what does it mean to be a WWOOF host?

what does it mean to be a WWOOF host?

WWOOF UK holds a list of about 550 farms, crofts, smallholdings, back gardens, allotments, schools, vineyards and woodlands - all using sustainable practises - offering food and accommodation in exchange for practical help on their land.

	You do not need to be registered as organic to become a host, and you do not need to have a farm.

besides farms, examples of current hosts include:

• a woodland settlement using forest management and permaculture techniques
• an organic brewery and several organic vineyards
• an intentional community in Wales
• a campsite/educational centre near Shrewsbury
• a back garden in London
• a biodynamic flower grower in Sussex
• an 18,000 deer estate in Scotland
• nearly 30 crofts
• a modern smallholding with lots of renewable technology in Northern Ireland

a key part of your lifestyle or organisational mission should be:

• the production of food or other products derived from the natural world
• the management of land in an environmentally sustainable way
• an activity supporting organic growing

you do not need to be registered organic, but you should be following these IFOAM* guidelines:

· The Principle of Health: organic agriculture should sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal human and planet as one and indivisible

· The Principle of Ecology: organic agriculture should be based on living ecological systems and cycles, work with them, emulate them and help sustain them

· The Principle of Fairness: organic agriculture should build on relationships that ensure fairness with regard to the common environment and life opportunities

· The Principle of Care: organic agriculture should be managed in a precautionary and responsible manner to protect the health and well-being of current and future generations and the environment

We are on the look-out for new hosts so get in touch if you would like to join or find out more. www.wwoof.org.uk: [e-mail]: 01296 714652

*International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

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