Learn new skills at our old family farm near Björköby, Sweden

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    Hello my name is Peter.
    I live together with my father in an old house on our family farm.
    My cousins live with their families on the farm to. We are 5th generation living here
    I am a software engineer and one cousin is a teacher and the other one is a blaster. Three other families live here allso, there are 11 children alltogether. There are no farm animals here anymore but there is a stable with horses. Dogs and cats exists and run around freely. The farm is surrounded by fields and the fields are surrounded by forrest and a lake. It is usually a very calm place, there is a railroad nearby but not many trains, none on weekends.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We who live here and our neighbors like to hang out together and enjoy life, you are welcome. We will let you know if something is happening in the neighborhood or somewhere else and bring you along.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    THe houses are old and need some renovation. The most urgent thing we want to do is painting. This time we are thinking about removing the old oil-based paint and then use linseed oil paint.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Swedish: Fluent
    German: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    There are rooms available with shared kitchen, bathroom and living room.
    There is also an old smithy with beds and its own little kitchen.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There is a big lake with many islands. At the lake you can use the sauna, canoes and boats. If the weather is bad there is a big room with projector and videogames. 300m to bus stop. The closest villaye with shop is 4km, you can actually take the boat. Closest village with pub is 5km and it is open on Wednesday during summer (which is often). Closest city is 18km. You can borrow bicycles. many small roads will almost no traffic.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have mobile internet at the moment but will get 1Gb fiber before summer.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    We have room, either by the farm or by the lake.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Our dogs run freely and are friendly with other dogs.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 266333617678

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