wwoof

English

Etymology

Acronym of willing work on organic farms

Verb

wwoof (third-person singular simple present wwoofs, present participle wwoofing, simple past and past participle wwoofed)

1. To work on an organic farm in exchange for room, board, and education in organic farming.
   • 2011 April 22, Rebecca Smithers, “Want to be a wwoofer?”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     An Australian, Over50, posted on lowimpact: "I wwoofed on six organic farms in the UK a few years ago and except for one, I found it a disappointing experience. In all cases, none of my hosts met me at stations or bus stations when they said they would.

Noun

wwoof

1. Acronym of willing worker on organic farms.
   • 2002, Chris Stewart, A Parrot in the Pepper Tree:

     Part of the wwoof idea is that the farmers teach the wwoofers about organic farming but the reality is that the farmers often pick up as much as they share.