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The Urban Farmer Blue Mountains – Growing Food, Art and Community

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Mountains, The Urban Farmer Blue Mountains is a philanthropic and community-driven venture transforming an ordinary urban block into a living classroom, showcasing dense food production in an urban setting whilst building Community through workshops and performances. At its heart lies The Pond Performance Area — a natural gathering place surrounded by edible […]

What’s not to love about Volunteering with WWOOF?

 Thank you to all volunteers, our WWOOFers,  for servicing communities across Australia for over 40 years with us. “This was my first WWOOFing experience, and I couldn’t have asked for better hosts to introduce me to WWOOFing in general. I spent a month here, and each day was a new experience with new things to […]

WWOOFing on and off for 30 years!

By WWOOFer Annabella Bray My first WWOOFing experience was in Aoteoroa/New Zealand in 1990, I was backpacking on a  6-month visa with very little money and soon realised I needed to do some voluntary work, an organisation which would provide me with board and lodging, and WWOOFing was a great way to achieve both. During […]

Why we joined WWOOF

The WWOOF office thought we would reach out to some of our travelling WWOOFers and ask why they joined WWOOF “Since COVID outbreak last year we have realised our lifestyle was taking us nowhere, not only do we not know how to grow our own food but where to start, it all seemed a bit […]

Learning as a family

Meet the McKerrow family, WWOOFing from Canada to Australia. The family left British Columbia, Canada, July 2020 to begin their 12 months ‘on road’ journey together. The plan is to drive across Canada, France, Italy, Thailand, and Australia, doing some WWOOFing along the way. “It all started 6 years ago, when our girls were really […]

Life lessons in WWOOFing

Meet Brynnie & Keith Goodwill Our property is on Wonnarua Country in the Wattagan forests of the Lower Hunter Valley, and we are 1.5 hours from Sydney and Newcastle, 45 minutes from Gosford and trains to Sydney, about 1 hour from the beach. The land inspires warmth and overall wellbeing, with tall eucalyptus (blue, grey […]

Family Volunteers are Cool, Thank you.

“Our 2 weeks stay with Paula, Sean and the kids were fabulous. We helped in the garden, did some pruning, got to drive around their ATV while doing our jobs. And in return we were fed fabulously healthy meals, some homemade beer and fabulous wine. For us it truly was a wonderful exchange. In addition, […]

67, Hanging Up the Volunteer Boots

Thank you Kerin for 19 years of service from our hosts across Australia.   “I am finally hanging up my WWOOFer boots, and work clothes, at 67 I’ve decided to do other things and my body is not capable of 4-6 hours a day on the land, sadly. “WWOOFing has been a part of my […]

Celebrating WWOOFers Week

WWOOFers make it happen! John and Natalie live in Forest Grove W.A. their property has an interesting history, it started as a group settlement location after WWI then a dairy farm, then an organic winery, then the home of a rich doomsday prepper. In 2017 four related families got together and purchased the property with the […]

Life Changing Experiences

What a superb experience! Cyril and Claire epitomise the very best of WWOOFing. They were interesting and interested, adventurous, hard-working, honest, and flexible. Inspired us with their sustainability choices. Great cultural exchange for everyone. Many laughs as well – a friendship for life! Hosts Burrowye Bush Retreat  28-04-22   Genevieve WWOOFed with us for a […]

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 […]

Mothers are Unique, just like WWOOFing  

Looking for an environmentally friendly gift that keeps on giving?  Give your mum something unique this Mothers Day Or  spoil yourself this year?   u Our 2-year WWOOF Volunteer Memberships can be used anytime, anywhere in Australia, so you can’t go wrong! Looking for a change in your lifestyle but don’t know where to start? Our […]

March 2021, still unsure?

Easter, School Break and Isolation’s lifted, what’s holding you back? What is WWOOF? WWOOF is a worldwide movement linking volunteers with organic farmers and growers to promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchanges, helping to build a sustainable global community. World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, also known as Willing Workers […]

Fertilizer for Free

Reading through a Grass Roots on the weekend I happened to come across, an ad Rosemary had placed in the Grass Roots Magazine. I love to collect Heirloom Seeds and strongly believe my little growing collection will have an impact on my grandchildren’s future one day. Whilst looking at her products I came across the […]

I feel free and young at 48!

WWOOFing around Australia at 48years old. Sharing my experience with the world about WWOOFing around Australia. By Annette B My name is Annette, 48 years old I am originally from SA but now reside in Melbourne Australia. I’ve been renting out my property for the last 8-9 months as I travel Australia WWOOFing, its the […]

Exploring your own Country, WWOOFing

Explore Australia and learn about Sustainable Living from our wonderful Hosts right across Australia Not only is it the most eco affordable way to travel with 2 Year volunteer Memberships, you have the choice to purchase a Single membership, or Dual membership and for anyone 17 years and younger, travelling with their family, is FREE on […]

Thank you WWOOF Australia

A letter from WWOOFer  Lisann Guldner   Hi Lynette, I can´t believe how quickly time is going by, my last month in Australia and the first ones back here in Germany have been extremely busy! Looking back now on my time in Australia I feel I have a lot of great adventure/stories to share and wanted […]

Changes through ISOLATION

Written by Lynette Vint   Meet WWOOFers Sophie and Ewan, a dynamic unit that shares an amazing connection and, I quote, “work best together”. They have spent the last decade living a very nomadic lifestyle, pursuing their work guiding guests in a wide array of adventure pursuits from the remote islands of Papua New Guinea, […]

