Associative life

Save the dates for the WWOOF Italia Fall Gathering!

Save the dates for the WWOOF Italia Fall Gathering!

We're excited to announce the upcoming WWOOF Italia fall gathering! We'll be together from the afternoon of Thursday, October 1, through lunch on Sunday, October 4. At the facility located in Molini di Voltaggio (AL), along the Strada della Bocchetta (SP160, km 137 -...

Building Networks Helps Communities Thrive

Building Networks Helps Communities Thrive

Report by Fabrizio Marcozzo We often say that WWOOF isn’t just a way to experience rural life, but a true catalyst for relationships, community, and local synergies. This is clearly demonstrated by this short photo essay sent to us by Fabrizio Marcozzo, which takes us...

On September 20, in Sestola, let’s “Sow the Future”!

On September 20, in Sestola, let’s “Sow the Future”!

When Irene, who had recently become a host, contacted us to propose that we organize this event together, there was no doubt that the themes she had in mind were the same ones WWOOF has been promoting for years. Then, as you can see, the program has become extremely...

A Meeting at the Vicenza Gas Network

A Meeting at the Vicenza Gas Network

WWOOF also participated this year in the meeting of the Vicenza GAS Network, which was held in Valdagno (VI) on May 10. Giorgio, our local coordinator, added our association’s voice to the many others that came together to discuss social justice, war, and the...

Summer 2026 List

Summer 2026 List

Want to go WWOOFing in late July or August but can’t find a farm? Here’s a list of hosts who still have availability for the summer months ☀️ Check out the hosts who have joined WWOOF Italia’s Summer List for July and August.

Host – An entire page dedicated to visits!

Host – An entire page dedicated to visits!

Starting June 15, 2026, you’ll find some important new features in your Host profile designed to make it easier to organize and manage visits, keep your records organized, and facilitate communication with WWOOFers. Below, we’ll explain the new features and how to use...

WWOOFers – An entire page dedicated to visits!

WWOOFers – An entire page dedicated to visits!

Starting June 15, 2026, you’ll find some important new features in your WWOOF profile designed to make it easier to organize and manage your stays, keep your Archive organized, and facilitate communication with hosts. Below, we explain the new features and how to use...

There is time until June 9-let’s make the voice of agroecology heard!

There is time until June 9-let’s make the voice of agroecology heard!

Hosts know this well: the earth is not a factory and nature does not work in compartments. Hedgerows, earthworms, bees, crop rotations and soil care are pieces of the same puzzle. Yet, at the institutional level, there is always a need to be reminded that biodiversity...

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...