<GG128>한국 토종 야생초 농장 / Korean Native Wild Herb Farm
경기도 / Gyeonggi-do
✅ 호스트 소개 및 자유로운 농장 소개
서울에서 지하철로 1시간30분과 차로 15분 걸리는 북쪽의 청정한 산자락에서 한국 토종 식물을 보존하며 캠핑장과 민박을 운영하고 있습니다. 약 1만평의 농장에는 작은 산과 물고기가 사는 연못이 있어 산책을 즐길 수 있고, 한국 전통 활쏘기 연습도 할 수 있습니다.
봄에는 새싹을 채취하고 작물을 심기 위한 밭을 준비하며, 가을에는 다래, 꾸지뽕, 은행 등을 수확합니다. 봄과 가을 모두 캠핑장 관리를 위한 시설 보수 및 정리 작업, 장작을 만들고 정리하는 작업도 함께 진행합니다.
모든 일은 일반적으로 건강한 사람이 무리 없이 할 수 있는 적당한 강도의 작업이며, 작업 중에는 언제든 자유롭게 휴식을 취할 수 있습니다.
저희는 이제 막 70세가 된 부부이며, 근처에는 딸 가족이 운영하는 제법 규모 있는 무농약 블루베리 농장이 있습니다.
야생초 농사를 간단히 소개하자면, 일반적인 관행농업과는 큰 차이가 있습니다. 계절에 따라 심고 비료를 주고 수확하는 방식이 아니라, 자연 상태로 자라는 식물 중 먹을 수 있고 약이 되는 식물들을 보존하며 필요할 때 잎, 뿌리, 열매 등을 수확하는 방식입니다. 따라서 야생초를 위한 일상적인 농작업은 거의 없고, 주변의 키 큰 풀을 제거하거나 나무 가지를 다듬는 작업을 가끔 합니다. 농장에 처음 오는 사람들은 “야생초는 보이지 않고 풀만 가득하다”고 말하기도 합니다. 하지만 저희가 책자로 정리하며 관리하고 있는 야생 초본류와 목본류는 각각 100종이 넘습니다.
열매와 잎을 채취해 말리거나, 설탕과 함께 항아리에 담아 발효액이나 식초를 만들기도 합니다.
✅ 농업을 시작한 년도 : 2003년
✅ 농장 형태 : 인가된 관광농원,캠핑장
✅ 농장 주작물 : 꾸지뽕,다래,은행,뽕나무,삼잎국화, 돼지감자,토마토,수박,질경이 외 다수의 야생초
✅ 친환경 농업에 대한 실천 : 화학 비료와 농약을 쓰지 않습니다.
✅ 생활에서 친환경 실천 사항 : 거름은 만들어 쓰거나 친환경 비료를 씁니다
✅ 호스트 외 만날 수 있는 구성원 : 배우자,호스트의 딸 가족
✅ 농장에서 만나는 반려동물 : 고양이,토끼
✅ 반려동물 허용: 실내 동반 취침 불가
✅ 우퍼가 하는일 :
3월~4월 : 밭 정리 및 채소 심기, 잡초 제거 작업, 뽕잎 및 나무 새순 수확, 나무 가지치기, 발효액 담그기 및 병에 옮겨 담기, 캠핑장 시설 보수·개선 및 주변 정리, 장작 만들기 및 정리 작업.거름만들기 ���.
10월~11월 : 열매 수확, 뿌리채소 수확, 발효액 담그기 및 병에 옮겨 담기, 김장 준비 및 만들기, 장작 만들기 및 정리 작업, 캠핑장 시설 보수·개선 및 주변 정리,거름만들기 등.
✅ 선호하는 우퍼상 : 건강하고 성실하며 농촌 환경이 도시와 다름을 이해할 수 있어야 함
✅ 우퍼에게 당부 메세지 : 같이 먹고,일하고, 많은 대화를 나눕시다.
✅ 숙소에서 와이파이 가능 여부 : 가능
✅ 술,담배 가능여부 : 간헐적 외부 흡연 및 음주 가능
✅ 호스트와 식사 여부 : 아침은 식재료 제공, 각자 숙소에서 하고 점심과 저녁은 함께 먹음, 가끔 외식
✅ 영어 소통 : 원활히 가능
✅ 일주일 기준 우핑 시간 : 하루 5시간 주 5일
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✅Introduction to the Host and the Farm :
Our farm is located in a clean mountain area about one and half an hours by a subway and 15min by car north of Seoul, where we preserve native Korean plants while also operating a campsite and guesthouse. About 8 acres of the farm has a small hill and a pond with fish, so you can enjoy peaceful walks and even practice traditional Korean archery.
