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After 4 years of studying am very eager to get out of the city and away from theoretical concepts and into the natural world with real people working hard to solve issues around food production. I cannot wait to have my hands in the soil rather than typing away on a laptop all day. Through WWOOFing I hope to gain an understanding of the real life practise of organic farming. Given I grew up in Victoria, I am not so much interested in a cultural exchange or spending time doing 'touristy' things but rather working and learning from growers and farmers. I do hope to one day own my own land and have my own kitchen garden and so (rather selfishly) also hope to learn a few tricks of the trade for my own food production. I currently have leafy greens growing out of planter boxes in my tiny garden out the front of my unit in the city and it ain't cutting it!

I'm looking for an immersive experience to try different ways of living and hopefully gain hints about what kind of life is calling out to me. I need to gain lots of practical skills as well, and the best way to do that is through actual work with my hands. Hopefully I can be useful to the host during my stay there, doing whatever work needs to be done.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering. We appreciate help, enjoy young people and having an excuse to visit the beautiful and interesting places Adelaide, the hills and the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia have to offer with them. Due to the corona virus all our booked overseas helpers had to cancel their flight to Australia. The first time in Years we might at times be without helpers at all. Some local Australian helpers, unable to go overseas are now filling the gap which is very nice as we used to have overseas helpers only before. Please read through all the text below and only apply if you think this is for you. We live on a 2 hectare property with the young Angas River running through. We have organic gardens with fruit trees, all sorts of berries, vegetable gardens with free roaming bantams, big layer hens, a Muscovy duck, flower beds, lawns as well as two goats on paddocks and a cute house cat. 1 of our 4 kids, Katharina, is living next door with her partner. Bernward is semi retired but still runs a sustainable architecture and building consultancy business part time from offices attached to the home. Barbara works at the local hospital. We have been accommodating helpers since 2011  through various help exchange sites. If you want a break from travelling in a non judgmental  friendly  family environment and you are open and self-motivated, this is the place for you. This is not an action or party place but rather a place to relax and get creative with great light, & scenery for painting and photography, write and get back to nature. A big woodworking workshop invites creativity. I enjoy teaching woodworking skills to our helpers with the option to learn how to fit out campervans and tiny houses. A couple of times a week we heat up our Sauna and helpers are welcome to join. Help is always needed in the garden & paddock, picking berries & apples, looking after animals, weed control, making firewood, compost, cleaning up sheds & around the place, sometimes on a sustainable building site. We live 45min by car from Adelaide, 45min from safe swimming beaches & 45min from the surf, so we are pretty central. Accommodation  for 2 in separate stone cottage & own room in the main building. All share in home cooked evening meal. Mixed diet. No smokers please. Longer stays (min 3 weeks) preferred after initial few days. Please contact us via email only.

We are on 8 acres, 5 min from the town of Ayr (pop 10,000). We are involved in performance horses in dressage & show jumping, with dressage & show jumping arenas, paddocks and day yards for 4-5 performance horses. Regular travel to horse shows between Cairns & Sydney. Some basic horse experience would be good. Volunteering includes gardening & landscaping & horse care, management, clean & tidy stables, occasional weeding around dressage arena, unless you are happy to help around the property but not lead horses only the Shetland Pony 😊 Accommodation for 1 or 2 people. TV, air-conditioned room & shower room & indoor swimming pool. No children. Mixed diet. No smoking inside. Can Pick up from bus stop 5 mins away. We get lots of bookings, so book ahead to avoid disappointment. Min stay 1-2 weeks. Free WiFi

Mt Jukes Eco Retreat is a farm based on permaculture principles, 35 mins from Mackay CBD and 1hr from Airlie Beach. The property is on 7 acres, completely off the grid run on solar and batteries. We also run our own water and are growing our own food to be fully self sufficient. We hold Yoga classes here most Sunday's in our beautiful Yoga Shala.  Go to our Facebook page "Mt Jukes Eco Retreat" to view our classes. You are welcome to join these classes during your stay. We have a natural spring running through the property so you can swim all year. We have over 300 fruit tree with 50 different varieties. All food that has been planted is based off nutritional values, food is our fuel so we treat what we eat with upmost respect. All meals provided are healing and based on a 5000 year old tradition (Ayurveda). The food is vegetarian, and very delicious! Mt Jukes sits right in front of the property which was a volcano thousands of years ago, not many in this area. Myself (Dave) and my daughter (Dakota) are here most of the time. Dakota lives in Mackay though she works on the property 7:30am - 3:30pm Mon - Friday and is here most Sunday's helping with Yoga classes.  You will also be accompanied by Roko, (my beloved Groodle), 3 chickens and we also have 2 Bee hives. We are in the process of introducing more animals that fit within the system. If you like the sound of our retreat and would like to stay on the property and help us with farm duties please get in contact!