WWOOFing in Tasmania

  Jonathon Linn & Anna Collet WWOOF Australia Hosts from Tasmania We are city escapees who arrived in the Huon Valley in Spring 2016 with a dream, no farming experience, and only textbooks to guide us.  Since finding our feet in the valley, we now manage a small, no-till, spray-free garden and orchard on the slopes […]

We’ve had ‘Time to look Within’

Written By Lynette Vint We are all in unchartered waters during these current times and many of you will feel new emotions that will be challenging, some will be fearful, confused, anxious, and others excited by the new directions you have decided to embark on. Remember, you don’t know what you don’t know. True, but […]

Learn about Vanillia in Queensland

Meet Josie and Carlo WWOOF Australia Hosts Written by Lynette Vint           Set in a valley in tropical north Queensland, our 3 acre property on 280 meters of pristine mountain stream has a mixed tropical fruit orchard and one acre of commercial vanilla plantation.  Vegetable and ornamental garden, chickens and a […]

Victorian WWOOFers now allowed to Cross the NSW Border for Bushfire recovery work!

Victorian agriculture workers are now allowed to cross into NSW without quarantining https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-18/victorian-agriculture-workers-can-cross-into-nsw-coronavirus/12558944 NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said new exemptions would allow critical agricultural employees to pass across the border for work — regardless of whether they lived in the border bubble or not — although it is limited to a distance of 100 […]

Sustainable Living at its best!

Meet Jill Redwood South East Victoria Host. Jill lives on a small picturesque farm of 15 acres on rich river flats surrounded by forests & mountains. The Snowy National Park is to the west, the Errinundra NP to the east while the Brodribb wilderness feeds the river in between at Goongerah, a small settlement of […]

BioLogical, the united voice for organic

Welcome to the first issue of BioLogical, the united voice for organic, biodynamic and biological farmers at a commercial scale in Australia. A platform to reflect upon farming cooperatives broader aims and vision for land stewardship, transition and preservation in the market place where there is no other like it.   The BioLogical team’s collective […]

Hempcrete Building Workshop

By Lynette Vint Meet WWOOF Australia Hosts, Brett and Lisa Brent and Lisa are building a hempcrete house in Hazelbrook, a village in the mid Blue Mountains, with lots of friends and family to call on for help, but it’s a big job, and we need all the help we can get! The building site […]

Nulla Nulla Blacksmiths Farm, WWOOFing!

By Lynette Vint Meet Wendie  and Guido from  Nulla Nulla Blacksmiths Farm who are just going into their 2nd year with WWOOF Australia. Nulla Nulla Blacksmiths Farm, is nestled in the Macleay valley, on the pristine Nulla Nulla Creek grows heirloom, non-hybridised, non-genetically modified fruit & vegetables without the use of chemicals. The face of […]

Learn Syntropic Agriculture techniques while WWOOFing

We asked WWOOF Hosts Fionn and Laura to share their experience as WWOOF hosts and to tell us about Syntropic Agriculture. If you are interested in learning more about their techniques, this would be an excellent WWOOFing experience.

Learn about Eco-resilience

Meet  Virginia & Stephen Solomon, WWOOF Australia hosts for 22 years!  https://wwoof.com.au/members/vm033/ Virginia and Stephen have a Permaculture garden, under one acre, vegie gardens, poultry, orchards and lots of flowers. They live in a large, friendly food-focused house.  We have entertained WWOOFers for 22 years now that have assisted with the progress of the property. When WWOOFers come here […]

WWOOF on a Yurt Farm

Meet Mike Shepherd from Yurt Farm in Goulburn, WWOOF Australia Host for 23 years! The Yurtfarm Goulburn is situated on a 1174 acre property with beautiful rolling hills and bush. It all started 23 years ago when Mike Shepherd started summer camps for kids from the city to teach them practical living skills. The aim […]

The House On The Hill Olive Grove- Victoria

Meet Justin and Melanie McCulloch, new Hosts to WWOOF Australia. https://wwoof.com.au/members/justin/ We are spontaneous people that love challenges in life and embrace every opportunity. So when the opportunity to secure this estate in 2014 presented itself – how could we refuse the lure of raising our two beautiful daughters in a Coastal Olive paradise? The House On […]

Why I Host WWOOFers

To Anyone thinking of becoming a host, do it! My first WWOOFer was Ben from England it was his first time as a WWOOFer and mine as a Host and I honestly thought he was so good that no one could be the same and I was a little scared about having any more. Six […]

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 […]

Learn about cheese making WWOOFing

Meet Bridgette & Antony, they are a busy family of 5 who rent a beautiful homestead about 1 hours drive from Canberra and 4hrs drive from Sydney and have been WWOOF Hosts for 2 years. They are currently designing a new home, which we plan to build on our own land, nearby.         When you WWOOF with […]

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 […]

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 , […]

Learn Aquaponics at Poppies Rock

At Poppies Rock there are new projects going all the time you will learn about irrigation, aquaponics, organic gardening, propagating, mulching, pruning while you enjoy their pet emu and friendly sleepy lizards. This property is about restoring the land with native trees and bush, there was not one tree when Poppy began his work here. […]

WWOOF at Noosa Forest Retreat

Noosa Forest Retreat started as a grass-roots community of like minded people, exploring the cutting edge of a permaculture vision. Together, they are developing land to live an inspired and satisfying life, taking care of the Earth and each other, as an applied example of the three permaculture ethics: Earth care, people care and fair share.The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]