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Scott Durkee walks me through his massive garden on Maury Island, where bright yellow tomatoes decorate the vines like Christmas tree ornaments and zucchini have <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/anel.php> Christian Louboutin Shoes Outlet</a>  grown to the size of infants. But Scott wouldn't be able to maintain a garden this big if it wasn't for WWOOF.
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Sometime in August, California became the first state with more than 100,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the road, according to an EV advocacy group.
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"It's W-O-O-F...or it might be two W's. World Wide Organic? What I say is Willing Workers On Organic Farms."
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That鈥檚 still a tiny fraction of all cars in the Golden State, where drivers bought 1.7 million light-duty vehicles last year alone. But considering that the current wave of electric cars didn鈥檛 hit the market until late 2010, EV fans say they鈥檙e pleased with <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes UK</a>  the progress.
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official acronym is World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Farms of all types and sizes, located all over the world, belong to the network and offer travelers free room and board in exchange for farm work.  
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鈥淲e鈥檝e clearly gotten beyond the point where this is just a boutique item for enthusiasts,鈥?said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board.
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"Every farm is different and my deal is you work five hours a day, seven days a week," says Scott. "In exchange you get a really nice cabin and three really good meals a day. Other farms might say you have to work seven hours a day, five days a week."
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Scott lives off his land, only eating meat and fish he hunts and catches, and his car runs on vegetable oil. Which is an especially curious and appealing lifestyle to WWOOFers coming from cities.
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Childhood friends, Clara Wassalowski and Rebecca Seeberg are visiting the United States from Bavaria. I found the 19 year olds barefoot, on the porch of their little cabin in Scott's backyard.
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The board is a member of the , a public-private partnership that promotes electric transportation. The collaborative tracks EV sales in California with data from the Baum Associates market research firm as well as the Air Resources Board itself, which offers to Californians who buy electric cars or plug-in hybrids.
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"Right now my two WWOOFers are on the front deck slicing tomatoes," says Scott. "I have a ton of tomatoes right now and I want to slice the tomatoes and experiment with sun drying them."
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California accounts for roughly 40 percent of the nation鈥檚 electric vehicle sales, and those sales are accelerating. In 2012, Californians bought 6,197 pure electric cars 鈥?such as the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S 鈥?and 14,701 plug-in hybrids, including the Chevy Volt. Last year, <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/clreplicashoes.php> Christian Louboutin Outlet Online</a>  sales jumped to 21,963 electrics and 20,235 plug-in hybrids, according to the Polk research firm.
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Scott will also have the WWOOFers do weeding, composting, wood chopping and anything else he needs done, which includes <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/images/gucciusaonlineoutlet.php>gucci outlet</a>  sharing them with his 88 year old neighbor, Bob Norton, a retired horticulture professor who manages five acres of fruit trees on his own. Bob is bright eyed, super spry and extremely knowledgeable. He gave us a quick lesson in fruit tree grafting before putting the women to work.  
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For the first 8 months of 2014, Californians bought 15,251 pure electric cars and 16,239 plug-in hybrids.
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And if you're wonder why someone would choose to do farm work as a vacation...
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鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing customers come in to our dealers with some knowledge about hybrids, but they leave with a plug-in hybrid,鈥?said Mike Tinskey, director of sustainable business strategies for Ford Motor Co. The company introduced its C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid in 2012.
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"I like to meet people," Rebecca says. "You get much closer to the surroundings here. We got invited to a neighborhood party already, tonight we'll go to the football game. Of course, the other thing is that you just learn so much while you're WWOOFing."
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Electrics still represented just 1.3 percent of new car sales in California last year, while plug-in hybrids were 1.2 percent. But Nichols said the cars are common enough that potential buyers are becoming aware of them, used to them and willing <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes Outilet</a>  to give them a try.
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"How you can say you've seen America when you've climbed the Statue of Liberty?" Clara wonders. "You've seen a part of America when you've been with a host family or with people who are welcoming you and you stay with them and you hear their stories. It's really the only way for me to travel. You get to have the real American experience."
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鈥淭he car companies have done their bit by building some wonderful, fast, sporty, attractive vehicles,鈥?she said. 鈥淐onsumers need to see them out on the road to understand the potential. This 100,000 mark is important because it means there鈥檚 enough of these cars on the road, in the parking lots, for people to see.鈥?
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Scott says it's not just about having help, it's about meeting each other and sharing an experience. Clara, Rebecca and Scott discovered they <a href=http://www.alportico.net/prodotti/christianlouboutin-sale.jkmsw.php>Christian Louboutin</a>  all like playing music together and Scott often takes his guests on little excursions.  
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"Anytime the wind blows, I'll tell the WWOOFers, 'Drop your tools, we're going sailing! It's really nice out there.' We dig clams. Most of the WWOOFers have never dug clams before. So we dig the clams and the next day we have them in our spaghetti sauce," he says.
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The program is so popular that Scott is booked solid from February to November, taking a week off for himself between every two week WWOOF stay. His guests have come from all over the world, and are usually college age.
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@@@ Sometime in August, California became the first state with more than 100,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the road, according to an EV advocacy group. That鈥檚 still a tiny fraction of all cars in the Golden State, where drivers bought 1.7 million light-duty vehicles last year alone. But considering that the current wave of electric cars didn鈥檛 hit the market until late 2010, EV fans say they鈥檙e pleased with <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes UK</a> the progress. 鈥淲e鈥檝e clearly gotten beyond the point where this is just a boutique item for enthusiasts,鈥?said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board.

Photo: AP The board is a member of the , a public-private partnership that promotes electric transportation. The collaborative tracks EV sales in California with data from the Baum Associates market research firm as well as the Air Resources Board itself, which offers to Californians who buy electric cars or plug-in hybrids. California accounts for roughly 40 percent of the nation鈥檚 electric vehicle sales, and those sales are accelerating. In 2012, Californians bought 6,197 pure electric cars 鈥?such as the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model S 鈥?and 14,701 plug-in hybrids, including the Chevy Volt. Last year, <a href=http://capstone.edu.sg/clreplicashoes.php> Christian Louboutin Outlet Online</a> sales jumped to 21,963 electrics and 20,235 plug-in hybrids, according to the Polk research firm. For the first 8 months of 2014, Californians bought 15,251 pure electric cars and 16,239 plug-in hybrids. 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing customers come in to our dealers with some knowledge about hybrids, but they leave with a plug-in hybrid,鈥?said Mike Tinskey, director of sustainable business strategies for Ford Motor Co. The company introduced its C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid in 2012. Electrics still represented just 1.3 percent of new car sales in California last year, while plug-in hybrids were 1.2 percent. But Nichols said the cars are common enough that potential buyers are becoming aware of them, used to them and willing <a href=http://www.museosangennaro.com/Public/wdluk.php>Louboutin Shoes Outilet</a> to give them a try. 鈥淭he car companies have done their bit by building some wonderful, fast, sporty, attractive vehicles,鈥?she said. 鈥淐onsumers need to see them out on the road to understand the potential. This 100,000 mark is important because it means there鈥檚 enough of these cars on the road, in the parking lots, for people to see.鈥?

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