WWOOFing is a great way to experience the real, rural New Zealand. Compared to fruit picking, you do not earn any money, you also don't have to spend anything as you receive accomodation and food in exchange for your work. Depending on the farm you work for, you work 4-6 hours a day. To find farms that hire WWOFers, you need to become a member of network. Costs are $40 and you recieve a book with hundreds of farms all over NZ. You just have to find a farm that suits you and is looking for a worker. If you want to become a WWOOFer, here are some tips from former participants:
- Be prepared to entertain yourself-- books, hobbies, or creativity.
- Rural areas may not have reliable phone coverage-- let your mum know where you're going for the week just in case she can't get through.
- Have mucky clothes-- or washables-- if you can.
- Be flexible and willing -- there are a lot of different kinds of work.
- Read the descriptions in the WWOOFing guide to find compatible hosts-- you may need to call half-a-dozen or more hosts to find a place, and you'll get better responses if you choose the ones most likely to suit in the first place. Do you want to become part of a family for a few days, or hang out with a crowd of fellow travelers and employees?
- Calling ahead, by a few days to a week, tends to work well.
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