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Farm name

WOF000001

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Organic Vegetables

Nearest large city

Kaohsiung

Housing Type

Domestic Housing

Directions

Take Kaohsiung Bus from Kaohsiung Train Station, and get off on Gi-Shan-Nan Station, then contact the owner to pick you up.

Climate

Hot and wet during summer, dry cold in winter, and warm in spring and fall.

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

4 People(Males only)

Duration of stay

Flexible

WWOOFer job description

Tills the fields, Applies fertilizer, Irrigation, Gathering

Are children welcome

No

Message

Wwoofers should at least stay for 10 days, and we specially welcome foreign wwoofers who can speak a little bit of Mandarin or Taiwanese.

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Farm name

WOF000002

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Crops

Varieties of Fruits, Roots, Melons, Vegetables

Nearest large city

Dong Hwa University

Directions

Close to Hualien C.H. Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2 People

Duration of stay

3 Weeks ~ 1 Month

WWOOFer job description

Tills the fields, Applies fertilizer, Irrigation, Gathering, Packaging Cultivating, Weeding

Are children welcome

No

Message

Friendly Host, Comfortable Farm Environment,  Varieties of Organic Vegetables, WWOOFers will be able to learn more aspects of organic farming.

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Farm name

WOF000003

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Crops

Cruciferae,Lettuce,Cucumber,Bitter Melon,Water Melon,Spinach,Celery

Nearest large city

Chung-Li

Directions

Close to Chung-Li Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

6 People

Duration of stay

HomeStay type of accommodation, Duration of stay negotiable

WWOOFer job description

Cultivating, Weeding, Seeding, Propogation, Pest Control For Organic Vegetable

Are children welcome

No

Message

Friendly Host, Host is involved and interested in the exchange of environmental protection Lohas ideas and activities

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Farm name

WOF000004

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Japanese

Crops

Varieties of Vegetables

Nearest large city

Tzu Chi University

Directions

Near the Hualien Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

Flexible

Duration of stay

Max 2 weeks stay, Very Clean and Comfortable Dormitory

WWOOFer job description

Cultivating, Weeding, Caring for Flowers

Are children welcome

Yes

Message

After farming activities, there are organic
restaurents, travel destinations for WWOOFers to try

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Farm name

WOF000005

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Crops

Varieties of Fruits, Roots, Melons, Vegetables

Nearest large city

Dong Hwa University

Directions

Close to Hualien C.H. Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

1 Person

Duration of stay

Accomodations for 1 WWOOFers in temporary cargo rooms, or at home stay hosts nearby(males only)

WWOOFer job description

Seedling, Weeding, Gathering, Applies fertilizer, Cultivating, Food Processing,
Extracting Enzymes and Flavors, Making Vinegar, Packaging, Farm Tour Guide

Are children welcome

No

Message

Speciality in Fruit Varieties, Weekend WWOOFers are welcomed!

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Farm name

WOF000006

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Organic Vegetables and Fruits, Rice

Nearest large city

Taipei

Directions

Public Transits, or by Walking
WWOOFers

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

8~10 People

Duration of stay

Flexible

WWOOFer job description

Accomodations for 2 WWOOFers in temporary cargo rooms, or at home stay hosts nearby

Are children welcome

Yes

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Farm name

WOF000007

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Mango

Nearest large city

Tainan

Directions

Close to Tainan Train Station

Best time to come

May, June, July

Simultaneous Guests

10 People

Duration of stay

2~10 days

WWOOFer job description

Bag and protect unripe or green mangos and pull weeds

Are children welcome

No

Message

1.Wake up as early as 5am to work (the temperature gets hotter later)
2.Bagged mangos will ripe in a month's time. Volunteers can experience the joy of harvest and taste the ripe mangos for free.
3.Tourist attractions are nearby, volunteers can visit them after work is done

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Farm name

WOF000008

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Japanese

Crops

Varieties of Fruits, Roots, Melons, Vegetables

Nearest large city

Tainan

Directions

1. Close to Xin Shi Train Station
2.5 mins drive from Xin Shi Interchange

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2~3 People

Duration of stay

1 Month ~ 1 Year

WWOOFer job description

Seedling, Weeding, Gathering, Packaging, Cleaning

Are children welcome

No

Message

1. Thirty mins drive from Tainan City historic monuments,famous foods in Fu Cheng etc.
2. Located inside the Southern Taiwan Science Park area, which is the city of culture and education, industry, and agriculture.

