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We are a young couple from Germany that moved to Sweden in June 2016 after some years of travelling. Now we don't live in sweden anymore, but still have a lot to do with the house and the big barn. We want to paint the barn and another house and get rid of a lot of stuff, that is inside the barn, so we need help with that. Lorenz (33) is originally a carpenter and Nina (33) is taking care of a new born baby and a 4 year old kid. Nina will probably not be able to work that much as she just gave birth (expected in april), but we might also need some help with babysitting the 4 year old. The house is on the edge of a tiny village and have around 3 hectars of grasslands and forest. Our goal is to create a forest garden based on agroforestry and permaculture principles. In 2017 we started with a smaller permaculture-based field for annual vegetables. In 2018 we started with the forest garden that now contains more than 100 different perennial plant/tree species, hills and a pond and covers an area of 5000sqm. We slowly want to extend the forest garden until it reaches around one hectar in size. That's why we need helping hands to create a sustainable food and resource production forest. Furthermore we want to build / renovate different kinds of things like an old cabin also located on the property and a mongolian yurt. we will also need a lot of help with painting etc.
We are welcoming everyone who is enjoying to work outside and likes to spent the free time at one of the beautiful lakes nearby (we have a canoe) or wants to do some bicycle tours in the forest. Or whatever you want to do in nature. Also the seaside is only 50km away in two directions (south and east). We appreciate if you are willing to help out approximately 5 hours a day / 5 days a week. (We are not that strict about timetables and other stuff that produces stress where there should not be one). We are trying to use mainly recycled/second hand materials and we are both vegetarians, but it's ok for us if you are not. We have a dog.
As we have many small projects going on we prefer to have workawayers for about two weeks. We live all in a small house together thats why we prefer that kind of duration. In the summer workawayers usually stay in the yurt, or the other way round you stay in the house and we stay in the yurt.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the nature in southern Sweden. There are beautiful lakes everywhere, where you can Barbecue, take a bath, paddle the canoe, spot moose or just sit and listen to quietness. We also have some bikes that you can use. Anyways it is always nice to have good company, good conversations and the possibility to exchange and learn from each other.
Projects involving children
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Help
We want to paint the barn and empty it from old stuff.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
one yurt perfect for a couple, friends or persons that are used to a dorm (1-2 people)
What else ...
trainstation, supermarket, tiny cinema and a cafe is about 2km away in a village called vissefjärda
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.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We are super glad that she could come here on short notice and to have her funny soul around. We are super thankful for your work here and who knows maybe… read more
Thank you for some good conversations and a really helpful hand! Aaaaand of course thank you for all… read more
Nina and Lorenz were really kind and happy so share their knowledge about the food forest with me. I helped with chopping firewood for the winter season and some smaller stuff in the garden. The area around is nice with a lot of lakes… read more
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We are super glad that she could come here on short notice and to have her funny soul around. We are super thankful for your work here and who knows maybe… read more
Thank you for some good conversations and a really helpful hand! Aaaaand of course thank you for all… read more
Nina and Lorenz were really kind and happy so share their knowledge about the food forest with me. I helped with chopping firewood for the winter season and some smaller stuff in the garden. The area around is nice with a lot of lakes… read more
A friend of mine and I stayed for 11 days with Nina, Lorenz and their dog Frida. They are fantastic hosts and since day one we felt that we are in good hands.
We spent most of the time with Lorenz and Frida. At the beginning we helped in the Forest Garden. Lorenz always explained what we… read more
Thank you Juliana for… read more
Thank you Andrea !
You two are really an experienced couple and i didn't need to explain a lot and Frida was really happy that you were around all the time. It was really lovely having you around and i liked the good conversations very much. The fence is still alive and i get many complements for it from… read more
We carted wood from the forest with wheelbarrows, and cleared the road.. We then set about cutting and carting “needle trees” from the forest to build a ‘traditional’ Swedish fence.. The good news is that it was not a thousand acres.. We completed the… read more
We basically spent the days with Lorenz, during which we set up a… read more
I have spent two weeks in August with this lovely couple. I helped with their garden project and their forest: planting, cutting grass and carrying wood for the winter. I also painted some windows and a part of the roof.
I also met their adorable dog,… read more
I stayed with them for about three weeks and we did a lot of different things in the garden, created the base for a big permaculture bed and the watering system for it, I… read more
