The WWOOFing way during Covid-19
COVID Restrictions in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and the ACT have tightened recently, with many more families contemplating the security of their jobs. WWOOF Farms are Essential Businesses and WWOOFers are Essential Volunteers, so if you are looking to help on a farm, WWOOFing will be a great option for you. We ask our Volunteers to […]
Fermented Vegetables – Gut Health
Fermented Vegetables It’s so easy and economical to make fermented vegetables like Kimchi, Sauerkraut and Kvass with Masontops Vegetable Fermentation Range and Caldwell’s Vegetable Starter Culture. Fermentation starters, advice and everything you need for Gut Health are available from Nourish Me Organics Benefits of Fermentation? Fermentation is first and foremost a means of preservation; it is […]
Organic Agriculture Association, News Update
Biochar Workshop & Discussion Group It is my intention is to do a Biochar burn on Sun the 1st, Sat the 7th, OR Sun the 8th of November, and I invite anyone interested in Biochar, the process or use, and/or that is willing to contribute their knowledge to […]
Creating a dream, never give up!
Meet WWOOF Australia Hosts Tracey and Dean Shipley from Gough Bay, Victoria. Tracey and Dean fell in love with mazes after visiting the Ashcome Maze on the Mornington Peninsular. After visiting many other examples with their children Candice, Ben, Jack and Sam they were hooked and decided to plant one of their own! After finding […]
What is Achacha Fruit? WWOOF in QLD and find out today!
Meet Bruce and Margaret Hill WWOOF Australia Host for 6 years! Bruce and Margaret Hill are the owners of Palm Creek Plantation which is is located 45km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway, at the base of Mt Elliot. They were the first commercial grower of the Achacha in the world, and remain […]
Meet Big Swing Organics
We (Christy and DJ) have the most wonderful piece of paradise in Northern NSW, in the Byron Hinterland. We have owned our little piece of heaven for about 2.5 years. Our working farm has 400 mature, organic avocado trees that had been neglected for several years before we bought the property. We are working hard […]
WWOOF in remote Western Australia
Meet Wendy and Ray Hoseason-Smith Western Australia WWOOF Hosts who live in the beautiful, remote, beef cattle station in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia. Our beautiful, remote station is located in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. We produce beef cattle, mainly for the local Australian market. Our focus is on managing our cattle to […]
WWOOFing in Baldivis
Introducing Peter & Nirvana WWOOF Australia Hosts from Western Australia. WWOOFing in Baldivis is an experience that will last a lifetime. It’s a hobby farm, and work varies from gardening to international cooking experience. I asked Nirvana a few questions and here is what she had to say. Why did you choose to become a WWOOF […]
The passing of a Wonderful Host
WWOOF Australia has lost a very dear friend. Dennis Shearing passed away last week at the age of 74, and will be missed by so many WWOOFers and fellow Hosts. Dennis had been a WWOOF Host for over 20 years and touched the lives of everyone that crossed his path. Dennis was a teacher of […]
Learn from the experts – WWOOFing
Welcome to our new Hosts Juan and Juan wwoof.com.au/members/johnmoreira/ Both Juans are farmers from the Hunter Valley of NSW devoted to fresh, handmade, locally grown and produced gourmet food. The land is kept free of pesticides and chemical fertilisers were farming animals are grass fed and free to roam. All gourmet products are specially made […]
Sustainable Living, Go WWOOFing
Meet Heather and David Bray! WWOOF Hosts for 8 years. For 35 years now, on 940 acres of diverse plateau-edge forest with spectacular gorge pools and waterfalls, we two zoologists have created an off-grid – solar, gravity, wood and people powered – experiment in sustainable food gardening and land, fire and wildlife management. A recent […]
Learn Holistic Resource Management techniques WWOOFing
Richard Davy was born into a dairy farming family near Albany on Western Australia’s south coast in 1967. In the late 1970s, his family moved further east to a virgin block near Cape Riche, whose purchase was conditional on mass land clearing. Richard still lives and works on the same property, Windi Windi Pastoral Co . […]
WWOOFing in S.E. Victoria
Browyn and Ray have been opening their homes to WWOOFers from all around the world for the past 6 years. They are a value of information and willing to teach WWOOFers all about Organic practices and techniques, Gardening, Composting, Propagating, Pruning, Soil conservation, Mulching, Animal care, Fencing, Handyman, Bread making, Fermenting foods, Preserving & processing food. There is some work caring for horses, but the main part of the […]
WWOOFing – The Great Australian Experience
WWOOF at Bellevue Grazing Co. If you’re looking to experience the Great Australian Outback experience and would like to learn about Dorper Sheep on a Certified Farm then this is for you. Come and visit Sophie and her family and find the REAL YOU! “Bellevue” is located on the Darling Downs, 2.5 hours West of […]
Australian Wild Flower Essences -WWOOF and LEARN
Introducing Mt Nebo Plant Spirit World This property is the home of Spirit of Woman Australian Wild Flower Essences. We harvest both cultivars and weeds for plant medicine. A 5-acre property, we keep it clear of unwanted weeds and underbrush. As a woofer you will need to be aware that this property will grow on you!! […]
Somerset Heritage Produce
Written By WWOOFer Daisuke Goshima About my stay at WWOOF Australia Host Somerset Heritage Produce https://wwoof.com.au/members/vm218/ I could experience almost everything of organic farming such as planting, mulching, weeding, harvesting, and etc. Furthermore, I could even help working at farmers market. I am thinking I want to manage organic farm and sell the vegetables by myself, […]
25 years of WWOOFers
I/we have been having WWOOFers for close to 25 years on a continual basis with perhaps only a few months in all that period with none at all. We would have up to 3 or at 4 at times and the stays varied from a minimum of 2 weeks to several that stayed over one […]
Congratulations Host of the Year – ‘Life Light Farm’
Congratulations to everyone at Life Light Farm! We are pleased to announce our 2018 WWOOF Host of the year. We would like to say a special thank you from everyone here in the WWOOFing community for all that you do for the WWOOFers and those around you. We have chosen Life Light Farm as our […]
WWOOFing at 80 years old
Written By WWOOFer Kurt Gebbert I am 80 years old and today I want to share with you the story of my first stay on a Host farm. I migrated to Australia to join my son and grandchildren at Melbourne three years ago. After having lived with them for 2 and a half years, I […]
