WWOOF presents an excellent opportunity to carry out a variety of activities related to organic farming. There is hardly any program which will give you so much exposure to organic farming. If you want to get hands-on experience on organic farming, there is nothing better than WWOOFing. What more do you want if you get to see the world at the same time?
Normally WWOOFers visit 3-4 farms during one trip, as it gives them an opportunity to learn more organic farming techniques and meet more people. The activities carried out on the host farm is an important criteria for WWOOFers to select hosts.
WWOOFers can carry out the following activities on WWOOF farms. Please note that these activities are indicative and you may not get the chance to learn them at many WWOOF farms.
Organic Farming:
- Nursery work
- Gardening (many hosts have a garden where they grow various herbs and vegetables for daily use)
- Sowing
- Mulching
- Composting
- Weeding (You will find weeds almost everywhere. But don’t mistaken trap crops and companion crops with weed)
- Planting companion crops
- Harvesting
- Forestry pruning
- Making wine
- Honey production or rearing honey bees for increasing the yield of crops
Organic Dairy Production
- Milking cows and goat
- Preparing cheese, butter and yoghurt
Organic Meat Production
- Fishing
- Feeding animals including ducks, poultry, pig, buffalo, cow, goats, sheep, ison,
- Gutting chicken
- Shearing sheep
- Butchering animals
Other
- Cooking (This is the most common activity, and you will enjoy it very much!)
- Taking care of children (many hosts have children and at times you will take care of the children as well)
- Building wall and fence (If your host has come building work going on, you can assist them. Some hosts have eco-building projects going on regularly. These are great fun to work on.)
- Designing websites (Any assistance with the computer is highly appreciated by hosts)
- Selling produce at markets (Local markets are a great fun to be at. You will see, how the day begins early when you have to take anything to the market)
- Weaving and stitching clothes
- Carpentry
- Pottery making (You will really love this!)
- Bush walking
- Hunting
Many WWOOF farms have a water body such as a pond or river within a very close distance and WWOOFers can enjoy swimming there. You will also see renewable energy systems such as solar systems and wind mills in use in and around WWOOF farms. If your host has a horse, you can also enjoy horse riding!
Chatting, eating and music (especially around a bonfire) are an integral part of WWOOF to the extent that some hosts prefer WWOOFers who are good at cooking and music.
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