My quest for a candid look at the United States' budding population of organic farmers

I set out to chronicle the lives of WWOOFers around the country. World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms puts farm owners in touch with perspective workers via an extensive database. The catch? The workers are afforded a place to stay and food, but no money is exchanged.

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More than just an excuse to get down in the dirt, WWOOF has become a way to travel affordably, to network, to learn the intricacies of the business that puts food on the table for every American, and, often, simply to survive.