Last year I booked a one way ticket overseas, alas that dream did not come true so here I am following a different path with just as many cool options. I want to travel around to gain experience on the land, learn new skills and see different lifestyles and landscapes - I am pretty keen to see where this journey could lead. Some goals I have are to read more books, work with animals, ride more horses and drive a tractor. I want to learn how to build a house.

Phillippa has had WWOOFers live and work at a property in NSW so knows the dynamics of spending time with people from different cultures. Glenn loves the idea of exploring snd also working snd living with people on their land...

We are a family farm producing an array of fresh vegies, eggs and beef for local weekly farmers market. 45 minutes from Byron Bay. 30 minutes from Gold Coast. 30 acres on the banks of the Oxley River. 4 horses, 12 cattle, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 220 chickens. Certified Organic and Biodynamic Farm.

Assist in the development of this dynamic environmental education centre & spend some time in magnificent sub-tropical rainforest with spectacular mountain views. ‘Wild Mountains Trust’ is a not-for-profit organization with broad community membership. We aim to inspire & educate people as caretakers of the planet through hands-on programs. As residents we seek to develop an egalitarian, low-impact lifestyle. Volunteering includes land care and sustainable building. You may be here during one of our amazing programs & be able to participate as well as help. So come on up, do some good work & take time to check out koalas & wildlife. You will have a fantastic time! Accommodation for up to 8 in A-frame style huts - wooden floor off the ground with canvas top. Shared meals, communal cooking. Vegetarian only. No smoking inside. Initial stay 3-5 days. Longer stays negotiable.

For new experiences, to live a different lifestyle and to meet new, interesting and diverse people. WWOOFing keeps me young and connected with nature. I also feel I have a lot to offer my hosts beyond just physical kabour.

It sounds like a great way to meet people and to find opportunities to work for my keep whilst studying in Tasmania. I only need a space to set up my camper with some privacy, a garden hose and power lead and aside from that I’m pretty well self sufficient!

I have recently started to like the idea of living in a countryside and fallen in love with the farms in Australia. I own farm land in pakistan, mainly growing wheat and cotton. So I would love to learn the farming practices in Australia. Also, this would be my first real exposure to life in a farmhouse doing hands-on farming in Australia. I hope it will be a wonderful experience for me as well as the host. Looking to get along with nice people 🙂

We are looking for up to 2 people to help feed cattle and sheep, and a handyman that would like to do some building, such as fencing. We have 1000 acres of native vegetation, 4500 acres of grazing country for farming & bee keeping, with red undulating soil. Volunteering on our farm includes sheep & cattle stock work, farm chores, fencing, organic gardening, milking cows, tending sheep, chickens & turkeys, pruning trees and whatever else needs doing. At the moment we have some baby lambs and calves that need to be fed and taken care of. If you are interested in learning something new and getting to know what life on an Australian Farm is like, you are more than welcome to stay with us. We love to get to know different people from other countries and are happy to teach you new skills. We hope that you will have an unforgettable and unique experience with us on our rural farm in the Australian outback. We generally prefer longer stays.

Spring Creek Park is just on the outskirts of Camden, 1hr from Sydney's CBD. A fantastic, friendly and welcoming environment to work in. No horse experience is necessary as most of the work is general farm and lawn maintenance, with minimal horse handling. Great atmosphere, great food - we cater for all dietary requirements. You need do need to love animals and enjoy the outdoors. Minimum stay 4 weeks. Can pick up from Campbelltown station.

We joined in 2011 whilst travelling through the Scottish Highlands and Pembrokeshire in Wales and found it to be a very rewarding and enriching way to learn generally and about ourselves.

We joined WWOOf to learn about different cultures, food practices and want to learn different skills. We are happy to return in our skills! We want to see what everyone around Australia is doing and have conversations about growing vegetables, keeping bees, making cheese! Whatever tickles the fancy!

We are looking forward to having the chance to experience new places in the world. WWOOFing sounds like a great way to travel cheaply while being environmentally conscious! We are taking some time off post high school and university to do something different and interesting, see new places and gain new skills and experiences. We are very excited by the opportunities that WWOOFing offers in seeing different parts of Australia and learning unique skills and knowledge from new people. We are both very passionate about and interested in sustainability and learning new and better ways to live and work with the earth.

'Cedar Park' is a small family run 4-star resort  in the upper rainforests of far north Queensland. We accommodate guests in a Gothic style lodge house and run a business making gourmet pre-prepared meals. Our acreage includes tropical fruit forest, vegetable gardens, chook pen, bees and enclosures for care & rehabilitation of rescued native animals. We are surrounded by a creek with swimming holes and NP rainforest for millions of hectares. Work includes care & maintenance of gardens, lodge & animals. You will be comfortably accommodated in a room in the lodge, or in a caravan. Laundry & bedding supplied. Shared dinners, food supplied for other meals, any diet catered for. NSI. Initial stay 1 night. Daily bus from Cairns or Kuranda stops 6km away. Can p/u from bus by prior arrangement.