Sökning: "WWOOF"

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1. 1. On becoming an organic farmer2.14.0.0 : An autoethnographic reflection2.14.0.0

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Författare :Cliona Jane Lyle Bredius; [2024]
   Nyckelord :WWOOF; sustainable tourism; Gotland; autoethnography; agriculture;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores how the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network may constitute a form of sustainable tourism on the Baltic Island of Gotland, Sweden. To do this, I narrate my own personal journey as a WWOOF volunteer trying to find my way as an organic farmer, in an autoethnographic account of my experience at Tjeldervik Gård during the spring and summer of 2023. LÄS MER

3. 2. "Three meals a day and a place to stay" : Non-waged labor, household formation and the politics of scale on organic farms in the southeastern United States

   Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Författare :Dean Mirabito; [2023]
   Nyckelord :family farm; agrarian question; self-exploitation; home; social reproduction; non-waged labor; scale; WWOOF;

   Sammanfattning : Family farms practicing organic agriculture often struggle to make a profit. Unable to pay wages, farms are increasingly recruiting laborers who agree to work without pay, instead receiving food and accommodation. LÄS MER

4. 3. Empowering the host : A qualitative case study of Workaway and WWOOF hosts’ experiences and motivations for becoming hosts in Gotland, Sweden

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Författare :Laura Ullius; [2022]
   Nyckelord :WWOOF; Workaway; Host; Guest; Sustainable Tourism; Gotland;

   Sammanfattning : One important aspect of sustainable tourism is that local communities are involved in the management of tourism, as this can potentially help avoid negative social, environmental and economic impacts on the destination and local residents. Workaway and WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) are work- and cultural exchange programs in which hosts receive help with their work in exchange for free food and accommodation for guests. LÄS MER

5. 4. Life and strife of modern organic farmers : cases from Sweden, Cambodia, and Bali

   Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Författare :Filippo Valsecchi; [2019]
   Nyckelord :agriculture; WWOOF; ethnography; multicase study; typology; new social movement; risk; habitus;

   Sammanfattning : Organic farming forms an integral part of the current environmental discourse of “saving the planet” through more ecological forms of cultivation and lifestyle. Yet, beneath this common denominator, the global organic movement encompasses an impressive spectrum of experiences varying along such factors as geographical loca-tion, farm size, work organization, personal attributes, institutional framework, busi-ness style, normative ideals, and farming techniques. LÄS MER

7. 5. Impacts through ‘WWOOFing’ on the volunteer’s personal development : Increasing awareness of sustainable societal values 

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Författare :Alina Husung; [2014]
   Nyckelord :WWOOF; volunteer tourism; socio-cultural exchange; environmental sustainability; personal development; community awareness; sustainable societal values; organic lifestyle;

   Sammanfattning : This study focuses on volunteers within the non-profit organization ‘WWOOF’ World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farming, which provides individuals the opportunity to experience a sustainable organic farming through volunteering.  As sustainability needs to be more valued within society and as individuals are seen to develop similar values from their social surrounding, the study examines how being a volunteer on a WWOOF farm influences the volunteer’s personal development. LÄS MER