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...
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...
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...