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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 […]

WWOOF Hosts for 17 years, Raising Heirloom seedlings

Meet Graeme and Gillian they live on 3 acres and have been WWOOF Australia Hosts for 17 years. Their property is surrounded by Great Otway National park with loads of wild and bird life, a short downhill walk in the township and beach.   They grow lots of  organic produce, and their kitchen gardens raise […]

WWOOF at Greener Dreamers today!

Meet Edwin and Prue, a family of four living on a 2 acre property in beautiful Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills. Lenswood is well known for its apple, pear and cherry orchards as well as a growing number of wineries.          Their property comprises a small orchard, vegetable garden, raspberry patch, chicken run, […]

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 […]

Flinders Island Olives – Learn about Olive Oil

Flinders Island Olives is the product of dreams and resilience. The dreams of the aspirants, Jude and Mary- Anne together with the resilience of the olive trees have resulted in Flinders Island’s first certified Organic Olive Grove and processing plant.  Both women were city dwellers but had been part of a group of Flinders Island holiday devotees since the late 1970’s.Summers […]

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 […]

Learning about the Inner YOU WWOOFing

You got it,  another awesome WWOOFer sharing her skills and what she has  learnt during her 6 week visit with Fiona WWOOF Australia Host https://wwoof.com.au/members/ni246/                       So if you live in Australia or Overseas and want to experience these types of life changing memories reach out and   JOIN WWOOF TODAY! https://wwoof.com.au/join-wwoof/   […]

WWOOFING at Bissys Permaculture and Holistic Educational Centre – Elona

Meet Elona who WWOOFed with the Team for 7 weeks at Fiona Rossiter Host https://wwoof.com.au/members/ni246/ Fiona is currently building a Permaculture and Holistic Educational Centre, she had had the opportunity  to welcome WWOOFers from all over the world who have to date all contributed their skills and well as learning new ideas, concepts and along the […]

WWOOFing at Bissys Permaculture and Holistic Management Educational Centre

Meet Jamie Drew from Australia who has shared his experiencing experience with Fiona Rossiter who is the owner of The Old Tin House Orange & Bissys Permaculture and Holistic Management Educational Centre Cargo and WWOOF Australia Host https://wwoof.com.au/members/ni246/ A little about Fiona Rossiter: In 2006 Fiona Rossiter was nominated as the Orange Electorate’s Woman 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 […]

My Way of Life!

kathleen Cameron Host https://wwoof.com.au/members/vm161/ I spoke with Kathleen last week as she has been a WWOOF Host for the past 12 years I asked her a series of questions;  Why do you host:  Well practically any farm in the whole world would benefit from Woofers.There’s always some extra jobs that need help. I consider being […]

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 , […]

Try WWOOFing on a Tropical Fruit Orchard

Amos & Angie have been WWOOF Hosts for 12 years! Gap Creek Farm in Queensland is a small, tropical fruit orchard on 30 acres, cradled by the mountainous Cedar Bay National Park, with a river running through it. They grow rambutans, purple mangosteens, durians and more. The fruit trees and vegetable garden is organic, but […]

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. […]

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 . […]

WWOOF at a Vineyard? Try Ngeringa Wines

  Our vineyards are located in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, South Australia, a region reputed for producing some of Australia’s most elegant cool climate wines. Winemaker, Erinn Klein and co-founder, Janet Klein create Ngeringa wines, oil and vegetables on their farm which they have nurtured with great care. Originally part of the world-renowned Jurlique herb […]

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 […]

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!! […]

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 […]

Organic Shampoos, Salve and Balms for Animals

WWOOF Australia would like to introduce one our new Hosts – Wishbone   Wishbone is a not-for-profit animal therapy farm based in the beautiful Pyrenees Ranges in country Victoria.  Located just 2 hours north if Melbourne and an hour from Ballarat, the farm is home for a quirky bunch of rescued animals including Clydesdales, ponies, […]

Thank you to our Tasmania WWOOF Hosts

WWOOF Australia would like to thank just some of long serving Hosts! Yes some of our Hosts go back OVER 20 YEARS So if you are thinking of WWOOFing in Tasmania pop them a message through our messaging system direct and say hello. https://wwoof.com.au/members/tn044/ = 20 years     https://wwoof.com.au/members/tn052/ = 21 years https://wwoof.com.au/members/nu305/ = 5 years      […]

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, […]

WWOOFing – Learn about the Real You

WWOOF Hosts Shamrock Vale Station https://wwoof.com.au/members/qg478/ ‘How sweet it is to be loved by honey!! Our WWOOFers enjoying the taste of our fresh home grown organic honey as they help out and learn all about our beautiful bees.’       FULL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Since purchasing the farm in 2013, we have been converting it to be […]

Organics – What does it all mean?

Organic – means what? This article was written by http://www.theorganicstore.com.au    Does organic labelling leave you baffled? Well we’re not surprised, it can be a little confusing. It’s amazing how many products feature the word ‘organic’ on their packaging, or even as part of its brand, only to list chemical additives and preservatives in their list […]

WWOOF in 2019 Travel Australia

It doesn’t matter what age you are, enhance your life by WWOOFing around Australia Vineyard Operators / Coffee Producers / Tea Tree Farms / Eucalyptus Oil Distillery / Oyster Farms / Pearl Farmers / Ranchers Horse Agistment Properties / Vanilla plantation / Butterfly Farm / Herb Specialists / Platypus Camp / Dairy Farmers What will I […]

Introducing OriCoop

The Organic & Regenerative Investment Co-operative is an innovative, new venture & we encourage you to join in our journey!   ORICoop exists to nurture and increase the amount of regeneratively & organically farmed land in Australia. Why? We believe that healthy soil leads to healthy food & healthy communities. How? We manage organic farms, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wonderful WWOOFers make life a joy!

