WWOOF celebrates 37 years

LIONEL Pollard formed WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) in Australia in 1981. In the beginning WWOOF was a very down-to-earth movement, organic farming was in its infancy, many hosts were hippies, and WWOOFers (volunteers) helped these fledgling organic farms to get on their feet and become commercial success stories.

These days organic, biodynamic and permaculture farming/gardening has blossomed into