#wwoof

[vitrinanorte]

Embrace Autumn at the Farm 🍂🧄🥕

Fall brings vibrant soups, cozy socks, and, of course, pumpkin spice lattes - it's also the peak of harvest season on farms! 

Harvest days are colorful and fun, they are the rewarding culmination of a grower’s hard work. Have you ever spent significant time outdoors during the fall? Volunteering on a farm connects you deeply with the changing nature around you. 

A fall WWOOFing adventure is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in this beautiful season.  Unique Fall Experiences on a WWOOF Farm🍂 Autumn leaves

If you have never seen the stunning transformation of leaves before - it is truly spectacular. From vibrant greens to rich oranges, reds, beiges, and yellows…nothing compares to a forest looking like a painting.🧅 Pumpkin Picking

An array of vegetables are only ready to be picked in the fall. Pumpkins, squashes, cabbages and leeks… The experience of harvesting and preparing them is unique and truly enjoyable!🍯 Making Cider

Our platform features multiple hosts that craft their own original beverages such as cider. Join them on their farm! Learn how to crush fresh apples to create a juicy mash, to extract the apple juice and ferment it to turn it into delicious cider.🍓 Making Jams and Preserves

As cold weather approaches, many growers focus on making  preserves to store the bounty of their harvest. This season is filled with opportunities to transform fresh fruits and vegetables into delicious treats that can be enjoyed long after the growing season ends.

[stonemcdowell71]

Over the summer I worked for a farm in Alabama. I had to leave it early because I got really sick and wanted to get healthy before I went back to college, but it was such a fun time. The farm was part of a program called WWOOF where farmers can have people stay and work at their farms in exchange for room and board. I got to meet some good people there, a mother and daughter from California and a Frenchman that was very kind. If you ever want to go on vacation somewhere, consider going through WWOOF, it really helps you engage in the local culture of an area by living with the people there and working alongside them.

[wayfarer-kitten]

Painted the cute little farm/homestead we're staying at. Planning to do this each place we stay it's so much fun to give the owner a gift.

[farmboyprince]

SO

I've been working on the farm for three weeks now, and while the work itself is amazing -super rewarding and makes my heart feel complete, like I was made for it- the people are... not. In particular, one if the owners that's with us and works on the farm full time (unlike his husband who is amazing and I love but works a regular job and is not with us much). I'm getting a lot of snide remarks and such and it's been bothering me much more than when I was working retail. At least there my shift was over in a couple hours- here I'm staying with them for days on end!

Today, after it was particularly bad, I called my teacher. She's overlooking our apprentienceships, so I asked her for advice on how to proceed. There are three options:

1. Stay the whole duration as agreed on at the beginning

2. Stop and do the rest of time needed somewhere else

3. Count hours worked instead of days to shorten your stay (I'm working ~12 hours a day, a work day is 8 hours. That means I've worked 18 work days in 13 actual days and only need 7 more to finish)

I'll bring this up after dinner today. The first option will kill me (feeling suicidal again for the first time in two years yaay), and I don't want to franticly search for another place to work at, so I'm hoping we can agree on the third option, with me working tomorrow and then next week tuesday-sunday. If not, I'm working for the last time tomorrow and then packing my bags and leaving.

Wish me luck!

[whereskatieandgrady]

I really like old churches.

[spittingstar]

WWOOF jp logo

[neohumancapitalism]

Homesteading for the Homeless:

How Converting Empty Commercial Spaces into Indoor Farms Can Address Food Insecurity and Unemployment

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to high vacancy rates for commercial spaces in metropolitan areas, especially malls and skyscrapers. At the same time, homelessness remains a significant issue, especially in coastal cities. One solution to address both these problems is to convert empty commercial spaces into indoor farms and communal living areas for homeless Americans, owned and operated by their workers.

Indoor farming has emerged as a sustainable and efficient method for producing high yields of crops in a small space, regardless of weather or climate conditions. Vertical farming, a method of growing crops in vertically stacked layers, has gained popularity in recent years as a way to maximize space and improve efficiency. Repurposing vacant commercial buildings could create a new industry that addresses food insecurity while providing employment for the homeless.

