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What a way to spend Christmas

“My first WWOOFing experience, and now all the other ones to follow have a lot to live up to. Upon arriving I already knew I was going to like it at The Haven Bucca, within a day I knew I didn’t want to leave. I learned so much and experienced so many different skills, (syntropic […]

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 […]

WWOOF Australia – Gap Year

Take a Gap Year and find the real you! WWOOF Australia – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms – has been operating for 39 years introducing Gap year Students to our varied hosts across Australia. Many people consider taking a gap year in order to gain new experiences and skills that will help support their […]

Travelling with WWOOFers

WWOOFing with Paulien & Mathijs WWOOFing since since March 2020     Meet Paulien and Mathijs a Belgian couple travelling Australia. Mathijs is an engineer and an athlete, so training and nutrition is particularly important. Having both grown up in families that had gardens and chickens they too have the same mindset. Paulien is a (pastry) […]

Homestead Health – Learn about Herbs

By Traci Meet Ellen and Paul Marshall, from Homestead Health.  New WWOOF Australia Hosts! Homestead Health is nestled between hundreds of acres of cow paddocks, away from the main town on an 8 acre bush block. Most of the property is in its natural state, and home to extensive native flora and fauna, with cleared […]

A WWOOF Host of Variety

Meet Terri & Alan from Yankabilly Island, NSW Yankabilly is a 75 acre rural property on the Darling River in Pomona. A billabong surrounds the property.  Just 10 minutes from the small, two river (Murray/Darling) township of Wentworth NSW we are situated at the ‘Gateway to Outback Australia’. Both the Victorian & South Australian borders […]

WWOOF in Cockatoo Victoria

Aukje and Arthur at Trickle Hill in Cockatoo Victoria have been WWOOF Hosts for 10 years with over 100 WWOOFers in that time, they love to share their knowledge and all things Permaculture! The family live on a 27 acre bush block, with 6 acres cleared, together with 6 horses, 3 dogs, pigs, chooks, ducks , […]

WWOOFing at KUR Cow Barnwell Farm

Come WWOOFing at KUR Cow Barnwell Farm! KUR-Cow Farm is an organic Farm and Adventure Experience, which opened to the public in 2018. Located in Kuranda, 35 minutes from Cairns, Queensland, it welcomes hundreds of visitors from all over the world each day. KUR-Cow farm is a working Cattle station located in the rainforest where […]

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, […]

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 […]

Mindfully WWOOFing at Toolinga in Healesville.

WWOOFing Report written by Daisuke Goshima My first job here was cleaning up a drain to flow water well. It was very simple job but made me think deeply about effective utilization of the drain. Probably, if I worked same job in Japan, I would not consider it. I could think about it only because […]

Kayla Robertson Interviews Paul West from River Cottage Australia

My name is Kayla Robertson and I’m the host of All Being Well, a podcast that explores well being in our busy world. I recently interviewed Paul West from River Cottage Australia about organic farming, and he was singing the praises of WWOOF Australia as his original inspiration for pursing the lifestyle that he has […]

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a word that is coming up more and more frequently in discussions around organic gardening and sustainable farming methods, but what exactly is permaculture?

Why WWOOF?

Whether as a Volunteer or as a Host, when you sign up to WWOOF you play an integral role in strengthening a community that supports Australian organic farmers to make a living AND helps keen explorers to gain invaluable experience and make lifelong memories!

‘Host of the Month’ Winners – Lisa & Brad Gibson

Congratulations to Lisa and Brad Gibson https://wwoof.com.au/members/184lisa/ Lisa and Brad joined WWOOF Australia in mid-November last year. They have proven themselves to be very proactive in the WWOOFing world, already changing the lives of many WWOOFers who have visited their property. Lisa and Brad are a great example of people who work the website to its fullest […]

Share your WWOOFing videos with us!

We’d love to share great videos of WWOOFers’ experiences in Australia. Let us share your amazing stories with the world! If you have any videos of your WWOOFing experience Down Under, we would love to share them and make you famous too. If you upload your videos to YouTube, please share them with us too! […]

How to be a great WWOOFer & build friendships forever

Be Prepared Ask your host what they think you will need beforehand – some hosts provide work clothes, others don’t, so it is better to ask. Hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, boots, gloves and torch are always useful. A phone card and internet dongle. Telstra has the best mobile coverage in rural areas. Always prepare before you […]

Hows and whys of WWOOFing

In the days when we worked from printed membership applications, WWOOFers would often answer this question on the application form:  “Where did you hear about us?” The usual response amounted to “word-of-mouth”. For example: I heard about WWOOFing from my mother, whose friends all did it. A friend of my sister recommended it. A friend […]