Ever long just to get off the grid, flee the city. I'm sure you have. Living in L.A. is stressful. Sometimes you might think t0 yourself, "gah, I just want to go live on a farm." But you can't. Cause you don't know any farmers. Well all that can be changed, easily, with WWOOF.
WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. What they are is a third party between you and organic farmers. All you have to do is sign up for a membership (there's some small fee, but this is a non-profit) and choose a part of the world you want to work in. Once that's all done WWOOF puts you in contact with a farmer in that area. You and the farmer make the arrangements. What you get out of this deal is free room & board, food, and valuable knowledge. All you have to do is work on the farm during the week.
In this consumer culture we live in, we often forget where our food is coming from. Or maybe it isn't that we forget. We simply don't know. This program puts people in touch with a movement for sustainable agricultural practices that can't be learned in the supermarket. Moreover, the volunteer work helps organic farmers keep their businesses up and running. It may seem like a bunch of mundane field work, but what about at the end of the day. It would be pretty cool to see what goes on after hours on a farm in Costa Rica.
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