Can you wwoof forever

Step 4 Host Receives Request - The host receives an email notification for a "Visit Request" in their inbox in their regular email program. They have the option to reply via their email or use the link included in the email message and reply via the WWOOF website. Hosts should stay in regular contact in order to confirm arrangements as the arrival date draws near.

Hosts, please invest a little extra time in communicating with your potential WWOOFers before you accept or decline a request. Don't accept only because you need help! Step 6 Automatic email sent to remind hosts to accept or decline request - At 1 week the host receives an email notification to remind them to either accept or decline their pending visit request.

A link is provided in the email notification that takes them directly to the visit request conversation thread where they have the option to accept or decline. You will generally need to bring your own work clothes — you will be getting dirty! Your host should provide tools required for your tasks. If something really does go wrong, talk to your host first, there may have been a misunderstanding. However your host also has the right to notice of you leaving unless there is a genuine emergency.

Wwoofing is a great way to really discover where you are. You can get involved with local life, learn new skills and have a chance to absorb the language. You also save money on accommodation and food which really do add up! Wwoofing is a great way for backpackers to take a breather from travelling whilst still learning and becoming emerged in local life.

So should you Wwoof? Consider this an opportunity to tell fellow WWOOF members about your experience helping them determine if this prospect would be right for them.

Members receiving a review are able to reply once by clicking on the Reply tab. No further replies are allowed on that review. If you wish to post a negative review please do so in a respectful manner, providing constructive feedback to give the member an opportunity to learn, adapt, and improve, in order to enhance their future WWOOFing experiences. Searching by the members User ID is easiest but you can also search by names or portion of a name.

On the member's profile choose "Leave a Review". Please do not use profanity or create racial, ethnic, gender based, or discriminatory insults or hurtful remarks. Do not make personal attacks on other users or staff members either in public forums or private messages. These reports remain confidential. Members receive notice when reviews are left on their profile, and therefore can self-moderate and report to the administrator as deemed necessary.

WWOOF has a diverse audience with different sensibilities and opinions. That said; please avoid harsh language and the use of profanity. Flaming or use of threatening language is not allowed nor will it be tolerated. If an entry gets you fired up, excited, or makes you think so deeply that the words pour from you like an overflowing fountain, consider posting a reply to the review.

WWOOF Norway reserves the right to edit or remove any content found in reviews on member's profiles or in the Forum that we deem inappropriate with or without forewarning.

We reserve the right to ban any member who violates our guidelines or disrupts our community. We will be fair and provide warning in most cases. Violation of any of these rules will result in consequences determined on a case-by-case basis. You, and only you, are responsible for your words. From time to time, this review policy may be updated, so please make sure to check back every so often.

WWOOF operates largely on trust, as well as open, honest, and clear communication. Submitting reviews is an opportunity to build your reputation within WWOOF and strengthen the community by sharing your experiences. Remember this is a two-way public forum. Write the way you would speak at an open meeting. We welcome clear, truthful, and respectful communication.

WWOOF Norway does not permit comments that contain personal attacks or insults, profanity, inappropriate or unrelated content, hate speech, sexual references, intentionally inflammatory rhetoric, or defamation including libel.

If you find a review offensive or believe it violates this policy, please contact us. We reserve the right to edit or remove any reviews that do not follow this policy. If a negative recommendation is left by either a WWOOFer or a host, we will publish the recommendation and keep the comments for our records.

Members want to read about fresh experiences. Too many things can change and reviews posted too late won't reflect the current state. If you are replying from a different email address than the main email address on your WWOOF profile, please add it to the 'Secondary E-mail address' or we will not be able to recognize you.

See Help for your email program to know how this is configured. WWOOF staff are unable to help you with this. Are you forwarding your WWOOF messages from your primary email address to your secondary and then trying to reply from your secondary email address?

If yes, please know this wasn't the intended use for the secondary email address, and it won't work. See explanation of intended use above. Response Rate: The response rate is the percentage of all messages received that have been responded to. Only the first reply is used to calculate response rates; subsequent threads in the conversation are not used in this calculation. Response Time: The response time is the average amount of time that elapses between a new received message and the first reply to that conversation.

There is a hour window in which to reply to any new conversation before that conversation will calculated into a response rate. Why is my response rate low? If you wish to increase your response rate, reply to each message in your inbox. All of your member profile has been transferred to the new site including your description, photos, comments, and favourites.

In order for the new search features to be of optimal use we appreciate if you could fill in this new information as soon as you can. Some information from the old site was misused or missing.

Therefore these pieces must be entered and are mandatory required. Until all the " mandatory " pieces of new information explained below in your profile are complete you will be taken directly to Update My Profile each time you log in.

