WWOOF

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʊf/

Proper noun

WWOOF

1. Acronym of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.
   • 2012, Kirsten Holmes, Karen Smith, Managing Volunteers in Tourism, page 265:

     As such, while the primary focus of the WWOOF venture is organic farming, hosting volunteer travelers is a secondary objective.

   • 2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146:

     Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

   • 2016, Theo Holtwick, Sowing Seeds of Civic Agriculture:

     This research examines Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) as a scene of civic agriculture that can inspire progressive embodied food politics and counteract the dominance of the neoliberal food regime.

   • 2017, Susan Griffith, Work Your Way Around the World‎^[1], 17th edition, Crimson Publishing, →ISBN:

     If you want to WWOOF in countries that have their own WWOOF organisation like Italy or Korea, it is necessary to join the national WWOOF organisation before you can obtain addresses of their member properties. This usually costs €15–€40 per year.

Verb

WWOOF (third-person singular simple present WWOOFs, present participle WWOOFing, simple past and past participle WWOOFed)

1. Alternative form of wwoof
   • 2012, Astra Lincoln, Vocational Vagabond, Volunteer Vacationer:

     There was a survey completed recently by a Lund University student named Maggie Melin, in which over 1,400 WWOOFers participated. 67.3% WWOOFed to learn more about organic farming; 70.9% to have a chance to live with locals; 35% to improve language skills; 48% to save money; 62.2% to travel around the country; 52.2% to reconnect with nature; and 51.8% to have a break from their everyday lives.

   • 2015, Yvette Reisinger, Transformational Tourism: Host Perspectives, page 146:

     Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once.

   • '2022, Elena Borin, Mara Cerquetti, Marta Crispí, Cultural Leadership in Transition Tourism, page 300:

     Furthermore, these tourists generally have WWOOFed before (Nordbø et al., 2020) and present a short length of stay (Ord & Amer, 2010).

Related terms

• woof
• wwoofer, woofer
• woofing, wwoofing