Has anyone tried WWOOF-ing?

[addictivepersona]

^ Who said it was round-trip? For some, they stay where they end up.

 

[Max Power]

^ Who said it was round-trip? For some, they stay where they end up.

thought it was clear my post was referring specifically to just my own situation.

 

[Belisarius]

A good friend of mine has been into this for years; it's taken her all over the world, and she has nothing but good things to say about it. Note that she's a hard-core nomad to begin with, though; it's not really my cup of tea.

 

[addictivepersona]

thought it was clear my post was referring specifically to just my own situation.

Missed that, sorry.

 

[B1tO'RoughJack]

Considering doing it myself - just made friends with the UK organizer (or whatever her title is)...was gonna do it in India but ended up not going just yet.

Great idea.

 

[Hazyasusual]

Im super psyched that i found this thread, its inspired me quite a bit, i've been playing with the idea of wwoofing for about a year now but havent done anything about it. Im going to try to get into it around winter or maybe next summer

 

[gr33n3y3z]

would you be so kind to fill the rest of us in? I'm getting images of you barking like a dog or something and im sure thats not right

Old comment, but I fucking laughed my ass off.

 

[Max Power]

Bump because this idea has always interested me.

 

[Dtergent]

I've done it in several countries and gained so much from it. In terms of running a farm, you see practical scenarios. If you only have a couple of weeks, some places offer short stays. I would chuck a whole itinerary to farmstay. However, you won't always get lucky and some places tend to use free labor in a weird way, but you can always up and leave if it's terrible.

Generally if you have an interest in agriculture, doing hard work, and long-stay travel you should look into it. I've even made lifelong friends (and learning resources) from contacting farmers about staying, even in instances where my trips didn't pull through! If you have a garden, I would suggest farmstaying and coming home and experimenting with learnings-- don't wait til you acquire land or quit your day job!

 

[Tude]

I've learned something new today. I'd never heard of this before. I might try it! Did some research already, and there's a place that does it where I live. Sounds great!