It stands to reason that if you're listed as a host in the WWOOF guide, you are a farm. Our experience with this isn't so. Just in case you aren't sure, WWOOF of course stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. We have stayed now at at least three places that are clearly not farms. We have officially learned our lesson, that if a place is listed as a homestead, they are a rural house that may have a small garden, but mostly needs maintenance and upkeep help.
Maintenance duties that are required here include but are not limited to: washing windows, pulling out brush from the forest to prevent the spread of wild fires, plumbing repair, road repair, wood stacking, audio/visual equipment repair.
Since our arrival, the rain has barely let up, and the forecast is pretty bleak. While the poor weather didn't prevent us from doing outdoor activities this afternoon, we wonder, if the weather was sunny and clear, would our tasks be more in the garden? It is hard to say, and only time will tell. We want to learn food growing skills first and foremost, in order to efficiently have our own thriving garden. Life skills relating to house upkeep are important and valuable, but we didn't leave our apartment in Brooklyn to clean and repair someone's home. If we want to clean and repair a home, it will be our home that gets our attention.
I think these last five entry blogs are my favorite so far. Your writing style grabs me and takes me right into what you're both experiencing. I feel like I've been on this adventure with you!
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Do any of your WWOOF hosts read your blog? If your current host read this entry... there could be some Drama on the old Homestead
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