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Hi,
We are a couple of 70 and 65 years young, Jos (dutch) and Susanne (swedish). We have moved to our little "farm" with 5.5 ha forrest and acres close by Söderköping in Sankt Anna's skärgård. The farm is only 1,5 km from the Baltic sea. We are living here now for some years and we are almost ready with the renovation of the farm. We are growing our own (organic) vegetables, herbs and flowers.We have bees and a cat. So if you have experience in the garden and building than you are more than welcome.
We have been travelling ourselves very much and it is therefore we like to welcome people from different cultures now at our own place. For us is life more then only working in the garden. We like the quietness and beauty of the place and her surroundings. Besides that we are interested in talks and sharing more filosofical questions around life and meditation.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can become more familiar with living a more sustainable life, cooking vegetarian food, growing your own organic vegetables. Offcourse you will learn a little more about Sweden.
For the person who is interested in beekeeping you can help with the bees when necessary offcourse.
Getting to know the beauty of the landscape and the silence!!!!
We will have a kind of evaluation after one week to hear if our farm is the right place to be for you and if it gives you what you expected. And offcourse for us too.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
- helping in the garden which includes picking weeds (every day for a while), harvesting vegetables for cooking and storing for the winterperiod.
- helping with cooking
- helping with building and renovating the new farmhouse and preparing the garden
- building, we have several projects
- painting work
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
Simple accommodation with a guestroom in a separate building with three beds.
Shower and toilet are in the main house.
What else ...
- relax and enjoy the silence on our farm
- walks in the forest and to the sea
- learn about natural beekeeping
- we have WIFI in the mainhouse but bad connection for mobile telephone and no TV
- On the farm we have a busstop close by
- at least two weeks stay till four weeks
- no smoking
- we eat vegetarian food
-we have two bicycles
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
4 hours a day 6 days a week or 5 hours a day 5 days a week
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All the… read more
Thank you so much for this beautiful experience… read more
it was a pleasure to stay with you for two weeks. Thank you for the hospitality, all the kind words and the great understanding towards me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about nature, the environment and of course about bees with my.
Greetings Wiebke.
We were touched by your pure way of living. It has inspired us in many ways. Your farm is beautiful example of living close to nature with the season. Thank you so much for introducing us to that way of life. The food you cooked was sooooo delicious and again we've learned about it. We loved the talks that we had. The wisdom… read more
We zijn jullie zo danbaar voor alle gesprekken en hulp in de roerige tijd van verhuizing van de ene boerderij naar de andere. Jullie zijn van harte welkom nogeens als alles op orde is!!!
Alle goeds
Jos en Susanne
Jos and Susanne
Also I had the chance to spend the time both at their 'old' and 'new' house, which means I saw two different parts of sweden… read more
We would give you more then 5 stars if that was possible. We are so thankfull for you having on our farm with all your help and nice talks. Super!
We keep in contact!!!
Jos and Susanne
This has been an unforgettable experience. As my first time using workaway, it was very successful. I got to see the interior of rural Sweden and learn a great amount about the country and the region's biology. Near by is a quaint hamlet with some historical sights, as well as a beautiful national park.
My… read more
The nature there is amazing; there is a… read more
Thanks you so much for beeing on our place and helping us. We were so surprised by your good mood and enormous energi! We are so thankfull for all the help from you and the nice evenings togeteher. All the best for you.
Jos and Susanne
I spent just really a short time with Susanne and Jos but was a wonderful time, Unfortunately I couldn't stay longer but was really a wonderful time. I learn a lot about vegetable, organic food, bees and also about local culture and wildlife.
Jos and Susanne are wonderful people, open and they feel… read more
Thank you Sarah and George for the good time when you… read more
Jos and Susanne
I really enjoyed to learn more about the bees and about a loving… read more
They immediately made me feel at home and I felt very included in the planning and every further aspect of the work.
Most of the time it hardly felt like work at all. I learned a lot about Swedish… read more
Our work was very interesting because we learnt a lot about the life of the bees and the use of beeswax, for instance we produced together with Jos candels from beeswax!It tooks a lot of time but the results were very nice!
We also enjoyed the evenings in which we have played Canasta!Here… read more
