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...
Japanese knotweed and pigs: a natural approach

Japanese knotweed and pigs: a natural approach

Can pigs help tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed? Exploring ideas from the US and what they could mean here in the UK. (Pigs used for land management and vegetation control. Credit: Moowy.co.uk) Japanese knotweed, one of the UK’s most persistent...
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,...
New beginnings: first time WWOOFing in Wales

New beginnings: first time WWOOFing in Wales

By Joel Rouse WWOOFing in Pembrokeshire was like being in another world despite being only 235 miles from where I live and work as a photographer and part-time travel blogger. London is home, and I work on Whitehall – one of London’s tourist hotspots,...
P/T paid work + volunteering. Live-in opportunity, West Wales

P/T paid work + volunteering. Live-in opportunity, West Wales

Part-time scythe packing [paid] for Scythe Cymru alongside part-time volunteering with Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust CIO. This opportunity would suit a couple or single person who: ● are interested in learning about scything, hand farming and low impact living● want...