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WWOOFer of the Month
Meet our WWOOFer of the Month - Lisann Guldner Lisann is 19 years old, and lives in Germany (near Hanover). In her free time Lisannis loves being creative and explore her surroundings – always with a camera in hand, beautiful landscapes are her favorite! Her plan for...
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...
WWOOF your way to a new path in life
19th August 2020 | Eativity editors Want to see more of Australia, learn about organic farming and gain some valuable skills? You might want to try WWOOFing. No, it’s nothing to do with dogs (although they’re awesome, too): World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms,...
My WWOOFing experience
By Lucien Simon Lucien is from Switzerland, before coming to Australia he worked as a primary school teacher and taught children aged 4 to 12 years old. We thought we would catch up with Lucien and see how his trip is going. Firstly why did you decided to go WWOOFing...
FRUIT FLY’S?
FRUIT FLY WEBINAR September 3rd, 7.00 pm Presented by Bronwyn Koll, Queensland Fruit Fly Regional Coordinator, Yarra Valley. Bronwyn speaks to East Gippsland on control of the fruit fly, now spreading well beyond its previous range. Topics include recognition...
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...
WWOOFing in North Queensland
WWOOF Australia Hosts, Chris and Sheriden Robertson from Goodness Farm, are looking for WWOOFers! Babinda Goodness Farm is nestled in the foothills of the two highest mountains in Queensland and the lush Wet Tropics Rainforest. Babinda is known as ‘Australia’s Wettest...
The Top Soils Project
The Top Soils Project is excited to announce that we will be hosting a 1 hour Zoom event with Grant Sims - Grant will be talking about choosing cover crop species. For those who are not familiar with Grant; The Sims farm has been utilizing no-till since the early 80's...
WWOOFers, that second pair of hands to expedite progress!
Written by Lynette Vint WWOOF Australia Office Meet Peter Foran, WWOOF host in Queensland. Peter lives in Illinbah, his property called Turtle Rock is a 2.5 acre property with 200 m Coomera River frontage. Platypus and turtles are in the river, hence the name. Peter...
Former Triple J host and musician is pivoting to permaculture in the pandemic
ABC Wide Bay By Eliza Goetze Up until earlier this year, Luen Free's "office" was typically behind the decks in a dimly lit nightclub, sending techno beats across a sweaty crowd. But with the coronavirus pandemic putting her and many others in the music industry out...
COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to expand globally, we want to communicate our commitment to business continuity while at the same time, ensuring the health and safety of our employees, who are working from home until further notice. For COVID-19 links and advice...
Happy Birthday WWOOF Australia
A unique name, A unique experience. 39 years, and still going strong! WWOOF Australia is celebrating their 39th birthday. We caught up with the Founder, Lionel Pollard and asked him to share his story from the beginning. Traci and I had a lovely day,...
FREE introductory Permaculture Course Online
Written by Lynette Vint WWOOF Australia hosts since 1996, Noosa Forest Retreat started as a grass-roots community of like minded people, exploring the cutting edge of a permaculture vision. Founding the Permaculture Course Online in 2017 with the goal to make...
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...
Isolation with Lucy Shepherd- Footprints Farm
Self isolation in paradise at Footprints in style. As the world went mad, two French WWOOFers escaped the city, 5 hours north to their first WWOOFing property, glad to be in nature. As a host of over 12 years and well travelled myself and having even done some...
WWOOF on an Emu Farm in W.A.
Wiluna Emu farm began in 1976-77 run by Applied Ecology Pty Ltd where Kip Venn was employed to help with research and farm management. In 1980, in conjunction with CSIRO Kip and his wife Charmian began further research into emus at their property in Toodyay Western...
WWOOFing, enrichment of mutual exchange
Why we love WWOOFing? "We’re both passionate about nature and keen to learn more about organic farming and regenerative agriculture. I am currently studying Environmental Sustainability and would love to experience more."- WWOOFers Chiara and Clelsea Review from Host:...
2nd & 3rd Year Visa news update from the WWOOF Office
Hosts, we have WWOOFers who are very keen to assist on bushfire affected farms, so if you need help please let us know by email and also put up a Notice on the WWOOF Notice Board, you are responsible for keeping up to date with the Isolation and Distancing rules laid...
WWOOF in Western Australia today!
Meet Andrew and Lea WWOOF Australia Hosts from WA Our family purchased the farm early in 2017 as a small scale cropping farm. We are re-seeding and using chicken manure to fertilize, to enable us to increase and stabilize our stock numbers. Our priorities involve...
Reaching out to all WWOOFers, far and wide
During this current situation we are asking all WWOOFers who are currently WWOOFing in Australia to update their Availability Calendars and set their location for the Map Search. This will assist our wonderful hosts tremendously as they try to reach out to you through...
WWOOF Australia acknowledges the Traditional owners of the land on which we work. We honour the ongoing cultural & spiritual connections, heritage, customs & beliefs of Aboriginal people & pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
