Help to establish a forest garden and permaculture vegetable garden nearby Trondheim, Norway
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: 8 Jun 2025
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We spent really nice time here! We stayed with Ilka for 3 days during which we worked at the garden ,ate deliciously and even managed to see the city from the perfect spot of the famous restaurant ! It was really nice to look into your life for a little bit and to know your history, your job and even learn something from you - we still practice
… read more crocheting!😃 Thank you for your kindness, wish you well !
Ps. We hope that ale of your cats are already home for winter ❄️
Left by Workawayer (Marion & Maxime) for host
We spent a weekend with Ilka for the renovation of a room. She has been really welcoming, made delicious meals and shared interesting talks with us. Thank you so much to her !
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Left by Workawayer (Bruna) for host
My weekend stay at Ilka was brief but I really enjoyed it. The job was uncomplicated and satisfying, and we were lucky to have good weather which I could enjoy during my breaks. Ilka is a kind host who took care of me with homemade food picked straight from the garden, and we’ve had some nice chats over a great variety of topics. The house is
… read more really pretty and standing on top of a hill overlooking the valley, which I found to be a very relaxing view. Thanks for your hospitality Ilka, and best wishes for your future house renovation projects!This workawayer has chosen to keep their profile private, but can be contacted regarding this feedback by other workawayers.
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My house with barn and surrounding
Geodesic dome/greenhouse built september 2023
Workawayer making beds, lasagne method.
Vegetable garden with weeding workawayers
Workawayer making beds to plant perennials
Mushrooms (chanterelle and craterellus tubaeformis) picked in the forest nearby
Bumblebee on Leonurus cardiaca.
Butterfly Lasiommata maera on Knautia avensis.
Europian green woodpecker family in front of my house
Mooses/Elks walking through my garden
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We spent really nice time here! We stayed with Ilka for 3 days during which we worked at the garden ,ate deliciously and even managed to see the city from the perfect spot of the famous restaurant ! It was really nice to look into your life for a little bit and to know your history, your job and even learn something from you - we still practice
… read more crocheting!😃 Thank you for your kindness, wish you well !
Ps. We hope that ale of your cats are already home for winter ❄️
Left by Workawayer (Marion & Maxime) for host
We spent a weekend with Ilka for the renovation of a room. She has been really welcoming, made delicious meals and shared interesting talks with us. Thank you so much to her !
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Bruna) for host
My weekend stay at Ilka was brief but I really enjoyed it. The job was uncomplicated and satisfying, and we were lucky to have good weather which I could enjoy during my breaks. Ilka is a kind host who took care of me with homemade food picked straight from the garden, and we’ve had some nice chats over a great variety of topics. The house is
… read more really pretty and standing on top of a hill overlooking the valley, which I found to be a very relaxing view. Thanks for your hospitality Ilka, and best wishes for your future house renovation projects!This workawayer has chosen to keep their profile private, but can be contacted regarding this feedback by other workawayers.
Left by Workawayer (Jean-Baptiste) for host
I spent a great weekend at Ilka's. She is a very kind person, who helped me in more ways than one - for instance I lacked warm clothes for the winter, so she brought me to a flea market and in the end gave me some!
I mostly helped her harvest potatoes and beans from the garden : the work was simple enough and satisfying.
The weather was mostly
… read more quite bad so I didn't get to enjoy the surroundings, but the farm looks really nice and there are probably greats hikes to be had in the area.
Plus she's a very very good cook who makes wonder of the vegetables she grows.
