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For June 2023 we need a relyable person with experience with at least horses. Experience with other animals is a bonus.
Our non-profit farm is a wool farm for sheep and a ponny breeding farm. We dont slaughter any of our animals and they are all loved as individuals. We always need some strong hands That Want to help out With The everyday farm tasks. In the winter The Main help is to feed The animals and clean their sh*t out. The help is mostly The same every Day. For animallovers you can spend as much of your freetime as you want petting and cuddeling The animals.
We have a nonprofit farm. The sheep are kept like in a sheep sanctuary and we use the wool to pay for the expences for keeping the sheep. The horses are barely paying theire own food but are important for having a good grazing system on The farm.
We live in Norwegian farm arear. That means there is only one bus going to and from the city each Day. There are no activities for young people nearby. So you must like beeing in a "lonely" place. We are a cupple With a fourteen year old daughter. Our daughter loves to spend time and play cardgames With The workawayers. We "oldies" are more for conversation.
We have fantastic nature surrounding us on all sides.
The furry part of the farm family consists of sheep, goats, horses, cats, a donkey and chickens.
If you want to experience authentic Norwegian existancy this is the place to go.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here we run a sheep sanctuary. And its a 24/7 job for me. I expect anyone who comes here to do their best and always put the best of the animals first. Some times of year can be really hectic and some can be a bit more relaxed. But we expect people to be interested in farming and learning about farm chores. If you only want a cheap Holiday in norway you will be disappointed (and so will we). We expect full effort Five hours Five days a week. And you offcourse get to take two days of each week to Explore The arear or do What ever you Want. The days must be arranged With The other workawayers so there is always one workawayer at The farm if Your two or more. We are open minded and like to discus politics and everyday things with people who stay here. I think its interesting to get to know different people and cultures. And I also like to tell about Norwegian history and tradition. If you have a Chance to bring a car you should. Public transportation is verry limited. We also expect everyone to do their share of household work. Cleaning dishes and keeping The house tidy.
We can not welcome workawayers Who bring dogs or other animals. No smokers. And you have to speak english realy well.
Projects involving children
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Help
Feeding animals, cleaning the waste from the animals, building fences, walking With The ponies, brushing ponies and work at the farm that needs to be done. And of course giving the animals lots of cuddling. Giving water and catching animals that break out. Making food. Cleaning. Painting. Weeding and cutting, raking, drying and collecting gras. Looking for animals in the Mountain.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
If your a workawayer on your own you stay in a room in our house and live totaly with the familiy. If your two workawayers you get your own house to sleep in but you share all meals and so with us.
What else ...
A good possibility to learn to know Norway and Norwegians.
Cant offer pay (only food and lodging) but i think it would be a great experience.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours per day (max 25hours/week)
Feedback (18)
For me who likes everyone to get allong and be social I was a bit worried because She kept a lot to here self but she asured me that this was Just here introverted personality. With Norwegians you need to be outgoing… read more
Dagmar is such a lovely person and I had so many interesting conversations with her. It was so inspiring to see how truthfully she loves her animals. The others in the family are so nice too and I really hope to see them again one day.… read more
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For me who likes everyone to get allong and be social I was a bit worried because She kept a lot to here self but she asured me that this was Just here introverted personality. With Norwegians you need to be outgoing… read more
Dagmar is such a lovely person and I had so many interesting conversations with her. It was so inspiring to see how truthfully she loves her animals. The others in the family are so nice too and I really hope to see them again one day.… read more
Dagmar is an amazing woman, so patient with the people around her, always seeing the good in them and never resentful.
Her way of working with her sheep really inspired me and I had the pleasure to help her with sheep shaving where she thought me a lot about them!
During… read more
She is a energetic, outgoing person, always in a good mood, works well at any task given, she may not be The fastest always, but she always does… read more
When she Was here i felt she wasnt so social and kept a lot to here self. But she was only here a few weeks so maybe it Was because she felt a bit shy to hang arround With us i dont know.
She is realy Nice towards The animals and workes good With The tasks given. She is not so good at asking… read more
She is good at fitting in With all kinds of People and easily adjusts. She is… read more
I stayed with Dagmar and her family during the October. It was my first WorkAway experience. The family was really nice and kind. We also spend the birthday of Dagmars boyfriend with… read more
Thanks Dagmar and family!
She is Kind With animals and children. :slight_smile:
And she adapts to different situations and People realy well. I think anyone would be lucky to host Emma.
On the farm there is always some work to do. The usual things witch have to be done at a farm… read more
It was my first workaway and farm experience and I'm really glad I had it in this beautiful place ! All of her animals are so loving and friendly (a special mention to the goats, you'll see them around all the time, always wanting a little rubbing on their head ;-) ), it's really nice to be… read more
Dagmar and her family are nice and open people, you can have a lot of fun and nice conversations with.
While my time at the farm, there were also other volunteers, so the work didn't took us to long. But even if you are alone, the work isn't to hard. It's mostly feeding the… read more
Ju is so full of energy and happy about the small things in everday. She is realy good at making food and made wonderful korean food for us to taste.
She shows initiativ to work and has no problem working on here on when she knows the task. She is also a out going… read more
I helped her in cleaning the field, animal huts, cooking etc. There so many animals, here is good place… read more
