Abstract
This
review paper discusses the program called Worldwide Opportunities on
Organic Farms (WWOOF), in North America, as an example of a subset of
the care economy in which volunteers contribute to farm care. Human care
is partly direct (some childcare, kitchen duties and other housework),
but mostly indirect, in that farm families get time off. This review
expands on previous work that considered farms in Ontario, Canada as
spaces of care and farmwomen as the carers. It critiques other research
that claims WWOOFers do not replace local labor and that WWOOF
represents an idealistic and ethical space potentially corrupted by
tourists.
Keywords
- WWOOF;
- Organic farms;
- Volunteers;
- Caring economy
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