A WWOOF Host for 4 years delights in her WWOOFers. Helene is about to farewell her latest WWOOFers and asked us to share her story of their stay.

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 […]

WWOOFing at Hillndale farm cottages

Written By Daisuke Goshima I just wanted to share my experience with wonderful Hosts Eddy & Phuong. The hosts are managing cottages as well as the farm. This management style is exactly the same as the style of a bakery which I want to open in the future, so I could get some hints through WWOOFing […]

Broken Nose Vanilla Plantation

We thought we would share just another great story of a WWOOFer’s experience! Written By WWOOFer Daiuke 29-10-18 I want to manage primary industry, secondary industry, and tertiary industry in the future. I think I need experience of primary industry for that. Also, I think that “safety and security” is one of the most important […]

The passion of our WWOOF Hosts

WWOOF Hosts come in all shapes and sizes; whether your project is big or small, if you have a commitment to organic, permaculture or biodynamic methods in managing your land Hosting gives you the tools to share your knowledge and work alongside others. We receive incredible feedback everyday from our Hosts and WWOOFers and today […]

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 […]

ECJ RULES ON REGULATION – GMO’S

26.07.2018 IFOAM – Organics International welcomes the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that new breeding methods such as CRISPR and other gene editing techniques are forms of genetic engineering, and that products therefrom are indeed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that should be regulated as such under existing EU legislation. In its press […]

Do’s and Don’ts: WWOOFing

Time to Revisit Originally written By Frank Hyman on January 7, 2015 It’s become a rite of passage for college grads, gap year kids, and the agri-curious of all ages to spend a few weeks or months WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) overseas. A London secretary invented WWOOF in 1971, when she and three friends […]

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?

Get a souvenir that really tells a story! 

Looking for a a truly individual souvenir that will bring back memories for years to come? We’ve got you covered with a range of authentic WWOOF gear available in our Shop.

What is a Host? 

Being a Host with WWOOF is a very special opportunity to connect with people who are keen to help and learn. It is such a great way to get those extra hands to help out on your property while cultivating meaningful relationships and leaving a lasting impact on people’s lives.

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!

Another Wonderful WWOOFing Story…

We’d like to share this beautiful testimonial and pictures from our friends at Halcyon Fields, we’re always happy to hear about your special experiences with WWOOF! “Dear WWOOFing team, We just wanted to say thank you for providing such a great way to connect people with Ausssie farmers. We have had over 20 WWOOFers over the […]

Get the most out of your WWOOF experience!

Looking to make the most of your WWOOFing experience and your journey in Australia? Get a copy of the “WWOOFers’ Handbook”, a practical and personal guide to being a Willing Worker.

Bee Sustainable!

Be a warrior against waste! Give up those throw-away plastics and keep your food fresh with our eco-friendly WWOOF Beeswax WWraps!

Travelling is Better Together!

We all know that travelling is a great way to meet new people. Not only meeting someone new, but sharing a journey together is a wonderful way to form lifelong bonds and memories you’ll never forget!

The Benefits of Organic Farming

Organics are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are learning about the benefits of organic farming methods for the environment and for individual health by consuming organic produce

Website messaging system update

Attention all Hosts and WWOOFers! Due to popular demand (and for all round convenience) you can now simply hit reply to email notifications from the WWOOF website to send a message directly to the person who contacted you. That is, you no longer need to reply from the website.  (Your message will automatically appear in […]

‘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 […]

Regulation of new genetic engineering techniques as GMOs

The global organic food and farming movement calls for the regulation of new genetic engineering techniques as GMOs BONN AND BRUSSELS, 15 JANUARY 2018 – During its General Assembly in New Delhi (India), on 12 November 2017, IFOAM – Organics International adopted a global position which reaffirms that GMOs created through new genetic engineering techniques have […]

One Italian Summer – an Aussie family goes WWOOFing

One Italian Summer by Pip Williams Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. […]

Are you following the Host Guidelines?

 Are you following the Host Guidelines? WWOOF Hosts must: Grow or produce organic products. Provide experiences to WWOOFers in organic farming/gardening techniques. Provide all food & clean comfortable accommodation to WWOOFers in exchange for 4 – 6 hours of farming/gardening type work per day. Be an ‘Ambassador for Australia’ & provide a safe haven for […]

ABC’s Landline visits the WWOOF Office in W Tree

This week we were delighted to be visited by Tim and the crew from ABC’s Landline. Tim Interviewed retired Managing Director, Garry Ainsworth and Office Manger, Traci Wilson-Brown about changes to the rules for Second Working Holiday Visas made in 2015 and the impact these changes have had on the WWOOF program, Host farms and […]

WWOOF Hosts Fred and Neroli, W Tree

Fred and Neroli, with their Organic Garlic and Hemp farm in beautiful East Gippsland, have been WWOOF Hosts since 1988, they have had some wonderful WWOOFers volunteering for them over the years. They enjoy spending quality  time with their WWOOFers and have them often coming back for return visits. Their property is very near the […]

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 […]

The Gathering Folk

Meet Dean, Shay, and Everly. This family are real food, clean living, low ‘tox, tree loving, gathering kind of folk that are on an adventure to discover ways to live sustainably, build community, and just downright have more fun. It’d be easy to place them in the category of weirdo-new-aged-hippies, but don’t be fooled, they’re […]