Thanks again for everything Ilka! Big hug to you and your stressed but adorable cats. :)You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Mascha) for host
I had the best time at Ilkas place! Her house and garden are very beautiful welcoming, and no matter in which direction you look, the views are stunning. I learned a lot about gardening and the work was a lot of fun. I mainly helped harvesting the peas, but also build a small fence :) all the meals Ilka cooked were super delicious with a lot of
… read more fresh vegetables from the garden and mushrooms we collected ourselves in the forest. I also had a lot of interesting talks with Ilka, and I wish everyone a Workaway as good as mine was here :) a big big recommendation! If I ever happen to be in Trondheim again I would definitely visit again
Left by Workawayer (Anne) for host
We spent 4 incredible nights at Ilkas beautiful home. She is a really friendly and generous host. We had interesting conversation full of laughter and fun! Not only the simple part of the stay but also the work was fun even if sometimes we had to activate our muscles. But the end, the results showed that it was worth the effort. Thanks for hosting
… read more us! Big recommendations at this point! Maybe we will see you sometimes again to see the process in your garden!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Paula & Anni) for host
We had a wonderful time at Ilka's idyllic home, which is surrounded by nature. We were able to walk directly into the forest after work and pick mushrooms and berries. The berries were then made into a crumble, to name just one of the delicious dishes Ilka and her mum cooked for us.
We helped Ilka with the gardening and cleaning her attic. The
… read more work was enjoyable and afterwards there was always time to play games, have good conversations or enjoy the sun. We got to know Ilka as a very kind person who cares a lot about the environment and her three cats.
All in all, we had a good three days at Ilka's home, which we remember fondly and which demand a repeat!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Roberta) for host
It was a pleasure for us to meet Ilka and to stay at her house. We helped her with the garden and also cooked a typical italian recipe.
Even if we stayed only 3 days, we learnt many things and had an interesting cultural exchange.
We got deeply inspired by her green ideas and her forest garden project!
Thank you very much for hosting us!
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Lovely couple! Very adaptable, experienced travellers, guests and workers! Easy communicating and good humour. Focused on to finish the work before leaving - fantástico! Mucha suerte and I will never forget you!
We had a great time during the 4 days we stayed at Ylka's place. She was very kind and warm welcoming us on easter time.
Interesting talks, feeling at home, warm shower, lovely homemade food, tea time, crocheting, cooking together and exchanging Easter traditions from our countries are some of the things we were sharing and enjoying.
About the
… read more tasks we were doing with the cleaning of the wood walls inside the house in really nice atmosphere and flexible schedule.
We will never forget the outstanding views from each window of the house.
We would come back without doubt :)
Thanks for everything Ylka!!! As we say in Argentina...* good things, when short, are twice good *
Left by host for Workawayer (Janina)
It was very nice to have Janina as my working guest. Everytime again! She helped me with ideas about renovating my house and the solution is really great! It was easy to communicate, a big advance of course was that we both are germans. I wish her good luck!
Left by Workawayer (Janina) for host
I stayed for three nights and helped with organising some moving boxes and sketching some ideas for a renovation. I really had fun to do this tasks. Ilka is very kind and we had nice conversations. By the way she is also a very good cook. I really enjoyed this time. Thanks for this experience!
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Left by Workawayer (Niamh) for host
I had a lovely time at Ilka's. I stayed for three nights and helped with building the new gardens at her place, getting them ready for next spring. The house is in a beautiful location surrounded by forest and with amazing views. We had delicious homecooked meals and lots of interesting chats. Ilka was a kind host and I really enjoyed my time at
… read more her place.
It was a perfect weekend workaway! Thank you so much IlkaYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Merle & Paula) for host
Great coffee, delicious food and the work was not too hard. Also she drove me to some spots around to visit, hike and go for walks so I had a great freetime as well!
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Left by Workawayer (Workaway member) for host
The 4 days I spent at Ilka’s place were everything I was looking for in a workaway experience. I got to taste amazing food that are found from her garden, helped her to build a geodesic dome (in which I contributed to sand the wooden triangle pieces), and worked on my Norwegian listening skill as she talked to her neighbors.
The work is
… read more different from day to day, for example one day I helped her build a red currant support, another day I helped her to put a net over a cherry tree. I personally think that this isn't too demanding and Ilka is very flexible on working hours.
As she’s knowledgeable, thoughtful, and friendly, I felt comfortable being with her from day one. I enjoyed exchanging stories and learning more about Norway, permaculture and other things. Oh, have I mentioned that she’s also a great cook? :)
All in all it was a fantastic first workaway experience. I got to see another part of Norway that I may not have even considered before. I wish I could’ve stayed longer! Thanks for having me, Ilka!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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