Soil lovers, this one is for you!

Soil lovers, this one is for you!

WWOOF UK is pleased to be working with Mycoharmonics to offer one WWOOF UK member a free place on their upcoming 5-day Natural Farming Course at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester. The course takes place from 16th – 20th October 2026 and the place...
Toad in the Hole: The Latest from Mr Fluttergrub

Toad in the Hole: The Latest from Mr Fluttergrub

Meadow with oxeye daisies and maturing woodland beyond. From heat-stressed tomatoes and aphid-hunting ladybirds to a remarkably settled greenhouse toad, Mr Fluttergrub shares four snapshots from a busy start to the summer growing season. Overheated Tomatoes Monday...
The Ground We Share: a day of land, learning and community

The Ground We Share: a day of land, learning and community

On Saturday 4th July, we gathered at Stepney City Farm in London for The Ground We Share, a one-day WWOOF UK gathering all about land, learning, community and the many different ways people find their way into growing. And what a day it was. Around 40 people joined...
“Working with my hands is my Zen moment”

“Working with my hands is my Zen moment”

The Chisholme Institute by Aurel von Marx At WWOOF, we often talk about learning from the land, but that learning does not belong to one age, background or stage of life. People come to WWOOFing for all sorts of reasons: to gain practical skills, to step away from...
Why people are drawn to land-based learning

Why people are drawn to land-based learning

There comes a point in modern life when a person looks up from their laptop, having just replied to an email about an email regarding a meeting to discuss another meeting, and thinks: surely this cannot be it. Surely the great human project was not designed to end...