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October 9, 2009

Backpackers take a working vacation on organic farms

By JEANNIE NUSS
Associated Press Writer

SANTA EULALIA DEL MONTE, Spain — Backpackers pining for European adventure have discovered life on the farm, shoveling manure, feeding pigs and making butter as a recession-beating way to sate their wanderlust.

If you go...
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms: http://www.wwoof.org. Food and lodging at an organic farm in exchange for volunteering to work at the farm. Annual registration fees vary by country, but are typically around $30-35 (20-25 euros). Opportunities on every continent.

Their ticket to an earthy taste of the Old Continent is an innovative Web site that connects travelers with a network of organic farms stretching from Portugal to Turkey and around the world.


 
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