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Description
We're a young family running our own small regenerative farm producing no dig vegetables and pastured eggs (4ha). Our daughters are 4 and 2 years old, we have 350 chickens, 2 guardian geese and 2 bunnies. We grow food with the strongest focus on soil health and animal wellbeing. Anything we do on the farm aims to regenerate and support our soil. We live between forests and fields and are surrounded by lakes for swimming and fishing. Summers are hectic and wild, winters are full of snow and we get a bit more rest. We are looking for help around the house and garden and with smaller building projects. We can teach a lot about regenerative agriculture.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
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
We're a Finnish-Belgian family with quite some intercultural experience (from exchanges, hosting and travelling). You'll be included into our (family) life and we hope to learn from your points of view as well. There's a great deal we can teach you about regenerative farming and food production in general, as well as building.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We're looking for help around the house and garden. Our to do list never ends so there's many side projects that we never find the time for. Some examples are digging a pond, building wildlife habitat (branch fences, bird houses, etc), planting hedgerows, painting, attic renovation, etc. You can also help with animal care (personal use), household tasks, babysitting. There's plenty of choice so you can diversify your tasks and do what you enjoy most or are most interested to learn.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Finnish: Fluent
Norwegian bokmål: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Czech: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
German: Beginner
Russian: Beginner
Accommodation
You'll stay in your own room in our house. For now the room is only partly insulated but it doesn't matter in summer. It is furnished and the beds are very comfortable. You can use our kitchen and the rest of the house. We hope to cook/eat together most of the time. We mostly eat our own produced food :)
We only have one room available so this will work best for a single person, couples, 2 friends,... We won't put you in the same room with someone you didn't know before.
We also have a large tent that can be used for sleeping.
What else ...
We live in the countryside with rather limited access to public transportation. You can borrow a bike though, a grocery store and train station are some 8km away. There's lakes nearby and plenty of forest. Once a week (tuesday evening) I drive to a market in Helsinki and if the car isn't full of produce I could give you a ride.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Any size :)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (2)
I had lots of last minute unforeseen changes that they were very understanding of and flexible around.
During my time with them I participated in taking care of and harvesting the vegetables, baking bread, and most importantly helping build a huge polytunnel!
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I had lots of last minute unforeseen changes that they were very understanding of and flexible around.
During my time with them I participated in taking care of and harvesting the vegetables, baking bread, and most importantly helping build a huge polytunnel!
Essi and… read more
