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"etymology_text": "Acronym of willing work on organic farms",
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"ref": "2011 April 22, Rebecca Smithers, “Want to be a wwoofer?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
"text": "An Australian, Over50, posted on lowimpact: \"I wwoofed on six organic farms in the UK a few years ago and except for one, I found it a disappointing experience. In all cases, none of my hosts met me at stations or bus stations when they said they would.",
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"ref": "2002, Chris Stewart, A Parrot in the Pepper Tree",
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