Joined WWOOFing Australia for meaningful connections, immersive farming experiences, and a shared passion for sustainable living. Excited for the journey!

I live half my life in the little village of Stratford in a fabulous Strawbale sustainable house with a highly productive permaculture garden and next to the Avon River. The other half of my life is spent in the seaside hamlet of Lake Tyers Beach where I am active in environment and arts focused community projects. In Stratford I have vegetable gardens & fruit trees in abundance. I am also active in community environment activities on the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail and Local Landcare. Work incl. garden construction and maintenance, growing food , preserving garden produce, as well as engagement in creative artistic & local environmental projects. Accomodation for 1 in my home. Couples by arrangement, No dogs and absolutely NO smokers. Mostly vegetarian diet. both Lake Tyers Beach and Stratford are on public transport routes from Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra & south coast of NSW.

‘Yulunga’ is an eco-arts community in the lush hills of Barkersvale, an hour inland from Byron Bay, near Nimbin & Lismore. Yulunga faces the Border Ranges NP & is surrounded by subtropical rainforests, native animals & amazing birdlife. Our community consists of organic gardens, exotic fruit orchards, musicians, artists, environmental activists & passionate gardeners. WWOOFer volunteering includes tending gardens, orchards, building & nursery work. You can swim in the local creek after work. We welcome earthy, hardworking & self-motivated people. Accommodation is for 1-3 in our home or in a shack with own outdoor kitchen. Vegetarians and Vegans can be catered for. We usually negotiate length of stays after an initial visit of 2-3 days. We can pick up from Nimbin or possibly arrange pick up from Lismore.

I've spent my career working at startups and companies trying to help transition our economy away from fossil fuels. Agriculture is the most important lever we have to solving climate change and I'm passionate about learning the practices we need to make agriculture better for the planet!

I have had a dream to start my own self-sustaining farm ever since I was a young boy in highschool. I have disliked the way people live here for a long time. I dont like the work focused society and the extremely stressfull work ethic that people have here. I earn a decent wage but I work 45 hours a week just to barely pay the bills. I feel that having a self sustaining farm wil be a way more rewarding way of living for me because all the hard work I put in goes directly back to me and the potential family I wil have in the future. I wholeheartedly think working hard is the way to live but not in the European society that I have lived in for my entire life. I joined wwoof because im convinced I need to learn firsthand from experienced non-commercial farmers how they started up their farm and how they run it currently. Being away from my pretty stressfull live while on a farm is probably gonne be great for my development as a future self sufficient farmer. My main goals are learning about livestock manegement and about growing crops. I also really like learning about food preservation and pantry manegement because I think it is a critical skill for a self-sustaining farmer to have. I specifically chose Australia because I am looking to start my farm in a warmer climate and I have no experience with farming in a hot climate.

The reason I joined WWOOF is because I love interacting with animals. I have experienced volunteering as a universities representative for helping farming, plating, pick-up fruits, and feeding animals during this year fall break. 4days of experiencing these agricultural time of helping, I felt exciting and charming because I was able to meet different students who came from different universities. The time of cooperating together by one team working outside and the other team cooking inside, we had lots of fun helping and supporting each other. I felt that WWOOF is an exact program for me because I love to interact with people and moreover, since my major is biology and I am interested in studying about the Ministry of Food and Drug Saftety as well as handling animals, I wanted to learn about animal and agricultural works. It best fits me!! I am still a university student who wants to experience and explore the nature and the culture from the other countries and with this program of WWOOF, I felt like I can learn about this world!

I joined WWOOF because I believe it's the best way to make new acquaintances and also gain new experiences.

We are a family farm operating free range Livestock, cropping, flower farm, vineyard and winery. Nestled between the mountains and the river in  our own small valley with a diverse workload and as diverse relaxation. While we are not certified anything we follow the principles of being sustainable economically, environmentally and as a community. We have strong ideas about restoring soil health to allow our land to regenerate naturally which in turn provides us with the livelihood we aim for.

I joined WWOOF because I’ve been wwoofing before and still think of the experience as one of the best of my life. I’m excited to change it up and get back into nature after living in the city. I look forward to getting my hands dirty, learning new things and gaining valuable experiences.

It’s the time when the land starts to warm rapidly and so does the sweetwater. From Brogo Dam, the river downstream and into the Bega system, bass and perch are there for those who wish to venture into some of the more remote areas of the region. Lets start with Brogo Dam and follow the river down to the sea. With the efforts of the Far South Coast Bass Stocking Association, Brogo needs no introduction and is now one of the best freshwater fisheries on the South Coast. Now is definitely time to start fishing it. The better areas are likely to be around the weed beds up towards the back of the dam, where bass feed on aquatic life and respond well to lures. On warmer evenings, fly fishing the surface is a lot of fun, especially if there is an insect hatch, while the bait fishos are also accounting for some nice fish. In the river below the dam there are some holes accessible by foot for the adventurous.

I joined WWOOF through American Institute of Foreign Studies (AIFS) and am interested in learning about life on Australian Organic & Permaculture farms and learning about growing and producing organically.

About to leave Canada for my first big trip alone so I am currently planning exciting projects and I joined WWOOF because I think that would be a really cool thing to do!

We hope that this new experience at the end of the world will enable us to acquire new skills, improve our English and keep our minds open. We look forward to learning from you and discovering your beautiful country.

Our home & garden are in Moora Moora Cooperative (MM), an intentional community begun in 1974 on 245ha (620 acres) of beautiful mountaintop. Around our home are herb & native gardens, berries & fruit trees. There are other WWOOF hosts at MM & at times we share WWOOFers. WWOOFers tend to enjoy social time here with other volunteers, and with the interesting members of MM. Volunteering includes gardening, weeding, mulching, pruning, compost making, planting, wood collecting, splitting & stacking. Building tasks depend on skill & experience. Accommodation for 2 people in our home. Shared meals, mixed diet. No children. No smoking. Initial stay 3-5 days, longer stays negotiable. I do require WWOOFers to be double vaccinated due to my husbands health - thank you

I (Lana) have been to New Zealand eight years ago and had wonderful experiences with WWOOFing back then. It's great to meet locals and see their way of life and learn from each other. We'd also like to avoid the big cities and get closer to the Australian nature.

I've always loved the atmosphere of Australia and beautiful nature, and have longed for it.And I wanted to experience various things and make use of them from now on. I also felt tired while working in Japan, so I wanted to feel Australian culture. I wanted to try something new and have fun .

The reason I joined WWOOF was because I became interested in agriculture through farm jobs. I also wanted to communicate with local people and learn about their lifestyle and culture through my work. I found WWOOF to be a good method for me.

Emily Hill Farm is a Certified Organic Blueberry farm, 1 hour from Melbourne by train. Excellent Self contained accommodation provided. The accommodation is in a stand alone building which includes 2 bedrooms, your own bathroom, kitchen, meals and sitting area. Blueberries are our main crop which we harvest in Summer. We grow other organic fruit, including citrus & vegetables for home use. We have cows & calves, and a beautiful young kelpie. Eds 2 dogs are here anytime he is so lots of dogs. Volunteering is extremely varied. Tasks could include harvesting in season, packing fruit, mowing, general property maintenance. Ideal for a couple. Min stay 1 week, then negotiable. We grow a lot of our own food, which is very healthy and varied. it is important that you don't have any extreme dietary requirements and can fit in with our normal eating and food supplies. If you have any special dietary requirements you must discuss this with us before agreeing to come.

I wanna do WOOFING because I have never work in a farm or any type of agricultural holding. I want to learn and do some manual work. WWOOFING would also allow me to practice my english and discover Australia in a different way.