Associative life

First edition of the Fermentation Festival

First edition of the Fermentation Festival

There is wonderful news brewing in the pots within the WWOOF Italy network. On Sunday, June 14, 2026, Bucolica Circolo Culturale Agricolo, our WWOOF host in Lastra a Signa (FI), will host the first edition of the Bucolic Fermentation Festival. A day immersed in nature...

Biodiversity at school: the Pergola Vegetable Garden party!

Biodiversity at school: the Pergola Vegetable Garden party!

Education about the earth, sustainability and respect for nature are values that are cultivated from an early age. It is with great enthusiasm that WWOOF Italy is among the supporters of a special event dedicated to the earth, science and the ecological growth of the...

Love Project visits Ranch Margherita: a beautiful WWOOF story!

We are always happy when our associates' paths cross, resulting in beautiful synergies. This time it happened between Niccolò from Love Project and our longtime hosts Cristiana and Roberto from Margherita Ranch. Niccolò spent three days at the ranch, getting involved...

ARIANNA PORCELLI SAFONOV: TRANSUMANSIA

ARIANNA PORCELLI SAFONOV: TRANSUMANSIA

TRANSUMANSIAWalks in the woods with Arianna Porcelli Safonov Transumansia is Arianna Porcelli Safonov's most radical project: a trek exploring the Apennine ridges between satire, literature and whispered sociality. The actual traversal of the landscape is encouraged...

In Terra Pagana, associational life becomes community.

In Terra Pagana, associational life becomes community.

There are days that remember why we are part of WWOOF Italy, and the one spent on April 12 in "Terra Pagana," guests of Marta and Michele in Piano di Sorrento, was definitely one of them. We got together among members from Campania for the sake of being together and...

Shared Work Days in Terra Pagana: Naturalistic Engineering in Action.

Shared Work Days in Terra Pagana: Naturalistic Engineering in Action.

Landslide Slope Restoration Dear members and friends of WWOOF Italy, we invite you to participate in an important series of shared work days at Terra Pagana, in Piano di Sorrento (NA), dedicated to the restoration of a landslide slope through Naturalistic Engineering...

Local meeting in Piedmont: how it went

Local meeting in Piedmont: how it went

As much as the relationship between host and WWOOFer remains at the heart of our association, from the beginning WWOOF Italy has also considered the relationships that are forged between host and host to be fundamental. It is the farmers themselves who emphasize that...

Get out of the flock enroll in the Shepherding School!

Get out of the flock enroll in the Shepherding School!

The Calascio Extensive Herding School was established for the advanced training of new herders and farmers, providing technical and entrepreneurial skills to foster generational change and the protection of local traditions.

Shepherding School with free participation

Shepherding School with free participation

With ShepherdSchool we are giving 24 new shepherds the opportunity to be able to train through 4 different training cycles, which will be combined with an internship period in local companies of about 30 days.

We plant hedges in Torrita di Siena

We plant hedges in Torrita di Siena

TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL YIELDS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026 FARM DAY AT TORRITA DI SIENA WE PLANT TWO HEDGES USING LOCAL WILD WOODY FLORA ►The worksite takes place on the Passerini farm at Padolecchie in Via del Porto near Torrita di...

FoWO seeks CMS developers

FoWO seeks CMS developers

Open Applications: Development of the new WWOOF CMS We report an important professional opportunity aimed at senior developers, agencies and technology entities in our network. The Federation of WWOO Organizations (FoWO) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to...

WWOOF Annual Genral Meeting 2026: new place, same energy

WWOOF Annual Genral Meeting 2026: new place, same energy

A moment of the AGM 2026 in Massa Marittima The Minutes of the Meeting After four years in Fano, the Annual General Meeting returned to the Tyrrhenian shore this year. Perhaps because WWOOF Italy was born in these parts, perhaps because this is where there is the...

WWOOF Italy 2026 Gathering will be held in Massa Marittima

WWOOF Italy 2026 Gathering will be held in Massa Marittima

The theme of the year? Water. Three days of meetings, farmers markets and reflections on the future of natural agriculture. Dear WWOOFer and Host, After four years spent watching the sun rise on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, this year our most important event...

What if a host wants to go WWOOFing?

Certainly, the main activity that WWOOF Italy carries out as an association is to create and foster relationships between hosts and WWOOFers. For years, however, it has been considered important to give more and more emphasis also to the relationships between hosts...

More than a calendar: we present the 2026 Calendar of WWOOF Italy

More than a calendar: we present the 2026 Calendar of WWOOF Italy

The new year is approaching and with it comes one of our association's most cherished projects: the WWOOF Italy Calendar 2026. This year, however, we wanted to do something different. It is not just a tool to mark dates and appointments, but a real narrative journey...

A WWOOFer Testimony for Reflection and Action

A WWOOFer Testimony for Reflection and Action

We share the letter sent to us by a WWOOFer, hoping that it may stimulate deep reflection on what we strive to do on a daily basis as staff and board of the association, but also as ordinary members, to enable everyone/and to have the most beautiful, healthy and...

Southern Piedmont and Central Liguria Local Meeting

Southern Piedmont and Central Liguria Local Meeting

We are organizing a local meeting involving hosts from the provinces of Cuneo, Asti, Alessandria, Genoa and Savona. On Monday, February 16, 2026 , we will be hosted by our coordinator Maria Pia Lottini(Click to see her Host profile) at her Tenuta Antica farm (address:...

A year to browse and keep: the new WWOOF Italy 2026 Calendar arrives!

A year to browse and keep: the new WWOOF Italy 2026 Calendar arrives!

As the seasons take their course and the earth prepares for new cycles, we are happy to announce the arrival of one of our association's most beloved symbols: the WWOOF Italy 2026 Calendar. You can see it on the calendar page, along with previous years' editions. Much...