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**We´re covid vaccinated!!**
Hej and welcome to us in Sweden!
***ONLY physiotherapist or massage therapist wanted for personal reasons only, pls get in touch with us ***
we´re living with 3 horses, 20 chickens, 1 pig, 15 dogs, 4 cats, 2 guinea pigs and 9 rabbits in the forest of Österfärnebo, Sandviken Kommun, Gävleborg Län.
From here it is 1h 45min with the car to Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The next city, Sandviken, is around 40-45min away and the biggest city close to us, is Gävle and Uppsala. (Now you can check google a little bit and read about the area :) )
We, is right now me, Cora, 36 years old, German but living 8 years in Sweden and my animals and my boyfriend, Swedish, 37 years old.
We´ve no direct neighbours but summer houses down and up the road, which means, here and there´s people for a day or two.
Down to the little village you can find 4 people who are living permanently around the old mill. There´s still a little lake and also a little stream behind our farm, down to the mill.
A little bit the time stopped here and we would like to continue, like it has been 30, 40, years ago.
The house we´re living in is 100 years old - also the stables and other buildings you can find on the farm.
The little stone cellar with another well in was build by hand around 1860.
Inside the house we heat with old stoves you can cook your meal on.
It means every or every third day you have to carry in firewood and staple it in the kitchen.
It also means to go up during the night if it´s below 15 degrees.
We have an earth closet, but we do have a bathroom of course and a shower.
Even it´s a lonely place, you reach the next shop in some minutes which is only for us exsisting who are living here in Österfärnebo.
Otherwise we need to drive a long time to the next bigger shop.
We´re speaking German, English and Swedish.
We don´t eat meat daily and if so, it´s own produced meat. We´ve plant-based milk, cream and stuff.
We eat the eggs from our chickens and eat honey from a friend who´s a beekeeper and living close to the mill.
The form we live like is called ovo-vegetarianism
We always have the vegan version of meat/milk which is actually really tasty here in Sweden!
We´re non smoker, but do drink alcohol every now and then. We´re open, funny and humours people, empathic and helpful.
You should be definetly a non smoker too!!
*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️Important to know - we're living on a farm with animals and work outside and are dependent on the weather conditions what means, volunteering days might vary from only a few volunteering hours or long days in between. If you're looking for a place where you work constantly and exactly 5 hours/day 5 days/week and 2 days free without doing anything we might not be the right host for you! *️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
At our place and due to the little village you get back in time, when there´s been horses bringing the cereals to the mill, farmers worked on the fields and people helped out each other.
A world without stress and negative feelings.
Everyone knows anyone and you at least know each other by seeing from the shop f.ex.
Our life here is not only old school but also different and you start to understand what luxury is and what is only needed to be happy and feel nice.
It´s not the flat screen and newest Iphone, it might be the full storage of fire wood or a sunny day which makes you happy and smile.
Different animals with own stories, ups and downs in the everyday life but also a life of many stories of the people´s life might enlarge the horizont and feelings.
To listen to yourself and to help others, to be proud of what you´ve done by your own, to talk about problems, the day, positive and negative things - moments we might not have time in our stressy everyday life you´ll get back and learn how important and wonderful they can be.
If you´re addicted to Facebook, Youtube and Co. we might not be the best place for you to stay. We don´t want to have mobile phone zombies here...
Help
For this winter there´s planned to renovate the guest house which shall be mostly for you, work aways, to feel cozy and comfortable in.
It means to be handy in different ways. If it´s roofing, painting, put up furniture or repair windows/doors etc.
You shouldn´t be afraid to cook or shop food, handle the animals or stay alone during the time I´m at work and while I´m not home the animals would appreciate a friendly person who´ll feed or brush them, ride them or clean their stable. Take a walk with a dog or cuddle with the cats.
As soon as possible we need to start to insulate the upper area of the house and make it habitable. There are walls and insulation missed f.ex. but also renovation of the stairs, the bedroom, windows and furnishing in the end.
As soon as the snow leaves and the weather stays stable there´s a big area for our vegetables we want to plant.
In the summer when all the berries are ready to harvest we do a lot marmelade and we bring in the hay and straw we need for the winter.
For you who come here from around May till September - there's mostly garden tasks and to pick berries as well as renovation to do.
That means that if you wanna do stable stuff/be with the horses you should apply for winter instead.
Winter volunteers have to stay at least 4 weeks due to the special workload and the fact we've not many hours of daylight. It takes a while to get used to it and find your daily routines.
Year-round there´s a lot to do and to create and we´d appreciate to read the work awayer´s ideas in our buildings here and there.
We want you to be a member of us and our life which means you are absolutely allowed to have ideas and to help out in the everyday life.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Sami: Beginner
Accommodation
In our little guesthouse, in the winter we´ve a guest room
What else ...
Not that far away you find a train station as well - the airport you reach by train within around 2 - 2,5 hours.
Perfect train connection from Horndal bruk to Gävle or Arlanda.
We´ve internet access (WiFi) but no TV - we watch here and there online.
In your freetime you´re welcome to ride the horses (if you're a good rider), take the bike to visit closest area around.
For trips to the bigger cities I recommend to take the train to skip expensive parking tickets or stressy moments. Whatever you wanna do, I´m always there to help and to support as best as possible.
If you´re intrested in winter sports, there´s possibilites as well as fishing, boating, swimming etc. (depends ofc of the season)
Recommendable is the silver mine in Sala (1 hour away) you can visit in many different tours and different prices, the Wasa Museum in Stockholm as well as other places in Stockholm, Gävle and Västerås city.