In spring, we collect young sprouts and prepare the fields for planting crops. In autumn, we harvest wild fruits such as darae (hardy kiwi), cudrania fruit, and ginkgo nuts. During both spring and autumn, we also work on repairing and maintaining campsite facilities, cleaning and organizing the area, and making and arranging firewood.
All tasks are of a reasonable intensity that an average healthy person can comfortably do, and you are always free to take breaks whenever needed.
We are a couple who have just turned 70 years old, and nearby there is a fairly large pesticide-free blueberry farm run by our daughter’s family.
To briefly explain our wild herb farming, it is quite different from conventional agriculture. Rather than planting, fertilizing, and harvesting according to seasons, we preserve naturally growing plants that are edible or medicinal, and harvest their leaves, roots, or fruits when needed.
Because of this, there is very little routine farm work related to the wild herbs themselves. Occasionally, we remove tall surrounding weeds or prune tree branches. People visiting the farm for the first time sometimes say, “I only see grass and weeds, not wild herbs.” However, we carefully document and manage more than 100 kinds of wild herbaceous plants and over 100 kinds of wild woody plants.
We also dry harvested fruits and leaves, or place them in traditional jars with sugar to make fermented extracts and vinegar.
✅Year Farming Started : 2003
✅Farm Type : Family farm, educational farm, campsite
✅Main Crops : Kuji-bong (paper mulberry), dare (Amur cork tree), ginkgo nuts, mulberry trees
✅Eco-Friendly Farming Practices : No use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides
✅Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Practices : Making compost or using eco-friendly fertilizers
✅People You Can Meet Besides the Host : Spouse, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter
✅Pets on the Farm : A cat
✅ Pets allowed: indoor sleeping is not permitted.
✅Tasks for WWOOFers :
-March–April : Preparing garden beds and planting vegetables, Weeding work, Harvesting mulberry leaves and young tree shoots, Tree pruning, Making fermented extracts and transferring them into bottles, Repairing, improving, and cleaning campsite facilities and surroundings, Making and organizing firewood,Making compost.etc
-October–November : Harvesting fruits, Harvesting root vegetables, Making fermented extracts and transferring them into bottles, Preparing and making kimchi for winter, Making and organizing firewood, Repairing, improving, and cleaning campsite facilities and surroundings.Making computer.etc.
✅Preferred WWOOFers : Hardworking and honest individuals
✅Message to WWOOFers : Let’s eat, work, and have lots of conversations together!
✅Wi-Fi Availability in Accommodation : Available
✅Alcohol and Smoking Policy : Occasional outdoor smoking allowed; drinking is permitted (smoking is not allowed indoors, but drinking is allowed)
✅Meals with the Host : You share one or two meals with the host, and for the rest, ingredients are provided.
✅English Communication : Fluent
✅WWOOFing Hours Per Week : 5 hours per day, 5 days a week
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Traditional crafts
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Holistic management
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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Hanpil
Member since 2017
Languages spoken:
English, Korean
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Response rate: 100%
Response time: typically within 2 days
경기도 / Gyeonggi-do
소요산역 또는 전곡역
Reviews
Sandra
Netherlands
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April 2026
We stayed at Amigol for one week, it was a pleasant stay. We had some culture exchane during worktime. The food was good and prepared with care. We did construction work, work on the feelds and picked fresh edible plants. The work can be sometimes hard but honest. Everything is negotiable i've you want to do something else or to take a break it was fine.
Hanpil showed us how to shoot with bow and arrow and we joined traditional drum classes.
It was a wonderfull culture exchange for us, Hanpil and his wife are lovely people with a great hart.
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Reply from Hanpil
Thank you for leaving a sincere review.
We have been studying how to build a traditional Korean ondol, and this time we wanted to try making one ourselves. Sandra and Dennis were a great help—thank you very much.
I also hope that WWOOFers will take an interest in Korea’s traditional heating system and have a meaningful and enjoyable experience.
Once again, thank you for your help.
Best regards,Hanpil
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Esther
United States
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April 2026
Work is not as described: there was no farming this spring, only grueling construction labor to build a private sauna for his winter use. This violates WWOOF Korea platform and South Korea's tourist visa regulations. The accommodation was mold-infested; food meager. Despite my requesting farming work, Hanpil claimed there was no farming work available, so I left within one day to avoid injury. Work hours were longer than agreed upon in the membership agreement (5 hours), and it was clear the farmer wanted to extract as much labor as possible and lashed out at volunteers for tardiness. These are violations of the Membership Agreement, local labor laws, and fundamental safety standards.
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Reply from Hanpil
Dear Esther,
Your decision to visit our farm as someone who studies wild vegetables and is writing a book was, I believe, a very good choice.
However, I now understand that you may have felt your time was wasted and even frustrated when I asked you to help with tasks such as soil preparation and weeding.
