Sample WWOOF host listings

Locales and experiences can be as diverse as these, as quoted from various WWOOF hosts directories. (A number of organizations post listings on their website, without contact information, as a preview.)

Region: Uganda
Centre for Environment Technology and Rural Development. Organic Farming and Training Centre (Koft). The farm is based in western Uganda Kasese district almost 480 km from Kampala. We are involved in organic farming, training, community extension services, appropriate technology, HIV AIDS, orphans programme, animal husbandry, credit-loan scheme, women's development program and environmental program. We are on 50 acre plot; we grow fruits, vanilla vegetables bananas, and other crop[s]. We are looking for volunteers to help throughout the year at the farm.

Region: Taranaki, New Zealand
2 acres includes vegetable gardens, orchard, bees, worm farms, retail shops, and lots more. WWOOFers have [their] own caravans. Certified organic farm OFNZ (Taranaki Dolphins); 100% organic food.

Region: France
Help needed setting up organic plot. 1.5 ha., garden, vegetable garden and woodland. Fun and relaxed. Permaculture ideals at base, but open minded to all organic ideas and innovations. Very relaxed and friendly; help needed as [I am] alone with my 2-year-old son. [W]ould appreciate positive input from like-minded people. Beautiful setting in rural France, 50 kms from Pyrenees, garden, house and small woodland, organic swimming pool.

Region: Holland
We have an organic farm (14 ha.) in the middle of Holland since 1988, about 75 km from Amsterdam and about 6km from the village. We grow wheat, onions, pumpkins, potatoes. We have 2 cats and a dog. We enjoy meeting people from all over the world. In the busy months (May to Sept) help is welcome. We can use help in the yard, on the field, sometimes in the house or barn. We are a family of 5 persons. Our three sons are grown up and don't live at home anymore. We have a caravan in the yard where you can live, or in the house. We have lunch and dinner together in the house and we always appreciate it if you could cook some dishes from your home country sometimes. We look forward to hearing from you.

Region: Ireland
5-acre farm situated between Baltimore and Lough Ine (Marine Nature Reserve). Milking goats, cheese manufacture, chickens, veg. garden plus small-scale boarding kennels and cattery. Help needed all year round, including Christmas, particularly with maintenance work (general handyman/woman most welcome!). Kidding starts about February. Accommodation in wooden garden chalet. Peaceful setting, 2 miles [to] Baltimore - fishing port, trad. music, ferries to islands. West Cork abounds in archaeological sites. The property has the site of an old castle on it.

Region: Cameroon
We rear cattle, fowls, goats and carry on organic farming on a vast piece of land. Visitors come here always and we exchange ideas in many spheres. We do art work when the farming season is over and some of our visitors love learning some rear techniques in decorative work from our artisan corner. Children are always welcome and we offer room and boarding. We are registering for the first time as WWOOF host because we were advised to by the executive officer of Sustainable Livelihood Enterprise Development Network in Cameroon whose activities are almost 100 percent similar.

Region: India
Developing Self Sufficient Alternative Community, School and Orphanage, Cow Protection, Protection of Natural Forest Reserves, medicinal herbs, trekking. Strict vegetarians. No intoxications. Serious people only. No costs for rooms and boarding when in exchange for help. Those interested in Yoga and spiritual life will be more comfortable, but there is no such requisite.

Region: Chile
Family farm in the Chilean Andes growing vegetables, 30 species of apples, native trees, sheep pigs, geese, cows, chickens, horses. All field work done with oxen. Need help with gardening, hay making, taking care of animals. All food eaten is grown on the farm. Not easy for vegetarians! No vehicles except the bus.

Region: Poland
Located in south-eastern Poland in beautiful and wild Bieszczady Mts. 60 ha. farm with forest and stream, located by Polish-Ukrainian border. Establishing new sustainable, traditional wooden buildings. Totally off-grid. Former and abandoned agricultural land. Help includes building traditional wooden construction, building bridges, fences, establishing gardens, orchards, and hedges, cutting shrubs. Take care of a group of Hutsul horses, participate in research. Accommodation in the house or big army tents with stoves. We provide food for our guests, but they would need to cook by themselves.