According to a report from CBRE, the United States had a 16.4% office space vacancy rate at the end of 2020, the highest it has been since 2011. The retail sector was also struggling, with a national vacancy rate of 10.5% in the first quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, homelessness remains a significant issue in coastal cities, with an estimated 580,466 people experiencing homelessness in January 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Startups in the vertical farming industry have been on the rise in recent years. According to AgFunder, an online platform that connects investors with agtech startups, there were over 60 vertical farming startups that raised over $1.2 billion in funding in 2020. These startups are using innovative techniques to grow crops in urban areas, close to consumers, and reduce transportation costs and emissions.

Converting vacant commercial buildings into indoor farms using vertical farming techniques would provide employment for the homeless and communal living spaces. However, these indoor farms could also be operated as worker-owned commercial enterprises. Communal living spaces for homeless individuals would provide a sense of community and stability, as well as a chance to learn valuable skills through participation in the farming process. By operating the indoor farms as worker-owned enterprises, homeless individuals could take ownership of their work and have a say in the direction of the business.

Homesteading using vertical farming is an opportunity to work with individuals who share the same interests and values. For young people, WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) provides opportunities to travel around the world and learn about sustainable agriculture practices. Similarly, converting commercial spaces into worker-owned indoor farms could create new opportunities for homeless individuals to participate in the farming process and learn valuable skills, while also taking ownership of their work.

While there are challenges to converting commercial buildings into worker-owned indoor farms, such as significant investment and expertise, the benefits are significant for those experiencing homelessness and the wider community. By creating worker-owned indoor farms, we could create a new industry that provides stability, food security, and employment opportunities, while building a stronger sense of community.

The conversion of vacant commercial buildings into worker-owned indoor farms using vertical farming techniques and communal living spaces for the homeless could address the challenges facing our society. We have the potential to create a new industry that provides stability, food security, and employment opportunities, while building a stronger sense of community. Let us consider homesteading with worker-owned indoor farming as a solution for the future.

[dobryantsfam]

Life’s been good to me

[corbierehippolyte]

WWOOFING

[praiseyourpuppy]

I LOVE the idea of pup-on-pup action, It's honestly SO criminal that I'm not being mounted by an equally-excitable pup and railed until I strain to breathe against my collar and tug on his so we can make out while he fills me so full that no one will ever even think that I don't belong to him. 💙

[dont-open-dead-inside-25]

this sparked a conversation with a family member (veteran) about things you can do when you need a dramatic change in your life and i now know about this very cool program where you can volunteer to work on someone's farm in exchange for food and lodging

got some mail today (military recruitment letter)

[meownotgood]

aki’s nose brushing against your clit. that is all

aki holding your thighs still while you sit on him, his tongue flicking at your cunt while his nose nudges your clit, your hands tangled in his hair and gripping tight, his eyes all heavy as he pulls you closer and guides you to grind on his face

[littleboss-lazulis]

this happened to my brother and i while deweeding a parsley field in germany during a wwoofing 🇩🇪

once i got home i drew it ! the power of references 💪 i recommand the detectorists series btw really good

[farmboyprince]

I'm actually working on a sheep and goat farm for school rn! In second and third year we have to do 6 and 9 weeks of working somewhere related to agriculture and I opted to woof on a tiny farm this year. Usually people get actual paid jobs, but I wanted to experience the whole thing and not just a couple hours of farm/lab/whatever work a day. It's my 4th day (already!!) and it's been great, although very tiring at times, and satisfying-I got here just in time to bottle-feed the baby goats their last couple times!

And the owners are really nice too:) They're a gay couple and they've been nothing but nice to me and also have been gendering me correctly the whole time, even to other people??? As a pre-medical transition trans with long hair and not a very manly figure, it's basically an oasis in the middle of a desert and I'm super grateful for that;_;

Also there was a rainbow yesterday!

[whereskatieandgrady]

Slaine's Castle - Read about our experience here!

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[writhe]

what’s your favorite type of seasonal work you’ve tried? interested in something that might involve travel to a worksite but i don’t wanna wwoof because id also like to be paid