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In this podcast, you will learn some practical tips about WWOOFing, how WWOOF organisations work behind the scenes and some of the history of this movement. You will learn all of this through interviews with some of the key people who animate this community - WWOOF coordinators, WWOOFers and Hosts. This podcast is produced by Rodrigo Rocha on behalf of the Federation of WWOOF Organisation, sound editing by Sebastião Costa and Jingle by Júnior.

Location:

United States

Description:

In this podcast, you will learn some practical tips about WWOOFing, how WWOOF organisations work behind the scenes and some of the history of this movement. You will learn all of this through interviews with some of the key people who animate this community - WWOOF coordinators, WWOOFers and Hosts. This podcast is produced by Rodrigo Rocha on behalf of the Federation of WWOOF Organisation, sound editing by Sebastião Costa and Jingle by Júnior.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 15 - Basil Black and Sarah Potenza

3/4/2024
In this episode of the WWOOF Cast, host Rodrigo chats with Basil & Sarah, Executive Director for WWOOF USA, about WWOOF’s evolution and exciting future projects. They discuss our goals of enhancing the WWOOF community, empowering hosts and WWOOFers with new communication channels, more ways to connect, and a WWOOF App on the horizon!

Duration:00:17:22

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Episode 14 - Alex Lloyd

1/31/2024
Follow Alex on his journey from being a WWOOFer in Canada to a Host in Italy.

Duration:00:25:30

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Episode 13 - Cécile Dubois

10/13/2023
Cécile Dubois is the guest on this Episode. She has a long experience on the Not for profit sector in France and a nice overall view of the WWOOF impact on the society.

Duration:00:16:27

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Episode 12 - Heidi Eijgel

9/4/2023
In this episode, Rodrigo meets Heidi Eijgel, a long term WWOOF Host in Canada. Heidi will tell us about how is to raise horses and receive WWOOFer in challenging weather conditions.

Duration:00:20:46

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Episode 11 - Jan-Philipp Gutt

7/31/2023
The guest in this Episode is Jan-Philipp. He is the coordinator of WWOOF-Germany and currently Chair Director of the Federation of WWOOF Organisations. At WWOOF he finds freedom and responsibility, motivation, time spent in friendship, adventure and worldwide cooperation into a unique world of experience.

Duration:00:28:36

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Episode 10 - Bruno Paixão

7/4/2023
Bruno have worked in a farm together with WWOOFers and since a few years himself is a WWOOF Host. As a long term host, he has some interesting tips for volunteers and hosts.

Duration:00:25:19

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Episode 9 - Scarlett Penn

5/25/2023
Scarlett Penn is our guest on the 9th Episode of the WWOOFCast. She has a deep knowledge about the WWOOF history and is the coordinator of WWOOF UK.

Duration:00:27:10

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Episode 8 - Christian Walter

4/15/2023
Christian Walter is the guest of this episode. He was WWOOFing for almost 3 years in the same farm! An inspiring history on how WWOOF changed his life.

Duration:00:21:03

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Episode 7 - Claudio Pozzi

3/21/2023
The guest of this episode is Claudio Pozzi from WWOOF Italia. Despite being the founder of WWOOF Italia, Claudio played a key role in the early development of the Federation of WWOOF Organisation. His long term involvement and his vision of the WWOOF movement are very inspiring.

Duration:00:20:08

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Episode 6 - Lucas Apitz

1/6/2023
In this Episode, Rodrigo Rocha intervews Lucas Apitz. Lucas was born in a WWOOF Farm and after become a host himself. His last project is to develop a composting water heating at his farm.

Duration:00:30:32

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Episode 5 - Becky Young

11/15/2022
In our fifth episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Becky Young, the coordinator of WWOOF Canada. Becky is one of the founders of the Federation of WWOOF Organisations and she will share with us some insides of WWOOF Canada.

Duration:00:20:43

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Episode 4 - Eoin Shaloo

8/7/2022
In this fourth episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Eoin Shaloo, a long time WWOOFer based in the UK. An inspiring history on how WWOOF changed his life.

Duration:00:24:12

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Episode 3 - Pedro Zurbach

6/24/2022
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.

Duration:00:22:10

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Episode 2 - Tecla Ris

5/13/2022
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 somebody that got addicted to WWOOF!

Duration:00:16:45

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Episode 1 - Basil Black

3/13/2022
In this first episode Rodrigo Rocha interviews Basil Black, the coordinator of the Federation of WWOOF Organisations. Basil has been involved in WWOOF from an early age and has a broad experience as a host, WWOOFer, as a local coordinator and at a global level as the Federation's coordinator. Nowadays he plays a key role in coordinating the international development of the WWOOF movement through FoWO.

Duration:00:23:30