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{{short description|Loose network of national organizations supporting organic farming}} {{multiple issues| {{primary sources|date=September 2014}} {{advert|date=June 2014}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2010}} }} [[Image:Vathaba - Kentaro's WWOOFING Experience 4.jpg|thumb|Japanese "wwoofer" in Guinea (2014)]] [[Image:E9427-Wattamolla-raspberry-bushes.jpg|thumb|A WWOOF participant farm in Australia. The [[raspberry]] bushes pictured require regular weeding.]] {{Homestay service}} '''World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms''' ('''WWOOF''', {{IPAc-en|Λ|w|Κ|f}}), or '''World Wide Organization of Organic Farms''', is a network of national organizations that facilitate homestays on organic farms. There is no central list or organization that encompasses all WWOOF hosts. As there is no single international WWOOF membership, all recognized WWOOF country organizations strive to maintain similar standards, and cooperate together to promote the aims of WWOOF.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms|url=https://wwoof.net/|access-date=12 January 2021|website=WWOOF|publisher=Federation of WWOOF Organizations}}</ref> WWOOF provides volunteers (often called "WWOOFers" or "woofers", {{IPAc-en|Λ|w|Κ|f|Ιr}}) with enough experience in organic and ecologically sound growing methods to help the organic movement. They let volunteers experience life in a rural setting or in a different nation. WWOOF volunteers generally do not receive a salary in exchange for services. The host provides food, lodging, and opportunities to learn, in exchange for assistance with farming or gardening activities for the host. The duration of the visit can range from days to years. Workdays average five to six hours, and participants interact with WWOOFers from other countries.<ref name="want">{{Cite news|last=Smithers|first=Rebecca|date=22 April 2011|title=Want to be a wwoofer?|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/apr/23/wwoof-world-wide-opportunities-on-organic-farms|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref> WWOOF farms include private gardens through [[smallholding]]s, [[allotment (gardening)|allotments]], and [[commercial farm]]s. Farms become WWOOF hosts by enlisting with their regional organization. In countries with no WWOOF organization, farms enlist with WWOOF Independents.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Madden|first=Jacon|date=16 June 2010|title=WWOOF your way around the world!|work=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[WarnerMedia]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/06/15/wwoofing.volunteer.farming/|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
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