Homesteading and enjoying life in the forest in Agunnaryd, southern Småland, Sweden

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  Beschreibung

  Hi!
  We, Emelie and Napoleon, live on a small private farm. It's the classic Swedish little red cottage on the edge of the forest, in the land of many lakes. We moved here in August 2024, and we're looking for help to build our self sufficient little homestead in the middle of deep Småland forest. We really love our life at Enebacken, we are living our dream! We have (so far..); a dog, a cat, chickens, rabbits, geese and 2 guinea pigs.
  
  Agunnaryd is a very active and lively village. The founder of IKEA grew up here and his spirit and legacy lives on.
  
  Emelie is a gardener, baker and home maker, loves cooking, caring for animals, people and surroundings. Artistic, crafty, creative, and an intuitive builder. Main interests besides the farm life, is SUP - paddleboarding, and car camping.
  
  Napoleon is the breadwinner of the family, and works in a big lumber yard as a forklift operator. He also educates people how to safely work a chainsaw and other machinery. A mechanic, woodsman, fisherman and barbeque master.
  
  We are both involved in the recovery community, so we do not want you to use any drugs (including alcohol) during your stay here. We welcome anyone in recovery, and anyone open minded really.
  
  We are a private homestead and are only producing for our own consumption.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Sprachpraxis

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Unterrichten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Leben im Camper-Van

  

  Geschichte

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Fotografie

  

  Musik

  

  Schreiben

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Sprachen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Tiere

  

  Wassersport

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Natur

  

  Wandern

  

  Radfahren

  

  Camping
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We love the outdoors! And we'd love to introduce you, if you are new to it. We appreciate the natural world and have much respect for anything living. The local community is friendly and welcoming, but we live outside of the village with no neighbours. In the summertime we like to have friends over for barbecues, and welcome you to sit around the fire with us.
  
  We have a broad range of knowledge to share with you - for example gardening in general and growing veggies in particular, baking sourdough bread, preserving stuff for winter, picking wild stuff, caring for the animals, handling fire wood, building, fixing stuff and other tasks depending on interest and skill.
  
  We love to have exchange with people with different backgrounds and experiences, and have a lot of previous experience from hosting volunteers and being a volunteer. To us, it's a gift to get to travel through other people without having to leave the farm!

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  Arbeit

  Some of the tasks that we may need your help with is just every day chores around the homestead, f.ex. baking, cooking, preservation of foods for winter, cleaning, lawn mowing, animal care (feeding, watering, cleaning, cuddling), turning raw hides into leather and garments, weaving baskets, help with creating the vegetable garden and greenhouse. We welcome initiative and creativity!
  
  You will help both independently and in team with one or both of us. We will as much as possible try to fit the tasks to the person, depending on interest, talent and skill set. We welcome you to teach us stuff in return, let's get knowledge rich together!
  
  We need you to know that we do keep animals for meat. You do not have to participate in the processing, just be aware that it occurs. We would struggle to accommodate a strict vegan diet, but we eat a lot of plant based stuff too.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Swedish: Fließend
  Arabisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Danish: Grundkenntnisse
  Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
  Spanisch: Grundkenntnisse
  Norwegian: Grundkenntnisse

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  We are very open to speakers of any language really. We enjoy the exchange and learning through interaction.
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  Unterkunft

  You will stay in your own room on the workshop loft, or in a cosy caravan on the property. It's simple, rustic and comfy. We usually do big breakfast and then get to work, and then we have the main meal in the late afternoon together. You prepare breakfast and other meals for yourself. We will provide staples and fresh foods. The forest is also our pantry, rich with berries and mushrooms, depending on the season.
  
  Bathroom is available in the house, limited access to hot water. In the summertime we usually go regularly to the lake to bathe. You are going to get dirty and sweaty, there's bugs, critters, dust and spider webs. We are living in nature! You will have to be a bit hardened, or at least be willing to get there in the process. :)

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  Was noch ...

  In your time off you can take a bike ride to the lake a few km away, there´s a little beach. There's also a smaller lake within walking distance with the possibility to try out paddleboarding. Fishing is allowed in the lakes for a small fee. There's a couple of canoe rental places near by and plenty of connecting waters to go for adventures on. We have some camping equipment you can borrow, if you want to do an over nighter camping thing. We live in the forest, with miles and miles of wonderful forest trails just around the corner, and plenty of beautiful nature within walking and biking distance. Picking berries and mushrooms is a possibility most of the summer/early fall. You can visit the local little shop 4,6 km away, it has most necessities. It comes with a café (free coffee!) and an ice cream bar in the summer. You can take the bus to either Ljungby or Älmhult - which are the closest small towns. We live 3,6 km from the nearest bus stop, and it doesn't traffic on weekends. Växjö (big city) is also possible to reach, but a bit more complicated.
  
  We live a quite simple and fulfilling life, a lot of creative tasks, self sufficiency goals, and sourcing materials in order to achieve that. We like company and socialising and exchanging experiences. We also cherish our privacy and down time, and respect yours. We will expect you to be independent in your free time. Be aware that we have very limited internet access, we can offer hotspot from our phones when possible. Reception fluctuates from acceptable to poor. Perfect place to do a digital detox!

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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

  Electricity available

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Male dogs usually work very well with our female.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  

  Bun buns

  

  Say Geese! (5 Monaten)

  

  Sven

  

  Helena

  Sweet rottweiler girl, 6 years old.

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