A reflection of WWOOF

A reflection of WWOOF

By Petra Engstrom Hello! My name is Petra Engstrom, and I just finished my first WWOOFing adventure. It was truly a wonderful experience and very inspiring for my future goals of starting my own farm. Growing up in Southern California, my family always had a garden...
Bringing biodiversity back to the land

Bringing biodiversity back to the land

By Stuart and Julie Atkins WWOOFing has been an integral part to our evolution here at Plas Y Maes. Our WWOOFing journey began before Covid where we had a mixed experience with our WWOOFers at the time. We had a lot of students, with some not actually wanting to work,...
Lower Shaw Farm loves WWOOFers

Lower Shaw Farm loves WWOOFers

By Matt Holland [Farm resident] Legend has it that the very first mention of working weekends on organic farms was made by WWOOF founder Sue Coppard over a cup of tea in the mid-1970s at Lower Shaw Farm. And ever since, to honour that beginning, the farm – actually...
The 200th WWOOFer

The 200th WWOOFer

By Vida Chapman Quite a coincidence that Mike, the editor of the Lammas edition of the newsletter, should ask me to write an article while I was hosting my 200th WWOOFer! I wrote an article for my 100th WWOOFer in 2017. The Old Smiddy is a 4 acre organic...
Classifieds – Lammas ’24

Classifieds – Lammas ’24

Welcome to the WWOOF UK classifieds section. The place to find out about job vacancies, courses, festivals and other opportunities to connect with nature. Is there an event or announcement you’d like to share here? Send an email to: editor@wwoof.org.uk New one-day...