Definition of "WWOOF"

As such, while the primary focus of the WWOOF venture is organic farming, hosting volunteer travelers is a secondary objective.

2012, Kirsten Holmes, Karen Smith, Managing Volunteers in Tourism, page 265

Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146

This research examines Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) as a scene of civic agriculture that can inspire progressive embodied food politics and counteract the dominance of the neoliberal food regime.

2016, Theo Holtwick, Sowing Seeds of Civic Agriculture

If you want to WWOOF in countries that have their own WWOOF organisation like Italy or Korea, it is necessary to join the national WWOOF organisation before you can obtain addresses of their member properties. This usually costs €15–€40 per year.

2017, Susan Griffith, Work Your Way Around the World‎, 17th edition, Crimson Publishing

There was a survey completed recently by a Lund University student named Maggie Melin, in which over 1,400 WWOOFers participated. 67.3% WWOOFed to learn more about organic farming; 70.9% to have a chance to live with locals; 35% to improve language skills; 48% to save money; 62.2% to travel around the country; 52.2% to reconnect with nature; and 51.8% to have a break from their everyday lives.

2012, Astra Lincoln, Vocational Vagabond, Volunteer Vacationer

Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146

Furthermore, these tourists generally have WWOOFed before (Nordbø et al., 2020) and present a short length of stay (Ord & Amer, 2010).

'2022, Elena Borin, Mara Cerquetti, Marta Crispí, Cultural Leadership in Transition Tourism, page 300