Live and learn on organic farms in Portugal

What is WWOOF®?

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) links visitors with organic farmers, promotes an educational and cultural exchange and builds a global community conscious of ecological farming practices.

WWOOF was founded in 1971 and is one of the world’s first educational and cultural exchange programs. Today, WWOOF is in more than 132 countries around the world (and growing).

How it works

WWOOF in Portugal

WWOOF Portugal is the national organization helping to create local WWOOFing opportunities in Portugal and to promote sustainable farming as a lifestyle.

Visitors, or 'WWOOFers', share in daily life with their host and learn about organic agriculture, while spending about half of each day helping out on a farm.

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Be part of the WWOOF community

Be a WWOOFer

Share daily life on an organic farm, learn about sustainable lifestyles and experience new cultures.

How it works

Be a Host

Welcome people from various walks of life and share your expertise and passion about organic farming, growing food, and living sustainably.

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Experiences

Feedback from members

Agathe France

Nous avons adorés notre expérience Woofing chez Cécile, Laurent et leurs filles ! Une famille très accueillante et une ambiance conviviale…ce sont des moments que nois n’oublierons pas :) Merci !

Eva France

Très belle expérience chez Raphaël et sa grand-mère, où nous avons découvert tout ce qu’il faut pour vivre en autosuffisance. Un grand merci à eux pour leur accueil si chaleureux et pour nous avoir partagé leur quotidien 🙂

Eva France

J’ai passé un excellent séjour chez Cécile et Laurent. Tout la famille m’a accueillie chaleureusement et je me sentie comme faisant partie de la ferme très rapidement. J’ai découvert et appris beaucoup aux côtés de Cécile, notamment sur les arbres fruitiers. Nous avons partagés beaucoup de bons de moments en cuisine, lors des repas et sous les caroubiers. Je vous remercie encore pour ces beaux échanges et cette belle expérience partagée.

Talia United States

I had such a special two weeks at Quinta da Coruja. Shanti and Simon are both so kind and accommodating and made me feel at home. The farm is in a beautiful part of central Portugal and I enjoyed helping care for the goats and taking them on their morning walks. Despite being the only WWOOF volunteer during their off season, I got to meet other travelers who passed through to stay at the farm. I would recommend this lovely experience to anyone visiting Portugal! :)

Alba Spain

Dara and Dennis have been lovely hosters. They live in the most amazing valley in the middle of Portugal and they know much of taking care of their beautiful garden. Wonderful talkers and with much culture in their backs, although not big fans of Spanish culture 😜. Best stay for relaxing and learning! Thanks for all, Alba.

Alexandre Belgium

First time using woof for us and it was amazing, the host were really nice and made good food, also the housing was really confortable. In the middle of the nature it was perfect ! Everything was incredible we trully recommand.

David Portugal

I was a little nervous about my first experience as a WWOOFer, but I don’t think I could have chosen a better place for it, quinta Shiva is a wonderful place and the perfect spot for anyone looking to get away from the noise and fast pace of city life. What truly makes this place so special, though, are the owners, Miguel and Anni are some of the kindest-hearted people I have ever met, their patience, positivity, and great sense of humour are always present, and they really make you feel welcome and at home while you are there. Thank you once again for such a wonderful experience, it makes me genuinely happy to know that there are still people like you in this world :D

Ariane Austria

We had a wonderful and enjoyable time with Paul and Amanda. Since this was our first WWOOF experience, their farm was a great fit for us. The tasks were easy and didn’t require any prior experience. They were very helpful, explained the tasks clearly, and we could always ask questions if we were unsure. The help hours were fair. Thank you for the great time!

Jun Japan

Steve is a great chef , dogs , sleeps and goats are so much fun to be with , I had a great experience at Rebeiro . unfortunately I couldn’t meet jadwiga and daughters , but still I felt the warmth of them, obrigada 🙏

Elena Italy

This host is the sweetest, kindest person you can meet on WWOOF! She taught me lots of things on agriculture and growing an agro forest. The accommodation was a perfect, comfortable and quiet room. I'll cherish the memory of this experience. Thank you once again for everything.

Jonathan Klit Denmark

My expectations to my role as a wwoof’er were met at Loural. I primarily did manual labour tasks and did it with a sense of joy while learning a lot. What was beyond my expectations was the astonishing qualities of place itself. The land, the plants/animals, the mountains. Good people also. Summer made it quite hot at times, but there was flexibility in place to adapt to changing circumstances.

Natalia Poland

Christian was a brilliant host. Thanks to him, we got to visit all the best natural swimming pools in the area and spent many evenings chatting. Working in his garden was very rewarding – we helped out with the pineapples, bananas, sweet potatoes and lots of other plants. Thank you for a lovely stay!