Me! Today I will journey to a small, organic, start up farm (still in the Western Cape of South Africa) in a region known as the Klein Karoo (which I believe means "Little Valley"). WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, and it has been one of my goals for pursuit during my months of travel in Africa. The organization has participating farmers all over the world (there are almost 30 in South Africa). The basic rule that applies to all is this: show up and work for at least a week or two, and you will be housed and fed at no cost. For me (and I reckon most other volunteers) it's secondarily an interesting and cheap way to travel, but primarily an exploration of ways to live sustainably, and a chance to learn the practical side of this off-the-land ideal.
Speaking of practicality, I will very likely not be posting here as regularly as it's been (if you can call it that). I'll be near a town called Ladismith (look it up!) that I'll hope to venture to by next weekend, and maybe use the internet. So I haven't neglected my blog, folks, I'm just knee-deep in getting the raw facts for my next entry, and possibly thigh-deep in raw food compost.
I can't wait to share pictures and stories and lessons learned from this experience, so please stay tuned!
sounds amazing! Can't wait to see the pictures and learn about the adventure. How did you even find out about the organization?
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