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Sleep and Eat for Free on an American Farm if You 'WWOOF'

May 5, 2010 at 2:00 PM | by | Comments (0)

Looking for something to do on your summer vacation? Why not try WWOOF-ing it across America. The Organization, World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) offers volunteers food and accommodations in exchange for one half-day of volunteer work on a registered host farm.

WWOOF's website lists host farm profiles from around the world, not just in the U.S., which contain information about the farm's location, general responsibilities, and lifestyle of the host. If you are interested in volunteering at a particular farm, WWOOF helps you contact the host and make arrangements for spending time with them, not only helping out but learning about organic farming and gardening.

There is no minimum time requirement, so some WWOOFers stay on one farm for several weeks while others take weekend getaways to WWOOF farms whenever they can.

Farm owner Rachelle Bostwick explained that the experience can be life changing: "How much impact can a weekend have? But it changes lives," Bostwick told MLive.com. "It's so profound—it's just weeding, seeding, harvesting, but it's bigger than it seems." To become a WWOOFer, you can join WWOOF online for access to the Online Directory of more than 1200 Host Farms in the US, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. There is a $30 yearly registration fee when joining.

Related Stories:
· WWOOF USA [Official Site]
· Organic farm in Sparta brings growers closer to food they eat [MLive]
· Volunteer Travel Coverage [Jaunted]

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