Central Europe

Discover the practice of wwoofing in Central Europe. Below you will find useful information, gathered and conquered to help you plan your next wwoofing trip as well as possible.

1. Allemagne

Wwoofing in Germany:

Some general information:

Capital: Berlin
Population: 83.24 million inhabitants
Climate: moderately continental with cold winters and hot summers
Currency and official language: German is the only official language and the currency used is the euro.
What to do? : Cultural visits, of cities, Bavaria with the black forest and the castles, the banks of the Rhine, many museums.
Main cities: Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg

2. Belgique

Wwoofing in Belgium:

WWoof Belgium: Managed by volunteers (non-profit association)
Activities: Discovery of organic farming techniques, Support for local peasant agriculture, Manual assistance during periods of greatest activity, Contribution to the development of Belgian food sovereignty

Some general information:

Capital: Brussels
Population: 11.56 million inhabitants
Climate: temperate oceanic
Currency and official language: Dutch in the north, French in the south and German in the east, the currency used is the euro.
What to do? : Belgium is full of magnificent cities to visit: Bruges, Brussels and Antwerp are among them. There are also many circuits for mountain biking, and excursions to visit its castles.

3. France

Wwoofing in France:

Wwoof France: Launched in 2007 (by a city dweller who had experienced wwoofing abroad and wanted to set up in France with his wife), 17,000 members, hosts and wwoofers combined, a team of 4 people, from many volunteers.
Activities: Organic farming, Contributions aimed at running the network and supporting agroecological projects

Some general information:

Capital: Paris
Population: 67.39 million inhabitants
Climate: very varied, oceanic, degraded oceanic, semi continental, mountain, and Mediterranean.
Currency and official language: French is spoken and the currency used is the euro.
What to do? : Due to its varied landscapes and climate, there are a lot of activities to do in France: the Alps, the Ardèche gorges, the Chaîne des Puys, Auvergne, the Ballons des Vosges regional natural park, the Abers country.
Cities: Besançon, Baume-les-Messieurs, Hyères, Saint-Malo, Paris, Le Havre, Rouen ...

4. Irlande

Wwoofing in Ireland:

Hosts: 143 farms that are part of the Wwoof Ireland organization, founded in 2009.
Types of farms: Organic, family and communal farms with animals and agricultural products.
Activities: Food and craft production, harvests and maintenance of plantations, contact with animals.

Some general information:

Capital: Dublin
Population: 4.991 million inhabitants
Climate: cool and oceanic, cloudy and rainy all year round. The temperatures do not vary greatly.
Currency and official language: the currency used is the euro and the official languages are English and Irish.
What to do ? : Connemara National Park, Cliffs of Moher, County Kerry (Ring of Kerry, Ross Castle), Dingle Peninsula, Skellig Michael (housed the Star Wars film set), Rock of Cashel, Coumshingaun Lough, Slieve League ( second highest cliff in Europe).

5. Luxembourg

Wwoofing in Luxembourg:

Hosts: self-employed who do not belong to a national organization
Types of farms: Hobby farms, Family farms, No use of chemicals (pesticides, herbicides)
Activities: Food production, Artisanal production

Some general information:

Capital: Luxembourg
Population: 634,730 inhabitants
Climate: moderately western with a cold winter and mild and fairly rainy summers.
Currency and official language: Luxembourgish, French and German are spoken there, the currency used is the euro.
What to do? : Lots of natural activities to do, American military cemetery in Luxembourg-Hamm, museums, castles.

6. Suisse

Wwoofing in Switzerland:

Types of farms: 126 organic host farms in Switzerland, Family farms, Breeding farms, Mixed farms
Activities: Animal sitting, Permaculture

Some general information:

Capital: Zurich
Population: 8.63 million inhabitants
Climate: moderately continental on the plateau, alpine in the mountains and milder, almost Mediterranean in the canton of Ticino.
Currency and official languages: The official languages are German, Italian, French and Romansh, the currency used is the Swiss franc.
What to do? : Swiss Alps, visit to chocolate factories (Lindt for example), Olympic museum, lakes, Zurich, Lucerne, Geneva and Interlaken.