Traveling to a farm and spending several hours a day getting your hands dirty might sound like an unusual way to spend a vacation. Do you want to have a vacation like that?Ifyes, WWOOF can help you.
WWOOF is an organization that helps travelers go on "volunteering vacations" to farms. Travelers work on the farms for around four to six hours a day to get free rooms and dinners. The work includethings like gardening, cutting wood, feeding animals, or even making cheese.
But you may do more than that through WWOOF. It offers travelers the chance （机会） to learn some skills and the local culture while spending time in nature.
Sue Coppard, the founder （创办人） of the organization, worked in London in 1971. But she wanted to spend more time in the countryside. So, she thought it might be a good idea to stay and work on a farm. One weekend, she visited a farm in Sussex, England, together with 15 friends. In return for their stay, Sue and her friends did many tasks on the farm.
Following Sue's stay on the farm, more people started showing interest in working on farms, and many farmers said that they would like to host workers.
Today, it's possible to have such a vacation in more than 130 countries with the help of WWOOF. You don't need any farming experience——just be ready to learn!