There are many old places close around us where there´s been businesses in the past.
In Säter, Dalarnas Län, you can visit a mental health museum (Mentalvårdsmuseet).
Please note, that our winters can be below 25 degrees celsius.
It´s important you take warm clothes with you if you stay during November until Febuary/ March. I can definetly help you finding warm clothes/shoes for good prices here at the place, if you don´t have anything or you need anything special.
Don´t forget to take swimwear with you if you come here during the summer!
Very important as well is, to tell about your experiences with animals, especially horses and if you really like cats, if you´re handy, if you have any allergies or sth special you are looking for we should know before to make sure you won´t be disappointed in the end.
Please also tell how long you want to stay.
Pls don´t forget mosquito spray (DEET) ! If you come during the summer.
Take always clothes with you they will keep you warm even it´s summer. Like a softshell jacket, a fleece jacket or sth like that.
But also shorts or a skirt/dress, t-shirts etc.
Winter clothes are usually marked as winter clothes so please take jackets, thermo trousers, gloves, hats, long underpants, winter shoes, etc with you when you come here during the winter.
Once more: If your clothes won´t keep you warm enough and I can´t help out with the stuff I´ve already here to borrow, you can order in an internet web shop, pretty cheap, warm and snug winterwear!
Don´t hesitate to tell this right in the beginning so I can tell you prices etc you can calculate with! I´don´t earn any money with! It´s help I offer to make sure your stay is comfortable - if it´s summer or winter!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We had a lot of fun together and he was very nice with all our animals. He made a fantastic dinner and build a really cool fence around our pig pasture. Every day when I go down to our pig I get reminded on our time with Charles and… read more
You could see that she really wants to learn and improve herself, so she did with her English skills. Within two weeks she learned a lot more words and… read more
He was… read more
She made our everyday life so much easier but it was also cool to have so many different conversations with her.
She was so friendly and cute with… read more
Cora is a really funny person and the place she's living is gorgeous!
We had lots of fun the time I've been there with her and Magnus :)
She really takes her time to inform new workawayers about what has to be done and… read more
She´s always been helpful and hard working what makes me afraid she… read more
It was so great to have someone here who´s singing while working or playing an instrument during the eves.
She really is an animal lover and treated all of mine with love and very… read more
Cora is such a great host:
She'll immediately put you at ease and welcome you as a family member, she has a great sense of humour and is passionate for what she believes in. That's a good combination for great conversations!
She's very… read more
She´s one of those who sees the work, even tho you don´t tell it in the beginning she has to do that. It was great having someone who just picked up a plastic bag and wasted it, closed doors, when they´re open and shouldn´t be that, cleaned something even… read more
Cora is such an easy going and funny person you can work really hard with but also have great times with a glass of wine or food in the evening :)
The work at the farm is… read more
He's a hard worker and a person you can absolutely count on.
During the time here he managed the stable all by himself.
Even in difficult situations he stayed cool and could find solutions and ways to manage them.
He was not afraid to ask when he was… read more
This place was my first workaway experience and I loved it. They will make you feel comfortable and welcome from the first minute on. They are very lovely persons and really care about you, you can make friends for your life here.
If… read more
She´s been quite shy but became more open and told about herself and stories of her life after a little while. I´m sure, as more she travels as more she´ll feel more comfortable regarding the language and to meet different people and their lifes.
She´s been lovely… read more
Cora is very friendly and makes you feel at home.
I really enjoyed my stay in this quiet place, surrounded by nature. It feels like paradise for all animal lovers. The work looks hard at the beginning, but quickly you realise that it's really not too much and you have a lot of time… read more
It was such a great experience to live there with very less "high tec" but a lot of joy of life, gratitude and funny times!
Cora is a very very nice, easy and funny Person you can work really hard with but also have good times with a glass of… read more
She´s a very uncomplicated person and was very helpful in the house - she cleaned all and everything :D, she prepared dinner and took the initiative during the whole stay regarding work.… read more
She´s been a busy and hard working person, never minded about weather conditions or where the job needed to be done.
To see Zoe spending time with my animals was heart warming and I was nearly melting.
All my animals enjoyed… read more
She finished her projects in perfection, cleaned and cooked, helped in the stable and was so kind and nice to all my animals.
She´s been a little sunshine here, since she always smiled, was a calm and thoughtful person and you could have a looot fun with her.… read more
He worked hard and detailed, always focused on his job. Nothing has been too difficult! He was able to create stuff with "nothing" and could build functional things for the animals or the house.
He has been interested in… read more
Johanna has a great personality and is working hard and always with a smile. I can´t remember a day she didn´t. With her the sun was shining every day.
She worked very accurately and was always doing her best to satisfy with the job she was doing.
If it was oiling wooden stairs ;) or… read more
I stayed about two weeks and wished I could have stayed longer. You have your own room and a shared bathroom. With no water in the house it was a great experience for me (don't… read more
Danica was a quick learner and very helpful in many different ways.
If it was to split wood with the machine and staple it, clean the stable, cooking, household help - Danica did her work she got or found and never complained. She saw the work by herself what felt very… read more
He was very kind and helpful and also thankful and kreative.
Due to his experiences he got while traveling to many… read more
Cora's generosity knows no bounds and she's always seeking new ways to make sure you enjoy your stay.
A chance to get back to the simple way of life,… read more
