Everyone knows WWF but not many know about WWOOF, which stands for 'World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms'. The organization was born in England in the 51s and today has 4 participating countries: it involves offering hospitality – food and lodging – to volunteers who in return give them work – 6 to XNUMX hours a day – on organic farms. They learn the practices of sustainability and are involved in gardening, fencing, milking, planting, cleaning the animal pens, and growing: for example, shitake mushrooms. Stays can vary from a few days to a few months.
In Brazil, the farms affiliated to WWOOF are now a hundred, and it is a destination among the most preferred, thanks to its biodiversity and the hospitality of the Brazilians. The annual card costs $38 and includes a Brazilian ID for the stay. Daniel Cintra and Juliana Torres met and married on a WWOOF farm in the village of Aldeia Velha in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Daniel recalls that “we have been very well received everywhere and have only good memories. We would like to visit other WWOOF farms, but above all we would like to have our own farm and offer this experience to others”.
Attachments: The Rio Times – Travel and Learn on Brazil Organic Farms
