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* LOOKING FOR IMMEDIATE HELP- SEPTEMBER OCTOBER *
Hello, and thanks for your interest in joining us. Are you already in Norway? Drop us a line! 😉
We have dogs, but most of the work at our place is general farmlife : housekeeping, carpentry, cooking, gardening... Before you apply, be sure that you like those tasks !
WE LOOK FOR HANDY & OUTDOORSY PEOPLE (couples welcome) to help with husky training / feeding, berry picking and farm maintenance, together with us at our remote farm. We provide room and board, and a wage, health insurance and coverage under our company insurance when you commit for the season (September 24 - May 25).
❄ WHO WE ARE
We are a Norwegian - French couple running a small husky farm and guesthouse. We are experienced mushers and sailors specialised in the Arctic. We organise trips since 2018. We live in a remote farm with 2 teenagers, 35 huskies, 10 chickens, 1cat.
❄ WHEN
November 2024 to May 2025 - possibly long term
❄ SKILLS
Hard-working, motivated, positive : it's a lifestyle, not a 9 to 5 job. It’s important that you are flexible, and so are we, as it is generally long days, in a rustic environment. Life at the farm involves various tasks, which are repetitive - but also fulfilling for the right person!
- (co)guiding husky tours
- cleaning accommodations (housekeeping)
- welcoming guests (hospitality)
- maintenance and carpentry
- cooking in large quantities for everybody
- dogs feeding, cleaning after the chickens (animal care)
❄ REQUIREMENTS
No smoking, no drinking
Animals lover
Nationality : EU countries
Working language : English
Driving licence and car
Autonomous with laundry & meals
Self-starter mentality
Send us an email with CV + experience
❄ CONDITIONS : private accommodation + monthly salary.
We are always looking for people experienced in animal-care or woodwork / carpentry. We offer room and a monthly allowance, plus working clothes, a lot of unforgettable experiences with our huskies, and an insight into the life in the North. We tend to prefer couples (because our farm can be remote to spend the winter here alone). Please note that there is a 2 weeks trial period, and that the work on a farm can be hard, especially in November-January when the temperatures are below 15°. The animals have to be fed and the cleaning has to be done at fix time, irrelevant how the weather is!!
❄ OUR ACTIVITY
We offer outdoor adventures to our guests : dogsledding, sailing, skiing, snorkelling... Our activities are very seasonal :
August - November : full time dog-training on kart and quad. Production of firewood. Prepping accommodations between bookings. Carpentry, painting & fencing. Picking and preparing berries, rabarbra, mushrooms, moose meat and pig meat.
December - January : guiding dogsledding trips, snow-plowing, guest-house host (cooking, cleaning).
February - April : assistant with logistics around long trips from the the farm. Possibility to join some expeditions as assistant guide and cook. We can be away for some weeks, so you shall be self-driven.
May - August : tidying after snow melting, firewood, carpentry, fencing, harvesting (birch bark), building and restoration of local/traditional cultural heritage, fixing and painting at the farm.
❄ PLEASE INCLUDE
CV and previous experiences
A few sentences about yourself, your work experience, why to join our team, dates
Allergies or dietary restrictions
Language skills
❄ GETTING THERE - AIRPORTS Bardufoss (BDU) is the closest airport, about 20 minutes from our farm, time table on from Oslo You can also check Tromsø (TOS) or Narvik by train from Stockholm.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
To be a part of the team will give you memories that will last for long time! For sure the practice will be meaningful, interesting, and hopefully make your dream come true. You will learn about dogsledding and the Norwegian outdoor life.
There will be many opportunities to hike with our dogs ; stay in our mountain cabin for some nights, the area is famous for its amazing northern lights in the winter, and midnight sun in summer. You can also borrow outdoor equipment such as snowshoes, sleeping bags and more.
But most of all we are very happy to share our lifestyle and beautiful region with you! :)
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What a day at the Farm may look like:
Wake up and grab some breakfast, before throwing on your ‘dog clothes’ and receiving a warm welcome from your new furry friends. Our morning routines with the animals are always the same : feeding, picking poo and preparing meat. After these tasks are completed, grab a well earned cup of coffee and discuss with us the plan for the day. This can involve dog training, painting, cleaning guesthouse, processing firewood and working on general maintenance around the farm.
You will be taught about feeding and snacking the dogs, how to prepare the meals, etc... This includes learning how to assess the physical condition of huskies and understanding how the feeding program changes over the year with the level of activity of the dogs and weather. Regular tasks like claw clipping, paws and health checks will also be covered.
We love to work with people who are efficient, passionate and see the funny side of life when things don’t go as planned. You will be working alongside us, and spending a lot of time together in a remote location. It is important that you enjoy the social side of things, and can get on easily with people.
After a few hours of hard work, enjoy lunch with us. This is often eating together in the main farmhouse, but also eating expedition food together with guests by the campfire, taking in the views of the beautiful scenery that is our ‘playground’ here in north Norway!
We sometimes eat together in the evenings, or you may prefer to pack a sandwich and take a hike up the mountains with a dog, to watch the sunset over another tough but satisfying day!
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
We provide a room in a shared accommodation : tiny house or rustic cabin by the dog yard.
It's small and cosy, and has everything needed : electricity, radiator, wood-stove, kitchen. We can host a couple, so you can apply per pair.
Shared toilets and bathroom. We usually eat meals separately, and cook one meal per week together : everyone is welcome to share their cooking skills, new tastes are always welcome!
What else ...
Please note that there might be times of the year when you will wait for a reply from us for weeks, this is when all our time is spent with the dogs on tour.
TIME OFF : 2 days a week. The dogs need care and feeding 24h/7 and we are a very small team, so it is generally easier to plan daily excursion than multiple days.
LOCAL SIGHTS : we can advise on many nice places to explore in our close surroundings, The surrounding area around Målselv is definitely worth to explore. We have canoes, cross country skis and touring equipment.
AVAILABLE TRANSPORTS : our lodge is remote, so it's necessary to have a driving licence to go shopping. We are located in the forest with no neighbours, outside a very small hamlet, and you won't have a lot of transport possibilities. If you like to be around a lot of people all the time, this might not be the best place for you!
"Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it!"
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
decent wifi connection
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of space for any size of van to park near the house and connect to our electricity.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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My original plan was to stay with them for a month, but I’ve stayed for 4 months. I’ve had a chance to not only do the daily chores we agreed on before… read more
It waS a pleasurE to stay at your placE for two "short" amazing weeks. I enjoYed it frOm the moment I got picked Up al the way till Delphine dropped me at the aIrport. I didN't know how to sAy goodbye. It jUst is too hard for me to find words even a week later. The projects are Good and we had a perfect balance between work,… read more
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My original plan was to stay with them for a month, but I’ve stayed for 4 months. I’ve had a chance to not only do the daily chores we agreed on before… read more
It waS a pleasurE to stay at your placE for two "short" amazing weeks. I enjoYed it frOm the moment I got picked Up al the way till Delphine dropped me at the aIrport. I didN't know how to sAy goodbye. It jUst is too hard for me to find words even a week later. The projects are Good and we had a perfect balance between work,… read more
Espen, Delphine and the kids are heartwarming, more than open and inspiring people to meet. We enjoyed it more than we could thank them for having us. The all in all four weeks were an unforgettable time for us. The building, the dog care, all the baking/cooking and of course our exchange with the other… read more
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Delphine and Espen are so welcoming and open minded. They trusted me to look after and drive their dogs. It was wonderfull, I did lot of various projects and I learn so much new… read more
Espen is one of the kindest persons you could meet. He is always willing to help out and will make sure you have the… read more
