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Nicola is looking for work and a residence

Nicola is looking for work and a residence

I am an excellent cook, lover of nature, animals and people, I would like to have the opportunity to earn a living to have serenity and give my pet Charlie, a creature of habit like very few, that stability that makes him happy!

Traveling together is great but …..

also check that everything is in order for anyone accompanying you Anyone travelling with you, who is not a regular member, is not protected by the associative pact nor from the legal and insurance standpoint Both Hosts and WWOOFers are members of the same Association...

WWOOFCast – Episode 5

WWOOFCast – Episode 5

In episode five, Rodrigo interviews Becky Young, who is the coordinator of WWOOF Canada. Becky is also one of the founders of the Federation of WWOOF Organizations (FoWO). In this episode she shares some aspects of WWOOF Canada with us. Enjoy listening!...

From Senigallia to Sweden – Federico’s story

From Senigallia to Sweden – Federico’s story

From filmmaker to WWOOFer, Federico's life-changing experience When Jandi, the coordinator of WWOOF Sweden, crossed paths with Federico's story, he couldn't help but notice that, even if in different ways, the encounter with WWOOF changed their lives for both: from...

Autumn Sowing Campaign 2022

Autumn Sowing Campaign 2022

The ‘Coltiviamo la diversità! (Let’s cultivate diversity!)’ sowing campaign is a collective and transversal knowledge and skills pathway, not secondary to the increasing seed supply in the territory.

European WWOOF Coordinators’ Meeting

European WWOOF Coordinators’ Meeting

Between the 6th and 9th of October, the European WWOOF Coordinators' Meeting was held in Denmark. There were national coordinators representing several European countries: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and some...

Italia Pro Glyphosate?

Italia Pro Glyphosate?

“Italy’s vote in favor of the extension is a resounding change of course from the vote against it in 2017 and comes at a time when we await the inauguration of the new government, which will have to demonstrate its commitment to the ecological transition of our agriculture,” emphasize the Associations of the #CambiamoAgricoltura Coalition, which urged against extending the authorization of glyphosate until the end of 2023.

Agricultural and Agro-ecological Convergence

Agricultural and Agro-ecological Convergence

this appeal/document for the October 22 demonstration in bologna could be the beginning of many other rallies and the basis for a common project that could sustain the anti-systemic practices of a substantial part of our human consortium.

 Agroforestry course and training project

"We want to contribute both from a technical as well as a from a territorial perspective towards the goal of planting a trillion trees in a few years, in order to have some hope of reversing the climate crisis. Agroforestry could be of...

Firenze 2002 – 2022

Firenze 2002 – 2022

After twenty years, the European Social Forum is back again a rich programme of autonomous meetings, two days dedicated to the plenary assembly: Where Europe is going Join us from 10 to 13 November Twenty years after the first European Social Forum, 2022-Firenze wants...

We met up at Valledrane

We met up at Valledrane

From Thursday 29 September to Sunday 2 October, a gathering of roughly thirty members from different parts of Italy met in Valledrane (BS). They were woofers, hosts, supporting members, coordinators and councillors, who confronted each other on the current moment of...

The Tale of Bosco Fontana

The Tale of Bosco Fontana

The Fondazione “life-long dream” has no dreams, only plans: “We recently had two meetings in the villages, the central topics being the regulating of tree cutting in the forest and the restoration of the former Cerisola e Rocca school, which through targeted calls for proposals could become not only the foundation’s headquarters but also jointly managed with the University of Genoa.”

2023 Calendar, send us your pictures!

2023 Calendar, send us your pictures!

The drive to obtain material for the WWOOF 2023 calendar has started. We're looking forward to your contributions! Once again, this year it will be the international community that will be taking charge of editing the Calendar.It is a beautiful and powerful means of...

Contaminated by Pesticides

Contaminated by Pesticides

It is important that a nationwide survey of pesticide contamination in people and in soil on farmland be carried out as soon as possible, in addition to the analyses already conducted for synthetic chemicals in food and water,” the Associations stress. Italy is one of the leading European countries, along with Spain, France and Germany in terms of pesticide consumption. Together they cover 75% percent of pesticides sold in the European Union, Spain is the first country for pesticide consumption, followed in order by Italy, France and Germany.