WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. That translates to “cheap and easy ways to travel”. Wwoofing is a new phenomenon that is providing people of all ages the opportunity to travel and spend a substantial amount of time in a foreign country. Granted, it is more intriguing for 20 somethings who have graduated high school or college and have little to no responsibilities back home. The deal is basically this: you work on a small organic farm in exchange for room and board. You can choose from a list of host farms in various countries, get in touch, and go hang out. You would obviously pay all of your own travel expenses, but you get to eat and sleep for free…Well for farm work. This is a great way to delve into a community and really see what the region has to offer. Some of the hosts participate for cheap labor, but most participate because they are genuinly interested in promoting travel and/or organic ways of life. You will no doubt have to be okay with living a hard core hippie life style for a while, but hey, it’s an experience. Some farms have bunk houses and running water, while some only provide a place to set up a tent and let you eat what you can produce…or slaughter. You can usually stay on a farm for a week to a couple months. It is a cool way to explore a country and really get to know the people who live there.

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