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80 %
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Description
Family of four, small farm with sheep and poultry, a ceramic workshop with a large wood fired kiln. Francois (French) and Linda(norwegian), both ceramists of profession. Linda has background from a mountain farm and exams in agricultural. Linda has travelled around for many years,making ceramics, building kilns and also volunteering. We recently bought a run down farm with old wooden houses, and are in the process of restoring these. Our project is to offer ceramic courses and have people visit the farm and workshop, and be self sufficient and run the farm mainly with permaculture and organic farming principles. We have hosted woofers for many years and find it is a great exchange. We speak french, english and norwegian. You live in comfortable cabin , we prepare lunch together, you cook breakfast and dinner. We supply good food, mainly organic and local.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Art Projects
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can teach you about farming and the way of life in the countryside of Norway. Vegetable and fruit growing, animal care , and about ceramics. The area we live in by the Hardanger fjord is great for outdoor activities, hiking, fishing etc.
Projects involving children
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Help
The tasks are varied . It is good if you have some experience with manual work. Great advantage if you like animals, as we have many of them. Carpentry skills are welcome, gardening skills and knowledge about fruit trees also. But not absolutely necessary!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
Independant cabin with private bedroom and shared kitchen. Shower and toilet is at the main house. broadband wifi . We supply all food you need
What else ...
We like to live close to nature and to use the great outdoor opportunities we have around here. You can go down to the fjord to fish or swim, or hike in the mountains and camp our. It is great if you are independent and like to be in quiet beautiful surroundings. The closest city is 2 hrs away , bus connections are good. We have a local shop and bank
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
No more than 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (8)
Linda & François are always so kind, friendly and heart-warming. The children and me were having lots of fun, they are so smart and always… read more
Always ready to lend a hand and very patient and caring she was the perfect person to assist at all the births and care taking. We were very happy to get to know Sophie and everybody, including the animals, missed her when she had to… read more
Always in a good mood and wanting to share and participate it was a true pleasure and great help to host Elias.
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Linda & François are always so kind, friendly and heart-warming. The children and me were having lots of fun, they are so smart and always… read more
Always ready to lend a hand and very patient and caring she was the perfect person to assist at all the births and care taking. We were very happy to get to know Sophie and everybody, including the animals, missed her when she had to… read more
Always in a good mood and wanting to share and participate it was a true pleasure and great help to host Elias.
They are very open-minded and welcoming people.
The farm is located in a beautiful place in the mountains overlooking the fjord!
We also ate very well, farm produce and fresh fish!
We did a lot of nice little job on the farm. We liked it.
Also, we enjoyed both children… read more
There is a lot of job to do there: taking care of the… read more
