[Lesley Silvester]

Just went on www.wwoof.org.uk and read," WWOOF UK is a membership charity, teaching people about organic growing and low-impact lifestyles through hands-on experience in the UK." so yes,you do have to be organic although the site goes on to say you don't have to be registered as organic.

[SallyintNorth]

Judging by the information for prospective hosts , they do seem to be more insistent on being actually organic, albeit not necessarily registered, than they used to.

One of the main aims of WWOOF is to give people the opportunity to gain experience in organic methods, we expect these methods and principles to be predominant on WWOOF farms and holdings or for an active conversion programme to be in progress.

[Fleecewife]

Interesting - I suppose their tightened approach reflects the fact that 'organic' methods are now mainstream, compared to the turn of the century.   We did look at registering our holding as Organic but it was just too d@rn expensive, for no noticeable benefit, but plenty of inspections.  Wwoofs when I spoke with them a few years ago were keen for us to become hosts in spite of no formal registration.

[SallyintNorth]

I would be amazed if they wouldn't still want you to be a host, FW. 

[Fleecewife]

Thank you Sally     I think we have become too territorial and stuck in our ways to have folk here for any length of time.  It didn't work well with HelpX for us (although I know people who rely on volunteers and love having them) so we are simply reducing the general scope of our enterprise to something we can manage alone in our dotage