[collegecat]

Link to their homepage WWOOF Independents - home page. In the Uk I think it costs £20 for a years membership and then you get a list of all the placements and general WWOOF news.

[collegecat]

Sorry, one final thing (I should think more before pressing send). Generally placements are for a minimum of a week, (although there are a few places that will take you for a weekend) but there are also much longer term positions, and even a few paid jobs.

[Stepper]

Tree planting is one of the most important things we can do to combat global warming and desertification--and people in the developing world may be leading the way: Nobel laureate urges global tree project - Breaking News - World - Breaking News

If you join the National Arbor Day Foundation (U.S.), they will send you 10 trees to plant: The National Arbor Day Foundation

[Raptor235]

wow that's great, I wonder if there is anything like that in canada.

[Stepper]

Here is the Web site where people can log in and pledge to plant trees (in 2007): UNEP-BillionTree Campaign Site

In case you would like to track trees pledged by members of this community, Raptor, I pledged to plant five next year.

[horselover]

Hey, I'd plant a tree or 2 any day. Just tell me where and when.

[Stepper]

I've done the Arbor Day thing twice. The trees they send you are only about a foot tall. The first time I gave them away to whoever would take them, so I don't know what happened to them. The second set (which was actually lilac bushes; the foundation gives you lots of choices) I planted in the garden where I used to live until they got established, then transplanted them to the fence line of the property. When I moved they were 7 or 8 feet tall and growing together to form a nice privacy barrier.

I bet you Toronto members could find a nursery to sell you baby trees like this for very little money--especially if you were interested in doing a mass planting where the trees don't have to be aesthetically perfect.

[horselover]

I had posted an article recently in the general discussion area about planting trees. I found it in a local free paper. When I come across it, I'll transplant it over here(no pun intended)

[Stepper]

I've been wondering what would be the best type of tree to plant. According to this site, on average, deciduous trees produce more oxygen than conifers: EnviroZine - Issue 58 - You Asked Us

[otterblotter]

I was just browsing this site after coming across it on craigslist, and I felt the need to reply. I actually WWOOFed throughout New Zealand and it was a great experience. AND I spent a weekend with one of the hosts helping plant Kaori trees as part of a reforestation project, so if there is WWOOF in your area, it's something to look into.