From first seeds to their own fields

From first seeds to their own fields

Some people WWOOF for a few weeks and carry the experience quietly into the rest of their lives. Others find that it changes their direction completely. For Valentina and Tristan, WWOOFing became the beginning of a much larger journey.What started as a one-month stay...
Chickens, cheese and a first WWOOF experience

Chickens, cheese and a first WWOOF experience

Every WWOOFing journey begins somewhere.For Valli, that first stay was in Llandiloes, Wales, with the Dol Llys Housing Committee. Eight days of chickens, polytunnels, no-dig beds, daffodil fields, generous hosts, and one very memorable banoffee pie.Here, Valli shares...
Night visitors and pear problems

Night visitors and pear problems

Longstanding friend of WWOOF, nature lover, grower and careful observer of the land, Mr Fluttergrub is back with his latest notes from the plot.This month, his diary moves between small surprises and larger worries. A wildlife camera reveals who has been wandering...
Grounded in good news – May 2026

Grounded in good news – May 2026

Well May has certainly proven how quickly things can change. From the unusually warm spell to kick the spring off, to a lovely stretch of rain to hydrate the land again. And as every year, the birds get busier, the hedgerows thicken up and light stretches further into...
Top 10 things to plant in May

Top 10 things to plant in May

By May, things usually feel like they are properly underway. In most parts of the UK, the soil is warming up, seedlings are stretching on, and gardens, growing spaces and farm plots are starting to look much fuller. It is a month of momentum. There is plenty to sow,...