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Hey there. My name is Jessica, my husbands name is Staffan and our son is called Ville and he is 11 years old. The dogs name Is Kompis (swedish for "friend").
We started an ecological project of cultivating sea buckthornin 2016. We planted 7000 bushes and will now try to cope with this completely ecological. This is a big challenge, both for us and to keep up with the weed, as we both work elsewhere as well. Staffan is a photographer and I work in a hardware store.
Now we have harvest the first time on both field but is still learning, it is fun but hard. The harvest is in augusti and September.
We have also started to plant some now crops. Rhubarb asparagus and garlic! Everything is organic.
We live in Förslöv in southern Sweden and our field is 5 minutes from our home, most days you can borrow a car. We have a small caravan by our house but it can be moved down to thie beutiful fields. We need help with a little planting, a lot of weed cleaning and some other projects such as website etc.
/jessica
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have 3 different companies and hope to learn and inspire workaways to find their own projects and follow their dreams. Ecologist and large scale cultivation is new to us and we learn ourselves while we go along. Growing in the garden for self-catering is something we have done for a several years now.
I hope that by sharing space with good people we can all benefit and learn to understand, share, respect, and care for each other.
The area were we live is great nature we have the sea 5 minuts from the house and also the forest. You can borrow bike if you feel lika that or take the train that is really close to the house to travel the near by surroundings.
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Help
Our field is 5 minutes from our home, most days you can borrow a car.
We need help with a little planting, a lot of weed cleaning and some other projects such as website, gardening in the yard at home. In august-september we harvest the seabuckthorn.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
We live in a normal house, and accommodation will be in a small but cute caravan on the property. You will have your own toilet but shared shower.
The rest of the house is free to use together with us. If you travel together as a couple or friends its easier, because we only have one room. If you have your own camper van its perfekt to park beside our house to sleep in.
Food is self served in the morning and lunch is most days probably something you can bring to the field, but the evening meal we do prepare it together, depend on our schedule,
When you stay with us you are a part of the family, so cleaning the house and help us in the garden is not part of the working hours, its apart of being with our family.
What else ...
The village of Förslöv has beautiful surroundings, close to the sea, if your like swimming in the ocean. It takes 15 min. to nearby town Båstad, and 50 minutes to the peninsula of Kullaberg if you like climbing or diving. We are also close to the forest if you like hiking and being out in the nature. It takes 30 minuter to Helsingborg if you like to go to a bigger city. We have bus and a train station really close to your house.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have nice workingareas both inside and outside, where we self often sit and do our office work. We have good internet access and easy quick train connection to Malmö, Copenhagen and Gothenburg.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a small caravan by our self bu the house but we can arrange camper site down at the beautiful fields too.
Can possibly accept pets
We have a friendly spaniel who likes other dogs and we live in a dog-friendly area.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Thank you so much.
That doesn’t change the fact that I still smile when I think about the funny and lovely time I got to spend on the sea buckthorn farm in Förslöv.
The family of Jessica, Staffan and their kid Ville has a… read more
I've learnt about organic farm and to drive a tractor, thanks Staffans ;)
I recommend them and I wish them all the best...
of being home and being part of the family. Amazing!
The work was interesting and most of the time quite relaxed. If you go there for seabuckthorn harvest, you should bring warm clothes with you and not be too afraid of the cold!
Thanks… read more
The working hours were completely respected and everyday we had our own time to enjoy the beautiful… read more
I was there around 2 weeks and an half. My mainly help was in the sea buckthorn plantation. Did a bit of weeding in the first day… read more
Jessica works a lot, she looks serious but is a funny person, Ville is a smart kid, he speaks English really good, and Staffan is really enthusiastic and he likes to explain and teach and Kompis is smartest dog we met.
We learned a lot, about organic farming, how to use different tools, even how to drive the… read more
They also helped and fitted in to our family very well and it was a joy to have them here.
Welcome back for a visit if you ever pass here again.
Take care and all the best for you in the future.
/Jessica Staffan Ville and Kompis
The were both hard worker and did lean a lot and help us a lot in the field. They were here during the wedding time of the year and did a great job.
They took time to be a part of you family and help Ville on the computer.
Really nice guys.
Aside from work, we went to beach together, chatted after meals, went to… read more
We really recommend them both as a workaway!
Nice guy with lots experience in different thinks, we are so glad you tried the farming part with us.
Open minded and ready to learn more.
Cooked great food and had lovely talks in the evenings.
You should us how Argentinian is and we sure want to meat more now. ;)
Welcome back anytime.
/Ville Kompis Jessica & Staffan
We were two weeks and a few days in Förslöv with Jessica, Staffan, Ville and Kompis, during the end of the harvest. Our main tasks were to help with the final stage of harvesting and packing the berries and the asparagus weeding.
We learned a lot on the farm about sea… read more
She is easy going and a lot of fun, she take on any project with a lot of energy. She is just great and a good worker and shared a lot with us. Highly recommend :)
I worked mainly on the fields with Staffan, picking stones and planting rhubarb. The weather was very nice and i enjoyed working outside on the fields. Most days we had their dog Kompis with us who was great company :).
After work i had… read more
Hi did a great job at our field and is a guy you can relay on.
Also helping us around the house after hours and is a quick learner.
Recommend !
Because of the very dry weather this year my main job was watering the sea buckthorn bushes. For that I had to learn to drive a tractor which was really fun and I enjoyed the calmness in the morning on the field. The beach is only 5 minutes from it, so you can go for a quick… read more
