Willing Workers On Organic Farms
- A form of cultural exchange in
which WWOOFers live and work as family with host farms, and learn about the
skills of organic growing and the area they are visiting. WWOOF
Australia and their hosts make travelling in Australia easy, safe and more fun
for both Australian and Overseas Visitors. Anyone over the age of 17 can join WWOOF. WWOOF Australia members can be of
any nationality - including Australian.
Working in exchange for food and accommodation is the basis of all WWOOFing.
Time spent working varies according to the degree of self-sufficiency
expected, how busy the host is at the time of your visit and other factors -
but it should average out at about a half day's work for a full day's keep. We
suggest that 4 to 6 hours a day is fair exchange for a days full board and
accommodation.
WWOOFing gives you first hand experience of organic growing methods by helping your hosts, a chance to
meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement, an
opportunity to learn about life in the host country by living, and
working, as family.
The minimum stay on a WWOOF farm is two nights, the maximum stay is by mutual
agreement between you and your host. Most stays are for a few days only, but
there are a number of hosts who encourage longer term stays up to as long as six
months, usually after a trial period of four or five days.
The work you will
do for these hosts is likely to be wide and variable - it could be anything the
host needs done which you are capable of!
Since you work as
family there are no set hours, but an average of four to six hours daily would
be a fair exchange.
This list gives
you an indication of some of the more common tasks:
Work on
Farms; Sowing, Compost
making, Planting, Wood
cutting, Weeding, Harvesting, Milking, Building, Mud-brick
making, Fencing, Feeding, Packing.
Work on
Non-Farms; Gardening, Child-minding, Office
work, Typing, Computer
work.
Willing Workers On Organic Farms
Buchan 3885
Victoria,
Australia
Phone: +61-3-5155-0218
Fax:
+61-3-5155-0342
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