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Welcome to Gransjö, a big unique house in the southern Swedish countryside, surrounded by beautiful nature, lakes and forests. 🌲
My name is Sunniva and I live here along with some rescue animals: five cats, one dog and two horses. Some of my passions are vegetable growing, wild herbs and foraging, sustainability, meditation and healing, consious relationships, restoring old houses, sewing and all old school crafts.
My long term vision is to create a small community, B&B and seminar/retreat center. Do you want to be a part of the journey?💫
The help:
We (me and the animals:)) are inviting heart centered, empatic, animal loving people to come and help with general maintanence around the farm and inside the house. For example cutting and chopping firewood, animal care, fixing fences, cleaning the yard, projects in the house and sometimes housesitting/petsitting. We are happily inviting people who enjoys physical work around the house and farm. There is also lots of time to enjoy the nature or have a coffee on the beautiful veranda.
I have my own business as a traditional carpenter/painter and I sometimes travel in my work. During these periods I need someone who can cover for me and help with the necessities around the farm, which includes hanging out with the animals and doing the daily animal chores, gardening, plant care and other tasks. A perfect chance to (re)connect to nature, animals and yourself. ♡
You need to have a sence of responsibility and be comfortable with your own company. If everything flows it is possible to settle down for a longer period.
You get free accomodation with your own bedroom and plantbased food in exchange for ~20 h of work/week.🌱
[ UPDATE: Right now I am searching for housesitters for the period of around June 15-June 30 ]
I hope this sounds interesting! If it does, please send me a message where you introduce yourself, your passions, when and for how long you would like to stay. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
History
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Carpentry
Pets
Vegetarian or vegan
Self development
Farming
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Cycling
Architecture
Gardening
Animals
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I love to connect with people from around the world and share experiences, dinners, laughters and languages. Being a host for many years now, I really enjoy the kind of friendships you can build when living and working together. I are happy to share my experiences from this lifestyle in areas such as permaculture, house care, traditional swedish painting and building techniques, animal friendly animal care :) and everything else that comes with living on the countryside close to nature.
Help
We are looking for help with general maintenance around the farm and house, for example fixing firewood, fixing fences, animal care, projects, gardening and sometimes house- and petsitting
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
You will be living in the main house in you own bedroom with hang out areas. Shared kitchen and bathrooms.
What else ...
In your time off you can enjoy long walks in the forest, a bikeride, hang out with the animals or have a glass of wine on the veranda. In the house we also have lots of space for painting and other crafts. Or why not go for a swim in the nearby lake (3 km from the farm). By the lake there is a village with a little shop, an outdoor gym and a sauna that is open once a week. The public transport in the area is limited but excisting.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
You have your own desk and constant access to wifi.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a lot of space in the courtyard for any size campervan and also space inside for hanging out, using the toilet, shower and kitchen etc.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs are welcome as long as they are well socialized with cats, horses and other dogs.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Kiara
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The place is a small, beautiful oasis of nature and animals. Anyone who wants to focus on the beauty of their surroundings and themselves for a while has found a perfect place here. The work was satisfying and down to earth (literally). But that was the appeal. I didn't have much… read more
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The place is a small, beautiful oasis of nature and animals. Anyone who wants to focus on the beauty of their surroundings and themselves for a while has found a perfect place here. The work was satisfying and down to earth (literally). But that was the appeal. I didn't have much… read more
She trusted me from the beginning on which gave me the opportunity to unfold myself while taking care of the animals, the beautiful house and the garden.
Sunniva is a heart centered person that you can have deep conversations with.
I will definitely come by again if I… read more
Carmen was volunteering at my farm for a few months, housesitting, taking care of my animals (horses, cats and dog), cutting and shopping firewood etc. She brought such good energy to the house and I trusted her completely to take care of the place while I was away. She is very… read more
The work mainly consisted of helping with the horses, keeping the dog and cats company, and doing some garden and housework. I enjoyed the work… read more
