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We are a family of three; Stein, Sindre Luca and Hege Kristin. We live on the west coast of Norway, by the fjord of Geiranger. We are looking after our heritage which was handed down to us in 2015. We are maintaining a farmland, a golf course, a traditional Norwegian house, dated 1901. The house and property of 885 acres is the family heritage of Stein. We have lived and worked here since 2015.
Our little family always have many projects going on and we are used to have many visitors from all over the world staying with us. In December 2023 we moved into our new private home on the property. Our other home and house from 1901 will continue to undergo smaller renovations and be where you will be staying while with us (only 20 meters away). We are at the beginning of remodelling parts of the old barn which will be one of three step towards turning our property into sustainable living, after Permaculture principles.
Our farm, no longer holds animals, but is functioning today as a storehouse for the golf course machinery. However, we do have three pet goats on the farm; Silke, Snowy and Nessie. And we also have two cats, Herman and Luna. The goats help us provide our Permaculture project with manure and help with forest management. The cats helps out with rodents control. The goats also join us when we hike the mountains. In near future we also wish to add chickens and bees!
Our home is located 15 min drive from the centre of Stranda where you may find a hotel, a few handy shops, two coffee shops, two restaurants and a popular mountain guide service. We are located in the midst of the Alps of our region and close to the Geirangerfjord which is a UNESCO heritage listed area. A popular part of our country to visit if you enjoy nature life: mountaineering, off pist powder skiing, fishing and kayaking!
We would love to meet and learn more about you!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying with us you will be introduced to the establishment of Permacultural principles on our farm, we will share of our knowledge. When we have a group of participants you will enjoy a cultural team work experience.
Your skills are welcome and we hope you will share your know-how.
Host is a trained terapist (Rosen Method) and has worked one-on-one and with groups over the last 15 years.
Host is also in the process of writing a diploma on "site-development" in Permaculture that streches over a 3 years periode. Practising and developping good ledership skils, transforming the farm and the golf course on our premises, Co-creating and Eco co-living is Hege Kristin`s permaculture diploma project.
Host is also undergoing regenerative leadership training, 2004, with Laura Storm
You will have immediate access to our beautiful fjords and mountains!
We are used to welcoming people from all of the world for the last decade and we see that could be beneficial.
You will be introduced to our traditional house dated 1901.
We are a family that enjoys playing music! Music around the bon fire is a must! We mainly play guitars and violin. (We also have a piano, drum, a guitar in the guest house). We would be happy if you would join us!
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
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We have been a host on workaway for two years now and looking forward to more lovely and exciting encounters in 2024!
We are opening up our home for a cultural exchange and co-living with us in our Eco-project. We have full focus on being outdoors and taking steps towards making our Eco-project happening. We would love for you to join us in this process!
This project in the planning is not commercial but a private initiative on the farm. It is an invitation to be part of an extended family, communal approach. Our other jobs are running the golf course (one firm) and running a guest house (another firm) but our work away guests will not take part in these kind of related activities. When we welcome work away guests in the periode April/May 2024 we will have a reduced amount of paid guests staying with us.
YOUR initiative is welcomed! Perhaps you have Eco related knowledge/skills that you would like to share with us? Here are some examples of tasks you may help out with:
Smaller forest management tasks
Wood chopping and -stacking
Harvesting birch leaves for our goats winter supply
Harvesting gras for our goats
Foraging in June and making pestos
Preparing vegetable gardens
Sow seeds and plants
Maintaining garden
Manure management
Planting trees
Building fences
Building a chicken coop
Smaller paint tasks inside and outside the house
For the months of May and June we may also consider hosting a family, with children around the same age as our son. We will be looking for someone with common interest and knowledge of Permacultural principles.
We also consider it natural that we take turns in preparing meals and and that we help each other keep the common areas, such as kitchen, bathrooms, living room areas and entrance, clean at all times.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Japanese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Hege Kristin will be happy to have the opportunity to practise French and Japanese Sindre Luca is happy to speak Norwegian, English and German Stein speaks well English and knows some German too
Accommodation
You will be given a private room (unless you are travelling with a friend or partner), have access to bathroom and kitchen on the second floor in the house farm from 1901. (Or park outside on the property with your camper van).
Our family now live in a private house, right next door to the guest house. Up until the end of last year (2023) we have shared our home with our guests. You will notice that it is still quite natural for us to come and go in the guestshouse as if we still live there. That means we some nights might sleep there and some nights in the new house. You will be considered part of the family and will be invited over to the new house for dinner or movie nights when we cook there.
We love having several workawayers staying at the same time to enhance a great group dynamic and team work experience! So you may have to share the space with other workaway participants too if we are blessed with great demand. Maximum participants at any given time is 10 people.
We prefer that we eat meals together. However, you will have access to prepare your own food too in our guest kitchen. The guest house was built in 1901 and has a rustique feel to it. We are trying to keep it as authentic as possible. However, bathrooms with showers are modern and we also have fireplaces and modern heating. We do not have TV, but WIFI and CD/Radio player. It is great if you enjoy rustic!
What else ...
We are located in the midst of all top attractions of our area! Within less than an hour your may reach the pittoresk city Aalesund, Trollstigen, Geiranerfjord and our Sunnmoere ALPS. Kayaking is great here. The fjords are often cold for swimming but perhaps a fresh and courageous challenge? Several hiking trails are in immediate reach for both beginners and advanced hikers. Fishing from shore and in our rivers/lakes.
We recommend that you have driving licence and insurance. You may arrive to and from with public transport but it sure is more convenient to get around when you have your own car.
We are usually not afraid to cater for special diets, but needs to be addressed before arrival. We will encourage you to take part of the cooking. If you are vegan or vegetarian we would love to learn more from you.
For all of our participants we make a short whatsapp call in order for you to be able to introduce yourself.
We request a minimum of 4 weeks stay. During high season through our jobs we have many tourists staying normally for 2-4 days. We would like to move away from short time visits as it does not enable us to really get to know you and we would like to encouraging more conscious traveling.
We would love for a long term stay, anything from 6 months-12 months stay for a participant motivated to explore and dive into the permaculture project with us. Are you interested in contributing with developing your own project that will be beneficial for more people visiting or staying with us? Send us a motivation letter and we will be happy to discuss the options and the opportunity?
Your deepfelt interest in eco co-living, knowledge of permaculture will be greatly appreiciated!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a large parking lot which is suitable for parking campervans during your stay with us. We are able to provide access to toilet and showers in the main house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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The location is beautiful, her house is very warm, her family too, and she's a great cook!
I dug potatoes, cut grass in a field, made beds to grow food for the next few years. She… read more
Hege Kristin is a wonderful woman with great ideas. She is joyful, ambitious, kind and full of energy. She gives everything for people who are around her. She has an amazing project and she cares about Art, education, environnement and Humans being.… read more
Rachel is a attentive and charming young woman. We were smitten by her laughter and her positive… read more
I was able to experience what I wanted to.
I can’t describe my experience because it was so deeep and so amaaaszing like a Geiranger fjord!!
But I have to say, it’s most exciting and moving experience in my life exactly.
After being here, my brain is busy,… read more
