Archive for the 'Sustainability' Category



WWOOFing for Real — Mara Whenua Part II

Published on March 19, 2006

So, what was it really like WWOOFing? I thought I’d carry on a bit from Bruce’s previous post and outline for you all what our typical day looked like for the last week.
7:30 – 8:00 am: Wake up. Step outside to the nearest tree for a pee. Light the small gas cooker we had outside […]


Off the Grid – Mara Whenua Part I

Published on March 15, 2006

This is our fifth day at Mara Whenua (MAY-ra FAY-new-a, roughly “permaculture” in Maori), a 400 acre farm in a secluded valley in the far north of New Zealand. After just a short chat on the phone with Yvonne (EVE-on; there is much more accenting of the first syllable of words here than in the […]


What is WWOOFing anyway?

Published on March 10, 2006

Several of you have recently asked me what the heck I was talking about when mentioning that we were preparing to go off on our first WWOOF assignment. WWOOF, according to the booklet we have, officially stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms; but everyone else refers to it as Willing Workers on Organic […]