What is it about?
This paper talks about the experiences of farmers and volunteers (hosts and guests) in the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) programme. Using qualitative methods that give voice to participants the finding challenged the idealistic aims of this volunteer tourism exchange programme. The key theme of ‘dirt’ is explored in this paper illustrates both the physical nature of the voluntary farm work and the perceived exploitation of volunteers and hosts.
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Why is it important?
Exploring why locals and tourists engage in non-profit programmes which represent alternative to tourism is crucial for the understanding of this phenomenon.
Perspectives
This paper is a result of my extensive ethnographic fieldwork which lasted over 7 months on organic farms in New Zealand.
Dr Yana Wengel
Hainan University
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This page is a summary of: Tourism and ‘dirt’: A case study of WWOOF farms in New Zealand, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, June 2018, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.03.001.
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