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Farm name

WOF000009

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Guava

Nearest large city

Feng Yuan

Directions

Feng Yuan Bus, Ubus, motorcycle

Best time to come

October till July

Simultaneous Guests

2~3 People

Duration of stay

7 ~ 10 days

WWOOFer job description

Packaging, Applies fertilizer, Weeding

Are children welcome

Yes

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Farm name

WOF000010

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Starfruit, Potato, Carrot, Corn

Nearest large city

YunLin Xian

Directions

5~10 minutes from YunLin DouLiou Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2~3 People

Duration of stay

Flexible

WWOOFer job description

Tills the fields, Applies fertilizer, Irrigation, Gathering

Are children welcome

No

Message Easy Commute, Friendly and Knowledgeable Hosts

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Farm name

WOF000011

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, English

Crops

Strawberry、Short seasonal fruit

Nearest large city

Maio-li

Housing Type

Domestic Housing

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2 People(females only)

Duration of stay

HomeStay type of accommodation, Duration of stay negotiable

WWOOFer job description

Tills the fields, Applies fertilizer, Irrigation, Gathering, Packaging

Are children welcome

No

Message

Friendly Host, Comfortable Farm Environment, Varieties of Organic Vegetables, WWOOFers will be able to learn more aspects of organic farming

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Farm name

WOF000012

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Crops

Fruits in season

Nearest large city

Tainan/Kaohsiung

Directions Starting from Tainan Train Station, take the Sinnan transit towards Nanhwa. Get off at the final bus stop and contact by phone. If travelling by car, take the #3 national highway stop at the 385.7Km point and contact the host by phone.

Housing Type

Farm and domestic housing

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

3 People

Duration of stay

1~2 Weeks (Monday-Friday)

WWOOFer job description

Weeding, cut the grass, plant vegetables and flowers, apply fertilizer, make compost, feed cats dogs and rabbits, take care of the surroundings

Are children welcome

Yes

Message

1. Farm hosts are retired from the city and returned to the country. Become one with nature and heal the heart and body.
2. Share common interests

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Farm name

WOF000013

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Bunun

Crops

Peach, Wax Apple, Pear, Apple, Tangerine,
Persimmon

Nearest large city

Taitung City(45Km), Kwanshan Town(10Km), Chihshang Town(8Km)

Directions

Starting from Taidong, Nanhong Public Road entrance(Sheng Public Road 50Km)

Best time to come

June, October till December

Simultaneous Guests

5~10 People

Duration of stay

3~14 days

WWOOFer job description

BaGong Apple Farm weeding work

Are children welcome

No

Message

1. Can learn from the host different aspects of the culture of the Bunun Tribe 2. Early May is peach season, and is Bunun Tribe's ear piercing festival. Participants must drink alcohol.
3. Bunun Tribe's ear peircing festival is near the farm.

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Farm name

WOF000014

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Japanese

Crops

Bell fruit, Duck farm

Nearest large city

Pingtun

Directions

1. About 5 minutes away from Donggang, 1 hour away from Pingtung City, and 1 hour away from Kaohsiung City.
2. An hour and a half away from Kending National Park .

Best time to come

December till April

Simultaneous Guests

2~4 People

Duration of stay

At least over two weeks within a one year time span.

WWOOFer job description

1. The bell fruit harvest season is from December to April of the following year (harvest early in the morning).
2. During the time outside of the harvest season, there is a need to tend to the fruit garden, spread organic fertilizer, and other gardening needs.

Are children welcome

No

Message

We are made up of a bunch of happy and crazy farmers. We can hardly contain our enthusiasm because we love what we do! If you would like to enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting or simply just want to understand more about our high quality bell fruits, contact us and we can provide you with something you have never experienced before!

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Farm name

WOF000015

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese

Crops

Crops of indiginous people、take care of horses

Nearest large city

Hualien Train

Directions

About 5 minutes away from Shoufeng Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

8~10 People

Duration of stay

Flexible

WWOOFer job description

Weeding、and experience the agriculture of the Indiginous Taiwanese people

Are children welcome

Yes

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Farm name

WOF000016

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, some French, Japanese

Crops

Organically grown grapes, onions, East Indian cherry, guava, etc..

Nearest large city

Taipei

Directions

30~40 minutes from MRT Hongshulin

Best time to come

March until October

Simultaneous Guests

12 People

Duration of stay

3 days

WWOOFer job description

Soil preparating, sowing seeds, weeding, planting, collect/cut firewood, build fences, apply compost, construct the area to separate the vegetable garden, the flower garden, and the shop trail. Trim the leaves from the flowers for creating compost... and so on.

Are children welcome

Yes

Message 1. If volunteers work 6 hour a day, they will receive 3 meals
2. Volunteers will be sleeping in storage rooms or tents (please bring your own sleeping bags)
3. Contact the farm owners in advance, they may be able to pick you up at Honnshulin MRT station
4. Children above 6 years old are welcome

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Farm name

WOF000017

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, English

Crops

Oragaic vegetables and plants

Nearest large city

Ping Tung

Directions

10 km from Ping Tung Station, from station take bus to Neipu XianGong Stop and walk 10 mins to farm

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2 People (must be of the same sex or married couples)

Duration of stay

Flexible

WWOOFer job description

Weeding, vanilla seeds planting, ferterizing, compost and harvest

Are children welcome

Yes

Message

Host welcomes WWOOFers from all over the world to share their organic cultivation experiences.

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Farm name

WOF000018

Languages Spoken at home

Mandarin, Taiwanese, English

Crops

tea

Nearest large city

Douliu City

Directions

About 50 minutes away from Douliu Train Station

Best time to come

All Year Round

Simultaneous Guests

2 People (must be of the same sex or married couples)

Duration of stay

1 month

WWOOFer job description

Apply fertilizer, weeding, making tea

Are children welcome

No