WWOOF New Zealand is part of a world wide community that promotes awareness of ecological farming practices by providing volunteers with the opportunity to live and learn on organic properties. WWOOF is an enjoyable, educational and safe way to explore and get to know the people in the country.
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The Book

Itching for a change, city girl Philippa Jamieson quits her cosy job in Dunedin to travel around New Zealand on the WWOOF scheme (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms). Over the course of two-and-a-half years she volunteers at 40 locations – market gardens, livestock farms, communes – many of which truly lie in the wild and hairy yonder. Along the way Philippa meets a bevy of diverse characters: the irrepressible farm host who’s built his own coffin – with a limerick for an epitaph; Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons; and many more, not forgetting Thelma the goat. Some of our unsung heroes can be found in these pages: forward-thinking Kiwis who are quietly working away at producing healthy food without toxins, saving heirloom crop varieties, practising self-sufficiency and improving the soil for the next generation. Informative, entertaining and affectionate, The Wild Green Yonder offers inspiration to anyone with a yen for life’s positive alternatives, as well as a unique view on where organic farming is at in New Zealand today.

The Author

A lifelong interest in the environment and organic issues has given Dunedin writer and editor Philippa Jamieson material for the articles and book reviews she has had published. Inspired by her wwoofing experiences, she is now editor of the Soil and Health Association's magazine Organic NZ . Philippa is also a marriage and civil union celebrant. This is her first book.

Purchase

$35.00 including postage and packing within New Zealand. Overseas postage by request.

Contact: support@wwoof.co.nz