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We are a recently retired couple, Åsa (68) and Trygve (71), living on a small farm/homestead in the beautiful island of Averøy at the Norwegian west coast. We have an old farmhouse for renting and a self built newer house where we stay. We have no animals at the moment, but our tenants across the yard have a few chickens providing us with fresh eggs.
The farm has a number of buildings and is beautifully located by the fjord, with access to boats, kayak, and ideal for swimming, diving and fishing. We have a vegetable garden, a greenhouse and garden with flowers, trees and berries, all grown according to organic/ecofriendly principles. The fields and grazing land are being used by farmers in the neighborhood and sheep are grazing at our land. Trygve is a keen forester and take care of our forest with many activities such as firewood making, tree planting, hunting and maintenance of the forest. Åsa is a certified mushroom identification expert and take groups for training and mushroom collection in the forests during season. She is an experienced knitter and love the sheep- and lambswool, and can teach knitting to beginners.
In between projects and receiving family (children and grandchildren) and friends at the farm, we love hiking, both to nearby and far away mountains. We love making food from the resources at the farm and from local providers, from the forest and the sea and we do a lot of preservation of fresh food for consumption off season. We love a healthy an eco friendly eating, lifestyle and taking care of the environment.
We also love socializing and appreciate intercultural exchange for mutual learning. During our careers we lived and worked in many countries and cultures, especially in Africa and Asia, and we speak English and German, with some knowledge of a few other languages. Norwegian is our mother tongue.
Averøy is an island, located between the coastal cities of Ålesund and Kristiansund. The nearest airports are Molde and Kristiansund N. The well known Atlanterhavsveien (Atlantic Road), built by connecting reefs and isles by bridges links Averøy to the mainland. The island has over the last 30 years become a popular tourist destination because of its natural beauty, mountains and fjords and activities connected to the sea, such as fishing and diving.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We would like to share of our knowledge in ecofriendly agriculture, horticulture, forestry, mushroom identification, harvesting and preservation of food. We believe we are open minded and we would also like to learn from you. We can introduce you to the Norwegian outdoor life, including hiking, cottage culture, swimming in cold water, picking berries and mushrooms in the season etc. You can also learn knitting if you like.
Help
We need help to all kind of garden work, including soil preparations, sowing, weeding, planting, mulching, harvesting, preservation of produce. Firewood making and handling, as well as tree planting and maintenance of the small plants is needed in the forest. Maintenance and painting of the many buildings. Food preparation and kitchen/house service. House cleaning and clearing. We would as much as possible adjust work to your interests. Depending on the job needed to be done, the workawayer must be prepared to work independently after instructions, but most days one of us we will work together with you.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Accommodation
You will have your own room in our home or in one of the flats for renting if there are vacancies. A bathroom, with shower and toilet will be provided for you. You might be asked to make your own breakfast (with ingredients from our kitchen), but we will have lunch and dinner together. Wireless internet connection in every room.
What else ...
What can you do in your time off? Fishing, diving, walking, hiking, visiting nearby cities, visiting historical sites, such as the local stave church and the museum in the island, stone carvings, viking graves. We can provide bicycles for nearby excursions. The bus connections are quite good, but not during school holidays. We have cars and can drive you as per agreement.
And one more thing: we cannot accommodate special dietary needs, and we are not serving alcohol.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a stable fiber internet connection, wireless in all rooms.
Space for parking camper vans
Parking for camper in the yard with access to electricity.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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They always find a way forward, are incredibly open-hearted, and share a wealth of knowledge and rich life experiences. Their fantastic sense of humor makes being around them a true… read more
Trygve and Asa picked me up from the airport in Molde and we drove to Ranes.
Averoy is a beautiful Island with fishing towns , farmlands , forests, and surrounded by fjords.
I did a lot of diffent tasks like heling with… read more
I did a lot of different tasks, like firewood packing, assisiting winching logs behind the… read more
