the organic type of life that interest them the most.
For more information please read the WWOOFer Guide
To preview the farm list click here
Or Join WWOOF Israel |
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A Brief History of WWOOF |
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For a full history written by the Founder of WWOOF, Click here
The WWOOF Organization was established in 1971 by Sue Coppard is an organization dedicated to helping those who would like to volunteer on organic farms. Sue Coppard, a secretary working in London at that time, was into the organic life but didn’t have the means to do it herself. She arranged the first WWOOFers group to go for a one-weekend trial at the biodynamic farm at Emerson College in Sussex. Needless to say the trial was a success and pretty soon other farmers and smallholders wanted to take WWOOFers to work on weekend basis. The farmers and WWOOFers found this collaboration very effective and enjoyable and this way the WWOOF snowball started to roll.
The WWOOF UK organization grew very quickly and established the systems in which farmers and WWOOFers benefit and enjoy their WWOOFing experience. The organization is showing a rare democratic spirit by implementing improvement suggestions from the members of the WWOOF regarding the relations between the hosts and the volunteers and so the world organization is constantly improving in order to make the WWOOF experience the best it can be for you.
One of the goals of WWOOF is to contribute to the redevelopment and use of organic systems and to spread this way of life around the world. It is suitable to anyone who is into organic type of life (the subscription fee is low enough) and it is proven as a fun way of changing the participants lives by demonstrating a more natural way of living.
Today, many countries have their own WWOOF branch that organize and publish the list of local Hosts (organic farms that are willing to host WWOOFers). The countries that don’t have a local WWOOF branch of their own are published as independent hosts and are can be found on several websites on the internet.
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