wwoof

present singular third person wwoofs · participle present wwoofing · participle past wwoofed · past wwoofed

1. To work on an organic farm in exchange for room, board, and education in organic farming.

   An Australian, Over50, posted on lowimpact: "I wwoofed on six organic farms in the UK a few years ago and except for one, I found it a disappointing experience. In all cases, none of my hosts met me at stations or bus stations when they said they would.

   2011 April 22, Rebecca Smithers, “Want to be a wwoofer?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of willing worker on organic farms.

   Part of the wwoof idea is that the farmers teach the wwoofers about organic farming but the reality is that the farmers often pick up as much as they share.

   2002, Chris Stewart, A Parrot in the Pepper Tree

1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.

   As such, while the primary focus of the WWOOF venture is organic farming, hosting volunteer travelers is a secondary objective.

   2012, Kirsten Holmes, Karen Smith, Managing Volunteers in Tourism, page 265

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   Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

   2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146

   This research examines Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) as a scene of civic agriculture that can inspire progressive embodied food politics and counteract the dominance of the neoliberal food regime.

   2016, Theo Holtwick, Sowing Seeds of Civic Agriculture

   If you want to WWOOF in countries that have their own WWOOF organisation like Italy or Korea, it is necessary to join the national WWOOF organisation before you can obtain addresses of their member properties. This usually costs €15–€40 per year.

   2017, Susan Griffith, Work Your Way Around the World, 17th edition, Crimson Publishing, →ISBN

present singular third person WWOOFs · participle present WWOOFing · participle past WWOOFed · past WWOOFed

1. alternativeAlternative form of wwoof.

   Furthermore, these tourists generally have WWOOFed before (Nordbø et al., 2020) and present a short length of stay (Ord & Amer, 2010).

   2022, Elena Borin, Mara Cerquetti, Marta Crispí, Cultural Leadership in Transition Tourism, page 300

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   There was a survey completed recently by a Lund University student named Maggie Melin, in which over 1,400 WWOOFers participated. 67.3% WWOOFed to learn more about organic farming; 70.9% to have a chance to live with locals; 35% to improve language skills; 48% to save money; 62.2% to travel around the country; 52.2% to reconnect with nature; and 51.8% to have a break from their everyday lives.

   2012, Astra Lincoln, Vocational Vagabond, Volunteer Vacationer

   Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

   2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146