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Fall – winter “sabbatical,” quiet and warm

Fall – winter “sabbatical,” quiet and warm

in unspoiled natural surroundings uncontaminated by pollution of any kind in a self-contained, comfortable and cozy accommodation, I offer, preferably to women of any age but healthy, a “sabbatical” fall and/or winter, quiet and warm

Stop Glyphosate – Protect Environment and Health!

Stop Glyphosate – Protect Environment and Health!

Stop Glyphosate or else it will be used for another 10 years. Lets participate in the petition drive
WWOOF Italy also signed the press release along with 12 other associations and is promoting the social action

In an ever-changing world, it is very important to stop

In an ever-changing world, it is very important to stop

Lily, from the Big Apple to Cassine
“to try to live ‘au naturel'”
Nurse in America, farmer in Europe:the story of the 26-year-old woman who wanted to change her life by starting over with environmentally friendly farming

A glimpse at the international WWOOF meeting

A glimpse at the international WWOOF meeting

Canada, September 14-18, 2023 How do you imagine the worldwide WWOOF gathering after a long break of 9 years? At a small nature center, a WWOOF host in Canada, among rammed earth cottages, a few yurts and wooden huts, scattered in a majestic forest on the shore of a...

For a critique of the woman/nature nexus

For a critique of the woman/nature nexus

Ecofeminism, also called ecological feminism, is a current of thought and activism that contains within itself, inseparably, the tension toward reflection on the world and that toward its transformation. As the name suggests, the issues articulated within ecofeminism arise from the intersection of feminist and ecologist reflection.

WWOOFCast – Episode 11

WWOOFCast – Episode 11

The guest for this episode is Jan-Philipp. He is the coordinator of WWOOF Germany and currently the president of the Federation of WWOOF Organizations. In WWOOF he finds freedom and responsibility, motivation, time spent in friendship, adventure and worldwide...

Alberto Magnaghi

Alberto Magnaghi

Endless love for the land
We owe it above all to him, to Alberto Magnaghi, that idea of a “territorial principle” capable of guiding a future civilization for which, even in light of his latest book, the adjective to choose can only be “eco-territorialist.

The story of the Seminasiepi first stage

The story of the Seminasiepi first stage

Between Sept. 8 and Sept. 10, the Working Group for the Custody of Land Ecology (GLCET), coordinated the Seminasiepi Prima Tappa (SPT) course, dedicated to the 7 people selected through the call for proposals issued in the spring by WWOOF Italy

A farewell message and a new proposal

A farewell message and a new proposal

However, we have the possibility of welcoming someone already experienced in agriculture and animal keeping who would like to come here to live for a long period to take care of the environment and create self-sufficiency whilst respecting nature.

A call to “substitute” on the farm

A call to “substitute” on the farm

Francesco needs a short holiday Hello, I am a Host in Sabina (Lazio, near Farfa). I am searching for a person or a couple to help me with animals, vegetable plot and plants. I will not be there from 14-09 afternoon to 26-09.By arriving a few days earlier I will be...

Help to save the vineyard after the fire

Help to save the vineyard after the fire

we need help to intervene promptly by removing the grapes from the plants to reduce stress and then give relief water, the work in the immediate is very simple you have to cut the bunches and let them fall to the ground

Carla and Olivier sell their farm

Carla and Olivier sell their farm

Carla and Olivier have decided that it is time to retire: they can no longer follow the farming activities as they would like to and, reluctantly, have decided to put up for sale the farm that has seen them involved in so many projects, wonderful hosting of many woofers included.

AMORLIFE – Work Camp

AMORLIFE – Work Camp

These days will study the properties, characteristics and thus the performance of the materials used. Specifically, the “adobe” construction technique from the construction of the wooden mold to the creation of the finished brick will be explored. The ultimate short-term goal is to make 7,000 bricks as the final product.

Fires in Sicily – Summer 2023

Fires in Sicily – Summer 2023

Millions invested to revitalize the country, for major infrastructure such as the bridge over the Strait that will finally connect Sicily to the rest of Italy. But unless we seriously begin to demand that every last penny be spent on land protection, on reforestation, on restoring fertility to a dying land, on preserving what remains of the island that was once “the garden of the Mediterranean,” before long, too little, there will be little to connect.

Free the Mountain

Free the Mountain

An event that is growing by word of mouth among people who believe in the urgency of reorganizing Mountain Life.
The proposed themes are central to all of us: We gladly propose this initiative to you, although a bit late, so that those who want to and still make time can take part…