wwoof
/ˈwʊf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of wwoof.
verb
To work on an organic farm in exchange for room, board, and education in organic farming.
Example Sentences
- "As such, while the primary focus of the WWOOF venture is organic farming, hosting volunteer travelers is a secondary objective."
- "Some hosts became involeved in WWOOF following their own WWOOFing experiences when travelling, with nearly 24% of hosts having previously WWOOFed at least once."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Furthermore, these tourists generally have WWOOFed before (Nordbø et al., 2020) and present a short length of stay (Ord & Amer, 2010)."