WWOOF UK needs YOU! We’re recruiting Trustees

Mar 20, 2023

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 way of life brings? 🌱

We welcome interest from anyone who believes WWOOFing can help make a better, fairer and greener world. You don’t have to be (or have been) a member but you do need to have energy and commitment to help us grow and make WWOOFing the ‘go to’ organisation for people to experience and learn about sustainable ways of living and growing. Think you can help? To find out more information (with absolutely no commitment to doing anything further) please email us here.

Please note that being a Trustee of WWOOF UK is a voluntary unpaid position

Picture of a sub-set of the WWOOF UK family, some staff, trustees and friends alongside our founder, Sue, at our 50th Anniversary of WWOOF celebration.

What does the role of WWOOF Trustee involve?

  • coming to a maximum of 3 face-to-face meetings per year, with fellow Trustees and WWOOF staff (these could be anywhere in the UK). Previously there have been two overnight meetings in March and October, and a one-day meeting in July in Birmingham. This pattern of meetings may change in future
  • attending monthly online catch-ups with fellow Trustees 
  • responding regularly and promptly to e-mail and acting on tasks you’ve volunteered to do
  • being prepared, according to expertise and interest, to take lead responsibility for guiding and advising on particular aspects of WWOOF UK’s organisation and activity (e.g. finance, IT, publicity, legal etc.) 
  • keeping up to date with WWOOF UK developments by reading and contributing to documents (usually via email and Google Drive)
  • keeping up to date with wider developments (e.g. govt. policy changes, legislation, environmental issues) that impact on WWOOFing and WWOOF UK as an organisation 
Through the lens of a WWOOFer

Through the lens of a WWOOFer

By Joel Davies Last March, my partner and I left our careers and lives in London to embark on a year of working on diverse farms and agricultural projects between the UK and France. Having worked together as ‘Creatives’ in advertising, we’d become disillusioned and...

A giant fan of WWOOFing

A giant fan of WWOOFing

by Anna Locke of Small Meadow Farm I am a giant fan of WWOOFING. It has literally been the golden key, unlocking my project from one of my biggest challenges, - being a woman in my 50's now and losing strength, but with an endless list of tasks to complete on the...

BOO! And other lessons on the unexpected

BOO! And other lessons on the unexpected

By Julia Taliesin “So, what made you decide to do this?” Is a common question I get when I tell people about WWOOFing (and something I ask my fellow WWOOFers). For me, it was a breakup and job loss that happened one after the other almost a year ago. Talk about a jump...

Classifieds – Samhain ’23

Classifieds – Samhain ’23

Welcome to the WWOOF UK Classifieds section. Here you can find postings from members and other friends of WWOOF UK regarding opportunities, job listings, property advertisements and more. Have something you’d like listed in our Classifieds section? Send us an...

Hive Mind – Samhain ’23

Hive Mind – Samhain ’23

Do you have a question for the ‘hive mind’? Do you have any answers to these questions? Do you have any top tips you want to share? Feel free to email the editor – editor@wwoof.org.uk We shared a question from a member on what to do about...