World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
October 21, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Eco Careers, Eco Tourism
I recently came across this incredible network of websites for WWOOF – World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Thousands of organic farms across the world have opened their homes to volunteers – stay with them on their oranic farm for free in exchange for a little bit of manual labor. When you volunteer on organic farms, you help the farm owner in their day-to-day activities in running their farm and you can stay for free. An obvious benifit of this kind of opportunity is eco tourism related for me. Travel the globe and volunteer on organic farms.
The aim of this organization is to help people become aware of how important the relationship between our food and our environment really is. Eco conscious folks tend to be very aware of how naturally grown organic food is for us. But some folks tend to make it only so far as the grocery store and buy only what is readily available. Some of us know there are organic farms locally, but we just don’t go too far out of our comfort zone to discover where they are and what they have to offer.
The various WWOOF sites list various farms and locations across the world. After joining the site for free, you can then browse where you are interested in learning more about the area and contact the farm owner for more information. Whether you are looking for an overseas adventure or just want to know more about organic farms in your own area, it’s an excellent resource for organic food and produce. Just keep in mind that if you want to travel globally, a working Visa may be required – in the USA an American Visa is required.
Eco-Tourism – The Earth Friendly Way to Holiday
January 2, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Eco Tourism
It’s getting harder to go on holiday these days without feeling a little bit guilty. This guilt is drummed into us when we read the news about how airlines are polluting the atmosphere, helping melt the ice caps. Many of us may feel obliged to go on a camping holiday in the UK as opposed to getting our few weeks away in the Mediterranean sun.
But going on holiday shouldn’t feel like this as chances are you’ll have worked hard all year to earn yourself the much deserved rest. Of course you could just carry on regardless and take a plane to your usual destination but you may be in for a nasty shock as airline prices are gradually rising in response to environmentalists and the government urging passengers to use air travel less by increasing prices.
So what are the alternatives? A wet weekend on a campsite? Well the alternatives include some interesting eco friendly holidays that can not only cut down your contribution to global warming but also contribute to reversing it!
One such destination for this kind of holiday is Sweden, Sweden holidays comprise of many activities that fall under the category of eco-tourism. Activities such as Dog mushing are very popular especially since when you come to a stop there is a good chance you’ll have a perfect view of the Northern Lights; For those people who prefer less frozen climates there is still plenty to do such as many adventure holidays activities like horse trekking and hiking which is very popular in the High Coast region of Sweden which is now a world heritage site recognized by UNESCO.
There are many other eco-tourism holidays where you can help by planting trees or donating some of your time to help with wildlife and biodiversity projects too. It all depends on how much you’d want to do; after all it is a holiday!
If you are interested in any of these activities there are plenty of projects going on worldwide as it is a global problem we face and so if you want to give a little back to the earth then look up these projects and see if you can fit a bit of time towards looking after nature in during your break.ec