Essays about: "world wide opportunities of organic farms"

Found 5 essays containing the words world wide opportunities of organic farms.

1. 1. Empowering the host : A qualitative case study of Workaway and WWOOF hosts’ experiences and motivations for becoming hosts in Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Laura Ullius; [2022]
   Keywords : WWOOF; Workaway; Host; Guest; Sustainable Tourism; Gotland;

   Abstract : One important aspect of sustainable tourism is that local communities are involved in the management of tourism, as this can potentially help avoid negative social, environmental and economic impacts on the destination and local residents. Workaway and WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) are work- and cultural exchange programs in which hosts receive help with their work in exchange for free food and accommodation for guests. READ MORE

3. 2. Life and strife of modern organic farmers : cases from Sweden, Cambodia, and Bali

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Filippo Valsecchi; [2019]
   Keywords : agriculture; WWOOF; ethnography; multicase study; typology; new social movement; risk; habitus;

   Abstract : Organic farming forms an integral part of the current environmental discourse of “saving the planet” through more ecological forms of cultivation and lifestyle. Yet, beneath this common denominator, the global organic movement encompasses an impressive spectrum of experiences varying along such factors as geographical loca-tion, farm size, work organization, personal attributes, institutional framework, busi-ness style, normative ideals, and farming techniques. READ MORE

4. 3. Identity Development through Volunteer Tourism : A qualitative study of WWOOF volunteers’ identity formation

   University essay from Institutionen för studier av samhällsutveckling och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Linnea Börjars; [2012]
   Keywords : volunteer; tourism; identity formation; WWOOF; volontär; turism; identitetsarbete; WWOOF;

   Abstract : Tourism is a fast growing phenomenon. As every person has a different motivation to travel new and alternative forms of tourism are continuously developing. Depending on form of tourism and the tourist’s motivation to take on a certain trip, the experience has a smaller or bigger impression on the individual. READ MORE

5. 4. Once experienced, never ignored active learning as a tool for behavior change : a case study of world wide opportunities on organic farms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Margaret Melin; [2012]
   Keywords : experiential learning; pro-environmental behavior change; active learning; 5E Learning cycle model; world wide opportunities of organic farms; WWOOF; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The health of the environment is not a pressing issue for many, or if it is, this concern is not always reflected in their behavior. How can greater pro-environmental behavior be encouraged in individuals? This study seeks to understand if an active learning experience can be used as a tool to enhance pro-environmental behavior. READ MORE

6. 5. Expectations Under the Tuscan Sun: Voluntary Work on an Organic Agritourism Farm

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Tea Durmic; [2012]
   Keywords : volunteer; volunteering; WWOOF; labor; value; organic; farm; agriculture; agritourism; self-sufficiency; sustainability; power; scales; food; cuisine; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis presents the volunteering on organic farms and the international organization WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) that connects volunteers with organic farmers. In the summer of 2011, I volunteered at an organic agritourism farm in Tuscany, Italy. READ MORE