Note : You don't have to change your password. It is just invisible for security purposes. First Name and Last Name In the old system these were combined as Contact Name and members were entering a mix of nick names, property names, etc. So unfortunately we could not identify First Name and Last Name. Lanquages Spoken we needed to clean up this information as people were entering non-relevant information.

Commercial or Non-Commercial a new field. Host Type we needed to clean up this information as people were entering non-relevant information. Reviews are not published to either profile until both the WWOOFer and host have submitted reviews, OR until after a two week review period has past. This allows for members to leave a review without the other party reading it until they have also left you a review, or until the review period closes for both parties in two weeks.

We encourage you to read through our Reviews Policy before leaving comments. You may also post a public reply to any review left on your profile.

If you receive an email notification asking you to leave a review Only the receiver can respond to a review, and reviews cannot be deleted. To promote trust and transparency in our community, we won't delete reviews unless they violate our Reviews policy. If the member thinks a review written about them is false or exaggerated, they can write a response that will show up directly below the review and be visible to other guests and hosts.

Only one reply is allowed, and no further reviews are permitted by anyone. Click "Reply" to begin. For more detailed information and screen shots please click here.

There are many advantages to using the visit request feature including reducing your time to manage requests, minimize no-shows, build your reviews, and more, as discussed here. If contact is made by private message first we recommend that when arrangements are finalized that the host asks the WWOOFer to create a visit request with the agreed dates, and the host accepts it accordingly. Step 1. Step 3 After discussion back and forth and when an arrangement has been finalized the h ost chooses to accept or decline the request via their WWOOF account.

Step 4 Automatic email is sent to remind hosts to accept or decline the request. Step 5 For completed visits an automatic email is sent to both the host and the WWOOFer asking them to complete a review. More details and screenshots can be found here. Until all the " mandatory " pieces of information in your profile are complete you cannot contact other WWOOF members, and you will be taken directly to Update My Profile each time you log in.

You will receive an error message if you do, and your profile message will not be saved. To introduce you to your new Profile page: Please click here for a detailed explanation and screen shots. If we receive a negative review, we follow up directly with both parties and try to use the review as a way to improve the situation for future members.

Zero Tolerance Policy If we receive a complaint regarding any sort of verbal or physical abuse, assault, sexual or other harassment, discrimination, or any other form of threat to health and safety, we reserve the right to immediately suspend membership pending review and possibly permanently revoke membership. Once we are notified of a potentially inappropriate review, we ask for further explanation from both sides, and suspend the review for further assessment.

The Grievance Board will examine the original post and response, and make a decision. If the Grievance Board does not approve the review, the commenter is welcome to post a revision. Please see our Review Policy for details on what is considered appropriate, and our Negative Review Policy for more information on how we deal with multiple complaints related to the same member.

Skip to main content. Translate Menu other languages Frequently Asked Questions. WWOOFer A unique profile telling hosts all about your skills and enthusiasm for helping. Membership is valid for two years from the day it is purchased.

What benefits do I get from being a member? How do I apply? How much do I have to pay? Which credit cards are accepted for payment?

Card types that are currently not compatible are: Procurement and private label credit cards such as a department store credit card. Debit cards requiring a numeric password and pin-pad for entry. Prepaid Credit Cards With many prepaid cards, there's no owner name or billing address information nor is there a way to include that information on the card.

How can I pay for, or renew, my membership? Full details are provided during checkout of your order: Methods of payment include: 1. Please make money transfer orders payable to "WWOOF Norway" and write your Name and your Membership number on the money transfer Once we have received your payment, we will activate your account and you will receive an e-mail with further directions.

How long is my membership valid for? Membership is valid for two years from the date of subscription. I am going to visit a host, are there any special considerations I need to think about before arriving on a farm?

Yes, there might very well be. These considerations include please remember that this list is not exhaustive : Always arrive on a farm with prewashed clothes and legwear to make sure you do not accidentally spread diseases to new farms and areas. What if your plans change? What about travel and health insurance? Do I get paid for what I do? What should I bring with me? What about Safety?

Besides other Tips the following information is included: WWOOF does not know personally and does not have the resources to visit all the hosts in our listings - we only give you the means to make the initial contact. Please press here for more information from the national health authorities in Norway. I got over the fear of driving and finally got my drivers license, took 6 month of unpaid leave from work and just 3 months after I got my drivers license I started my adventure and drove with my little car up North.

The first family was at the West of Norway, in a small town in the Fjords. I was welcomed by what I call now "my forever second family". It was a small farm-holding with horses, sheep, goats, cows and chickens. I mainly took care of the horses and the sheep.