Preparing and filtering soil is a fundamental part of farming, and I had planned to use clean soil for a small garden. Building an ondol, as well, is a valuable aspect of traditional Korean culture and can be a rare and meaningful hands-on experience.
In any case, WWOOFing requires an understanding that rural farm life is quite different from the convenience and comfort of city life. Most importantly, it is a globally recognized, positive exchange based on mutual trust, meaningful communication, dedication, and gratitude.
Sincerely,Hanpil
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WWOOF Korea Admin
South Korea
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July 2023
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Pu Yan Wong (HK) : If you don’t speak Korean, it’s definitely a great place for you to do wwoofing here as the host Hanpil한필 speaks good English and taught me a lot about agriculture and even Korean history, traditional musical instruments, and archery! His wife 이모 can only speak very basic English but she cooks really well and I was lucky to be able to see her making kimchi and offer some help. The couple is very kind and treated me very well. The workload was not heavy at all and Hanpil often worked with us. Sometimes, we went to his son-in-law's blueberry farm to work (weeding), which was actually the toughest work I had under the sunny and hot weather but I tolerated it pretty well. Besides weeding, we got various tasks to do and some of them were really special. On the weekends, Hanpil and his wife are usually busy providing service to their guests who came for camping experiences. I was happy and thankful that Hanpil brought me to visit the DMZ (demilitarised zone) and 연천 to see the royal tomb.
If there is a day off, it is highly recommended to go to the shrine called 연천 숭의전지 and go for a hike. One more highlight is the Amione Cafe which you will pass by when heading to the shrine. It’s one of the best coffee shops I’ve ever been to! Overall, I felt super happy for having the wwoofing experience on this farm, not to mention that there was an American wwoofer working with me all along the time, making it a lot more fun.
한필하고 이모, 비록 자연농장에서 짧은 시간을 보냈지만, 저는 모든 것에 감사합니다.
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WWOOF Korea Admin
South Korea
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October 2022
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Samantha Liew (Singapore) : This is my first WWOOF-ing experience in South Korea. It is a humble and grateful experience. 삼춘 is a humorous man and always have great stories to tell. His international experience is amazing! 이모 cooks really well! I tried to learn a bit of her cooking with my limited Korean vocabulary. The weather started to turn really cold during my stay and they were always worried if I was cold. They thought of many ways to keep me warm and I am really grateful to them.
On the weekend, the place transforms to a camping site. Koreans from the city comes here and I managed to join a group! It was a cosy night :)
There was another wwoof-er at the same period. Sometimes we help out at the family’s blueberry farm and 삼춘 brought us to DMZ, Horogoru Fortress and tomb of King Gyeongsun. It was an wholistic experience to understand the history of Korea. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to be away from the busy city and be under starry night sky. Thank you again ^^
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WWOOF Korea Admin
South Korea
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July 2022
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Margi DiPietro (USA) : First of all, Imo is an amazing cook. I aspire to one day be as talented as her. Getting to Amigol was somewhat easy. Just follow the signs for Soyosan while on the metro. I recommend KakaoMaps for real-time subway and bus directions if you need them. For work, I mostly helped Samchon with his construction projects and learned a lot in the process. We worked 3 hours in the morning, had lunch and a break, and then worked 3 hours in the afternoon. The work was not hard, but bring work clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. I stayed in a room in the upstairs of the house where there are 4 rooms for woofers or the guests. Amigol functioned as a campsite/getaway destination so on the weekends, guests would come. The room was nice, there was a full sized bed with a heating pad, a sink and little kitchenette for cooking breakfast etc. Samchon took me to cultural heritage sites close to Amigol including a shrine, a tomb, and fort horugoru. We also went to the DMZ peace park on the Imjingak river. Samchon spoke English with no issue and helped me learn some Korean as well. Imo and I could not speak to each other, which was difficult because I wanted to learn about her cooking, but it wasn't an issue. Overall, I had a great experience and I hope this review helps those trying to decide where to visit!
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WWOOF Korea Admin
South Korea
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April 2022
* 본 리뷰는 이전 사이트에서 옮겨온 것 입니다.
* This review has been carried over from the previous site.
Dave King (Ireland) : This was my first time ever wwoofing and I had a fantastic experience working on this farm. The hosts Hanpil and Soon are incredibly welcoming and kind. Soon is an amazing cook. The food was always delicious and all made with the freshest ingredients. There is a huge variety of tasks to do on the farm, you will learn so much from your experience here. Hanpil speaks great English and has many great stories. He is also really good at DIY so you can learn a lot from working with him. The area itself has a lot of history and some beautiful rivers, scerery and historical locations. I highly recommend you pay this farm a visit if you come to Korea. Thanks again Hanpil and Soon for an amazing experience!
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