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Make Stories Like Sonia’s Possible

by execdirector@wwoof.ca | September 15, 2026 | News_english | 0 Comments

Hello , Last month, we shared Sonia's story — how a phantom smell turned out to be a brain tumour, and how her recovery led her to discover WWOOF and finally live out a childhood dream: caring for horses. WWOOFing left the same kind of mark on Matthew, who found...

A Shocking Diagnosis Led This WWOOFer to A Life Caring For Horses: Sonia’s Story

by execdirector@wwoof.ca | August 20, 2026 | News_english | 0 Comments

Some stories are about a diagnosis. Others are about what comes after. Sonia's story is one of resilience, hope, and discovering that life's greatest challenges can sometimes open the door to something unexpected and beautiful. Diagnosis, Recovery and Discovery It...

Letter to the Gardener: Urban/Rural Culture Shock

by Catherine Dallaire | June 23, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

When WWOOFers go WWOOFing for the first time. There can be a bit of …an adjustment. Of course there is. As many hosts know, more than sixty percent of WWOOFers come from abroad. For many of these French, German and Japanese WWOOFers, this is their first time...

Episode 4 – Eoin Shaloo

Aug 7, 2022 | WWOOFCastEN

In this first fourth episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Eoin Shaloo, a long time WWOOFer based in the UK. An inspiring history on how WWOOF changed his life.

#MyWWOOFCanadaStory – WWOOF Canada Reels+TikTok Video Contest

Jul 7, 2022 | News_english

WWOOFers and Hosts, take out those smartphones and start capturing footage that shows us the magic of WWOOFing or hosting - JUST, THIS TIME, KEEP YOUR CAMERA VERTICAL. That’s because this year we are changing our annual video contest a little. We want you to share...

2022 Photo Contest

Jul 4, 2022 | News_english

It's September! The third (and final) month of our Summer Photo⁠ Contest.⁠ ⁠ Post your photos to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the hashtag #MyWWOOFCanadaStory OR #WWOOFCanada, to be entered to win! --⁠ ⁠ --️ Every month this summer, we’ll choose...

#MyWWOOFCanadaStory – WWOOF Canada Photo Contest

Jul 1, 2022 | News_english

WWOOFer and Hosts, share with the world how WWOOF has made a difference in your life. Take to social media to share photos and stories that capture the magic of WWOOFing! Post your photos to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the hashtag #MyWWOOFCanadaStory OR...

Episode 3 – Pedro Zurbach

Jun 24, 2022 | WWOOFCastEN

In this Episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Pedro Zurbach. Pedro is one of the main players for developing the new version of the Common WWOOF Platform.

Episode 2 – Tecla Ris

May 13, 2022 | WWOOFCastEN

In this second episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Tecla Ris, a long term Dutch / American WWOOFer Tecla left her high heels and polished nails on her first WWOOF Host and since them have been WWOOFing mostly on Wine Farms around the world. An inspiring interview with...