Fresh Generation of Volunteers Takes Road to Organic Farms. By Jessica Sidman, Dallas Morning News, July 11, 2008. "Twenty-somethings across the country are fleeing the cities and suburbs to volunteer on organic farms. World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms-USA [WWOOF], one of the best-known organizations matching volunteers with organic farms, quintupled its membership between 2003 and 2007. Last year, it had 2,643 volunteers, including 59 from Texas... Some volunteers work for a week, others a year or more. But all in all, this new generation of farmers is frustrated with mainstream consumer culture, disturbed by the corporatization of farming and aching for a break from stressful, fast-paced lives. Plus, the fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes are really that good."
2008-07-11
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