Green Daily

Recently, I've been looking into this thing called WWOOF, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. It's a way for people like you and I to learn about how to run an organic farm, or just simply grow an organic garden from the people who do it for a living. But it's much more than just a course or a class, it becomes your life for however long you decide to do the program.

Here's how it works: the WWOOF organization has a booklet they send out to you when you pay a small membership fee ($20 single membership in the US, $30 for a couple). In this booklet is a list of host farms who are looking for volunteers. You contact the host of your choice and work out your volunteer details with them from there. You then live on that farm for your volunteer time (most require a minimum of 2 weeks, but times vary), working with the land, animals and anything else that is required of you. Most don't pay, but some do for general expenses. You stay at the host's home and get free home-cooked meals for the duration of your stay.

I signed up for this a few months ago and received the booklet. I'm very excited about the possibility of trying this one day! Anyone want to watch my cats while I'm gone?