“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...
A little corner of Scotland

A little corner of Scotland

By Mackie Sinclair-Parry WWOOF is a big part of our lives. Our journey to restore our walled garden in the heart of East Lothian began all the way back in 2011. It was hard work, the grass was up by our waist and half of the land was covered in Christmas trees, some...
Seasonal recipe: Elderflower Champagne

Seasonal recipe: Elderflower Champagne

By Josine Atsma You could be drinking this within just a few weeks, which shouldn’t be too hard, as it’s only very light in alcohol and very refreshing on a warm day. Ingredients 10 heads of elderflowersZest and juice of 2 lemonsFermentation VesselLid for fermentation...
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...