WWOOF - World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms

WWOOF began in England in 1971 and there are now many other national WWOOF organisations.

The Aims of WWOOF are :

• To give you first hand experience of organic or other ecologically-sound growing methods
• To give you experience of life in the countryside
• To help the organic movement which is labour intensive and does not rely on artificial fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides.
• To give people a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement
• To provide you with an opportunity to learn about life in the host country by living, and working together

Please see these websites for more information and how to join WWOOF

http://www.wwoof.org/wwoof_uk 

• WWOOFers get first hand experience of day to day farm work on an Organic/Bio-Dynamic Farm.
• It is a totally flexible, WWOOFers can start* and leave when it suits them.     
• There is no commitment to any long term arrangement.
• The farm supplies accommodation and food.
• Free weekend travel to and from London.

*providing we are not fully booked.

Short term voluntary work and work experience at Perry Court Farm.

At Perry Court the WWOOF idea has been taken further with inclusion of short term volunteers, and students on work experience also being able to benefit from the WWOOF type experience of work in exchange for board and lodging.

This could be for anyone from a College/School on study related training, to someone just wanting to get out of the Town for a while and enjoy some hands on practical work.

 
We normally ask for a minimum stay of 4 weeks as a lot of farm resources go into training people for the different tasks involved.

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Requirements from you if you visit Perry Court Farm

• Work clothes
• Sleeping bags etc,
• An interest to learn
• Some hard work
• A sense of humour