organic news

Mar 2, 2015

Many of you may already know that the Soil Association provides a daily media digest by e-mail with the intention of keeping you up-to-date with latest news and issues related to organic food and farming. It’s free and you can subscribe to it using: action.soilassociation.org/page/s/todaysnews. Our editor signed up a few months ago, has been informed and interested by many of the items and would love to know whether you think it provides information that’s of interest to WWOOF UK’s members. Please use editor@wwoof.org.uk to tell her. 

A new issue of The Land – that beautifully presented ‘occasional magazine about land rights’ – has recently been published. It is, as always, packed full of well-written articles on a range of subjects with an emphasis in this edition on the question of rising human population. To order a copy online use: www.thelandmagazine.org.uk 

During April to June Emerson College is planning to run three new short courses. They are workshops and are ‘open to anyone with an interest in organic, sustainable or biodynamic ways of growing food, caring for our environment and community, or in the way we educate and care for each other’. For more detailed information use: www.emerson.org.uk/shortcourses

Episode 7 – Claudio Pozzi

Episode 7 – Claudio Pozzi

The guest of this episode is Claudio Pozzi from WWOOF Italia. Despite being the founder of WWOOF Italia, Claudio played a key role in the early development of the Federation of WWOOF Organisation. His long term involvement and his vision of the WWOOF movement are very...

WWOOF UK needs YOU! We’re recruiting Trustees

WWOOF UK needs YOU! We’re recruiting Trustees

Would you like to join an existing group of five dedicated individuals who are committed to overseeing the direction of WWOOF UK? Do you want to help more people experience first-hand the meaningful connection to self, land and others that immersion in a low impact...

25% off WWOOF UK membership until 2nd April

25% off WWOOF UK membership until 2nd April

Use discount code DAFFODILS when you sign up before the 2nd April for a 25% discount on any WWOOF UK membership. Don't be an April fool and miss out on this great discount! We have lots of hosts eagerly awaiting new enthusiastic WWOOFers for the season, and plenty of...

Follow up ‘Rat Control’ responses

Follow up ‘Rat Control’ responses

Thank you all for such a great array of responses to the #PennToPaper Rat Control article in the last newsletter. If you didn’t get around to reading it or want to refresh your memory, then here’s the link. Read on to explore the answers you all contributed, and don't...

Lesley Gorski a WWOOFing legacy

Lesley Gorski a WWOOFing legacy

Last year, we received the sombre news that long-standing WWOOFer Lesley Gorski had passed away. We were very saddened to hear this news as Lesley was well known by WWOOF staff, and had been one of the last remaining old-school members still using the...