Help at our small family farm in the forest close to the city in Tønsberg, Norway

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  Beschreibung

  About us and our small farm life:
  Me (June) and my houseband (Andreas) have a small private farm east in Norway not far from the coast.
  We have an adult daughter who recently moved out. We are both 43 years old and have been together for 23years and married for 18 years.
  Our dream and goal is to becoming self-sufficient in food and most of what we can from our farm.
  We do not run any business. But sometimes we sell chickens, ducklings or some eggs. Mostly to help us a little with the cost of food for the animals. Its expensive to have animals and since its a hobby we dont expect to earn anything.
  
  June is a a educated farmer and have experience from work on various farms in Norway. She is also educated behavior consultant for companion animals at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
  There is still much to learn.
  
  We eat meat. We also eat meat from our animals. It could be a to much challenge for us if you are vegan at this point.
  
  Andreas is a educated electrician and automation engineer.
  
  We bought the farm in autumn 2021. Our water is groundwater from 80 meters below the ground. Its almost offgrid. But we have electricity.
  
  The house is old and we want to fix it up. But we want to do it over many years. The task we want help with is mostly outdoors. Gardening, greenhouse and plants, fenceing, take care of the animals with us. Or small building projects like duckcoop or chicken Coop. Cleaning the animals house.
  On a farm there is always different tasks. And what we do is very different from day to day.
  
  We are expecting ducklings, goslings and a lot of baby animals in the spring.
  The most important work we do is to give our animals a good life and let them enjoy outdoor as much as possible.
  
  We also grow a lot of tomato. We have around 30 heirloom types of tasty tomatoes. Last year we planted fruit trees and we want to grow more food this summer.
  
  We live in the forrest, but its only 15 min to drive to Tønsberg. Tønsberg is Norways oldest city.
  
  We have goats, ducks, turkeys, hens, geese, guinea fowl, 2 peacock, 7 cats.
  
  We need help with animal care, fencing the garden so the goats dont eat our plants. Fixing buildings and gardening. Taking care of our animals. Help making meals some days.
  
  In retur for youre help, ideas and company we want to give back nice experiences. You will have the opportunity to visit the viking museum to see replica of Viking building, Viking graveyard from year 800. See replica Viking ship that is found in this area, and experience the nearest towns of Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Larvik.
  How much of this you get to see depends on how long you stay.
  
  We think 2 workawayers is enough at the same time.
  
  We would like to welcome you and hope to form a wonderful friendship.
  We look forward to meet you and get to know you as a good friend.
  
  Since we have animals. Its really important that you try not to be in contact with animals in other countries the last weeks before you visit us.
  
  
  More information about 2025 will come soon.
  
  For mars and april we can only host 1 at the time because its hard to predict the weather. At this time we only have one bed in the living room.
  
  In the summer from mai to august/september workawayers can stay in our big size caravan. It has one double bed and two single beds.
  Shower and washing of clothes, meals we be in the house. Workawayer are welcome to be in the house as much they want. But have the possibility to relax in the caravan if wanted.
  
  Work per day will be between 2-5 hours. And 2 days free to do as you want. We will be helpful if there is something you want to do. As to get to the city or other things. Sometimes we go with you as a guide.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We want to provide a pleasant experience.
  
  We make our own handsoaps and can teach you.
  
  Please tell us up front what you want to learn and experience. We will try our best to give you an experience for life.

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  Arbeit

  It is an advantage if you are creative and know a little about farming, animals, building maintenance. But it is not necessarily with experience. You will also learn from us.
  It is good if you have experienced living off-grid or want to try it.
  I would love to learn from you and work together with gardening, taking care of our animals. Work with wood, fencing and other tasks with you.
  
  We give the goats hay 2 times a day and powerfeed(pellets) only to the goats with kids. We clean water buckets some times a week. And give new water morning and evening.
  
  The birds we fill up whit powerfood(pellet), fill up water and in the summer we clean water container every day, but the rest of the year when its colder sometimes a week we clean the water container. If necessary we take out old bedding and give new. Sometimes we just give new bedding sawdust or straw from oat production.
  
  In the summer all our goats are outside 24/7. We only give new water. They find their food themselves.
  Our birds we let them go outside all day and take them inside before the night.( Because of predator like fox.)
  
  Normally we use 15 - 30 minuttes in the morning on feeding animals.
  After we eat breakfast.
  After breakfast we fill bags with hay, take out bedding if needed and give new. Or other tasks. Like clean water containers, gardening, tiding, or other tasks.
  
  In the evening we normally use 15- 30 minuttes to feed and give water if necessary.
  
  In the winter the animal care takes more time than in the summer.
  
  We also pick up eggs 2 times a day. In the morning and the evening. In the spring som eggs we hatch in hatching maskin and some we sell as hatching egg.
  
  The rest of the year our eggs are used as food.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend
  Norwegian: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  We offer a big size caravan.
  It is 4 beds in the Caravan.
  
  Our house is small and old. We done the best of it. And to make sure we offer the best for our workawayers we live now in the house and let the workawayers live in our very nice caravan.
  
  The surroundings around the farm are great. We will do our best to ensure that you are comfortable and have a pleasant stay.
  
  We pay for the food.
  To make meals is a shared responsibility.
  Or if you help with the animal care June will love to make you some Norwegian traditional dishes.
  
  We have washing maskin for clothes and you can use it as much as you want.

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  Was noch ...

  We live in the forest only 15 minutes drive to the nearest town Tønsberg. In fact, Norway's oldest city. We drive weekly to Sandefjord and Larvik and will be helpful in driving to various cultural experiences. The kind of cultural experiences can vary slightly with the seasons and how long you stay.
  
  There is a lot of Viking history in our county. There are two Viking and medieval museums nearby in addition to other museums. In the summer months, cultural life is alive in the area.
  
  Youre welcome to Google Tønsberg, Sandefjord and Larvik. If you find something you want to see or experience we will help with that.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We have space if you want to bring a car or a Campervan.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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