Let yourself immerse (without getting lost)

by Claudio Pozzi | Oct 12, 2023 | Associative life, How to, Messages from the Association

How to use search filters to best experience the WWOOFing adventure

You have at your disposal several strategies for contacting the farms you that you would like to learn more about. Find below our tips to find the hosts best suited to your expectations. When registering their profile, hosts list a number of characteristics of their living and working realities, such as agricultural practices used, languages spoken, or food preferences. All of this information appears on the host list and gives you the ability to do targeted searches using the appropriate filters.

Read more about using search filtershere.

Another tool that will help you locate hosts where activities and lifestyles are practiced that match your interests can be keyword research. Just put the words you are looking for in the search bar to find out which hosts have these words in their description.

The main filter is the availability calendar

🗓️ You should not limit yourself to choosing a host solely because he or she has a vacancy, but at the same time it is understandable that you need to plan your travels over the period you have available: that is why the search by periods of availability has been empowered.

☑️Through this feature you will find in your search results only hosts available to take volunteers during the periods of your interest.

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How to use the calendar filter for your searches

Once you enter your profile and clicked on the Host item in the top menu, you will find all the search filters at the top of the host list. The main filter for setting up your searches will be the availability calendar, which you can access by clicking on the button at the top left:

At this point, to better understand how to properly use the date filter, you can rely on the instructions on this page.

What questions to ask the host?

Remember that to ensure that your WWOOF experience is a success, it is not enough to just use the filters correctly; you also need to have good prior communication with your host. Introduce yourself, tell why you would like to WWOOFing at his or her reality, and ask any questions you feel necessary to best organize your stay. Even a phone call or video call can be helpful in getting to know each other better. Read here the five questions to ask to find the right host for you.