2008 WWOOF FESTIVAL REPORT - May 14, 2008
written by Elena from Austria. “Compost tea” … … Is a wonderful drink. Naturally, it depends on who you prepare it for. Take freshly dug and weeded soil, for example. The bacteria and fungi in it will love it … Such was the demonstration of “brewing tea” this afternoon as part of the 2008 WWOOF Festival hosted by Honey Anderson at her wonderful property in Dunsandel, 40 minutes south of Christchurch. Rather than “organic compost tea”, however, woofers and hosts went in favour of the delicious international lunch arrangements and Nicola Gallaway’s fantastic Slow Food creations, all of which were brought together as part of a truly unique day on… Read More
EduWWOOF Proposal - May 13, 2008
For over 30 years WWOOFing has contributed to the knowledge and understanding of biological farming methods on an informal basis. EduWWOOF is a way of giving this informal learning some structure, without interfering with the fundamental objective of WWOOF, which is to get people involved in organic production. Thanks to Holger Kahl from OANZ, Jim “The Dirt Doctor” O’Gorman and Seager Mason from Bio-Gro for their continuing help and support. Please add any feedback and ideas as a “comment” below. The Aims of EduWWOOF are to: Provide a direct link between WWOOFers with a true interest in organic training, such as NZ and overseas tertiary students fulfilling practical work requirements… Read More