Helping hand in our family farm by Borlänge, Sweden

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  Description

  We are a couple of about 60 years old that handle this farm. We have two children, three grand children and some god-children that spend a lot of time with us as well as friends and their families.
  
  We live part time in this country house that used to be a farm but now is more a historical site with old timbered farm houses.
  We spend a lot of time here since 2010 and we restore and maintain the farm in as much old-style as possible, but yet with moderns technique present. That means that we, in this phase of the restoration, do a lot of scraping and painting as well as wood work and gardening.
  
  We have cows and sheep on the farm that belong to our neighbour's where we help out to handle them. I maintain our forest myself and also hunt during season. In the yard we have lots of fruit trees as well as berry bushes and nut-trees. Our ambition is to maintain these trees and bushes and use its fruits and berries. I used to have bees and I am soon planning to get the bee hives started again.
  
  We have had workawayers three times. The first ones were supposed to stay for a couple of weeks, but ended up staying for four months 👍doing a lot of different tasks and learning new skills. We still keep in contact. The following two pairs stayed the planned time and we had lots of fun together, where the last couple also came out to our house in the Stockholm archipelago to do gardening there both during their stay and returning for a second visit the following year.
  I say ”pairs” because we only accept couples for security reasons since you might be alone on the property for some days here and there depending on length of stay. It is all about our responsibility and your safety is important to us.
  So, sorry but no singles. Different or same sex on the other hand is no issue for us.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Dalarna area in season is stunning!!!

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  Help

  Mainly scarping/painting walls and windows and chopping wood, but also tending of garden and helping with sheds and a little house depending on your skills.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Finnish: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Swedish: Fluent
  Danish: Intermediate
  Czech: Beginner
  Spanish: Beginner
  Japanese: Beginner
  Turkish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  We like languages, but my priority at this time i to improve my Turkish.
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  Accommodation

  A big and modern flat with good beds, TV, WiFi, simple but OK kitchen, toilet and bathroom.
  
  You will dine with us sometimes, but at own discretion and when suitable. Good food will be included as well as non-alcoholic beverages. We have no problem if you drink your own alcohol, as long as you can handle it, but only accept non-smokers and tolerate no drugs at all.

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  What else ...

  Lots of nice forest around the farm as well as a lake with a rowing boat and fishing. Lots of historical sites in the area.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  5g high speed unlimited Internet access

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have quite enough space for a campervan.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  As long as they are well behaved and do not attack the animals on the farm it is OK with pets.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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