Joining WWOOF USA

I have not posted here in a while, but I will start posting more frequently when I head out to Oregon in less than two weeks and have something interesting to say. I recently joined WWOOF USA, an organization that allows farms and potential apprentices to connect to each other on either short or advanced notice. WWOOF publishes a directory of farms that is only accessible to members (who must pay a $20 fee to join). As I have been concerned about what I will do this winter, I decided to contact a grass-based farm that raises a variety of animals on pasture in Western Oregon (where it does not get cold enough to preclude having farm chores in winter ). I contacted this farm because it was one of the few in Oregon that will take people during the winter, and because I have become interested in grass-based livestock. I am not sure what to think about raising animals in agriculture, but I am open minded enough to seriously consider it and to work on a farm that does raise animals. They mentioned that I will have to visit, however, before I can take a position, so I will have to think about how to do that while I am working in Oregon. Encouragingly, they had heard about the farm where I will be working and had good things to say about the farmers who will be teaching me, so I feel even more confident than ever that I found a good place to get an introduction to draft horses.