Help out around a small farm on the island of Bornholm, in Denmark

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We live on a small farm on the island of Bornholm, in Denmark. We have a big organic vegetable and flower garden and animals, which include 4 horses, 2 pigs, 4 sheeps, 2 cats, 4 ducks, a lot of chickens and a dog. The farm is located close to the coast in a beautifull area.

You will probably meet some off our children, Janus 26 years, Emma 26 years, Freja, 23 years, Oskar 22 years, and Iris 20 years in holidays and in summertime.

We train our dogs, horses and mini pigs with clicker training (positive reinforcement) and we use horsemanship with our horses.

Susan work part time during the week, so you will be working on your own sometimes.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Farmstay
Other
Help in the house
Animal care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Practical skills aquired from the many different tasks around the farm. A relaxed environment where you will feel at home in no time. It is also possible to borrow a car or bike from us to explore the island.

"Lots of work followed by copius amounts of wine and pizza" - Iain Lawson, workawayer
Help
Most of the work is outside, mainly in the garden.
One of the main jobs needed will be feeding the animals and different gardenwork.
You will also be a part of the daily work in the household, including cooking, cleaning ect.
Languages spoken
Danish and English
Accommodation
One big room for four.
What else ...
It may be possible to try to ride the horses, but as we ride differently to most riding schools you will only ride accompanied by someone who knows the horses - this is whether you have experience or not.

The name of the island is Bornholm (40.000 citizens) however the island is very popular during the summer. It is located in the Baltic sea and is closer to Sweden than to the rest of Denmark. It is the only place in Denmark with a rocky terrain and since the island is small you are never too far from the ocean (whether you like rocks, stone or sand beaches).

The farm is located right next to the ocean by "Teglkås", it is possible to swim from the coast. And there are hiking routes, for example to "Jon's Kapel".
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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21/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Arnaud) for host

Beutiful place filled with beautiful people. Eventhough my time on Bornholm was short, I got to live it to the fullest thanks to Freja, Susan and Finn, definitely amongst the best workawayer hosts there is. Everything is well organised, work don't seem like work but just the food itself is worth the detour. Everyday after work, Freja guided us on… read more

(Excellent )

06/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sara)

Info notice: Workawayer cancelled stay or there was a no show at the last minute

(No show)

28/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Timothy)

It's been a pleasure to share our home with Tim- we surely miss him a lot! He is a person owing great qualities, he is calm and positive, hardworking, clever, reliable and he has a very positive approach to his surroundings and all of his work. We had lot of interesting discussions with Tim, while we were eating us through the repertoire of Danish… read more

(Excellent )

10/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Timothy) for host

My time with Finn and Susan was truly something special, I stayed for a little over three weeks and they'll remain to be some of the best in my life - I can't say a negative thing about my stay there and I implore anyone looking for a magnetising experience to look no further. Susan is a bundle of positive energy and knowledge, she is a great… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Cristobal)

Chris is a very nice and polite guy.
He stayed at our farm for about a month and he did a lot of Hugelbed digging, he is also very good at getting up threes with roots and preparing for paths, further more he did some cleaning and Stonehenge making.
And by the way Chris is a magician - he is a master in card tricks:)

(Very good )

05/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Cristobal) for host

Susan and Finn are excellent people. They made me feel like part of their family. It was an incredibly positive experience. Also, Susan cooks delicious !!

The work is hard (You are on a farm), but it is accessible and it is worth it.

All are very kind, solidarity, and good people.

Also, I without being good in English, and without knowing… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Oleg)

Everyone would be delighted and grateful to welcome a workaway’er like Oleg. Oleg is such a lovely, dedicated, skilled, and warm-hearted guy who it was always nice – and funny – to be around. Oleg absolutely went so well together with the group and with our family.
Oleg took part in the daily living on a small farm like ours and he suited in… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Oleg) for host

Well, how would you describe your best workaway experience ever?

Best family friendly host? Beautiful place to stay? Hard work? Most delicious food?
Exactly! All this and much more you can find here, at this place.
Finn (the familiar :D) & Susan (the Boss :O), are soo kind and nice people to be around. They accepted us as a part of their family… read more

(Excellent )

17/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Bruno Agustín & Juan Ignacio)

It was a real pleasure to have Bruno and Juan to stay with us for a month in April/May 2019. Both fit in very well into our daily farm life and socially into the group of workaway’ers that stayed with us for that period. We had many interesting cultural exchange discussions; fascinating to learn from Bruno and Juan how the different Argentinean… read more

(Excellent )

12/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Bruno Agustín & Juan Ignacio) for host

Hello!

We stayed 4 weeks at Susan and Finn's farm, and the truth is we can not express how good we feel, how good they treated us and how good people they are! They helped us in everything, and without having much experience in farm and animals, they always advised us and teach us how to treat and feed them.
The organization that Susan has in… read more

(Excellent )

23/05/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (kate)

We were very happy to have Kate at our place for a month. She has a good positive approach and a very good energy! She is very much reliable and very good at getting things done. She did general maintenance of our outdoor areas, made Hugelbeds and took care of all the animals during her stay. She is very good with animals. Especially now a very… read more

(Excellent )

10/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (kate) for host

Susan and Finn made me feel welcome from the moment I arrived.

our workawayer group quickly adapted to the routines of daily farm life. I fed the animals as part of my tasks which I loved! the work is fair and varied, and Susans cooking is the best reward!

It was ace to try traditional Danish food and also learn about Danish culture - I've… read more

(Excellent )

26/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jean & Estefany)

We had the pleasure of having JP and Estefany with us during the spring 2018. They are both truly bundles of energy and so engaged and hardworking people.
Both were working very seriously with the different projects and their handling of every task we completely trusted from day 1. We constantly enjoyed their wonderful company, their enthusiasm… read more

(Excellent )

24/09/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jean & Estefany) for host

This workaway was our first experience and we coludn't imagine something better. Sussan and Finn are really kind and friendly people, the have patience to teach you how to make the different tasks around the farm and also they are flexible if you feeling better doing some jobs than others.

We spent more than 1 month over there and we really… read more

(Excellent )

13/11/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Genaro)

We were very happy to have Genaro in our place. He is a very lelaxed and easygoing person - very kind and helpful and a big animal lover.

(Very good )

31/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Genaro) for host

It took me a few weeks to have the time to write the feedback for this wonderful place.
Since the first minute that I arrived to the island and met Susan I felt such a warm feeling.
The farm is really great and lovely, between the animals and the nice people living and workawaying there, even the hard work felt easy.
The tasks where changing and… read more

(Excellent )

19/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Chiara) for host

It's been one week now since I left the farm and I wish I could turn back the time and sit with everyone in the living room again, look out of the window and see the sunset at the ocean and all the animals in the garden passing by. :)
I'm so thankful for all the amazing, inspiring and kind people I was able to meet and for Susan and Finn being so… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Chiara)

We were happy to have Chiara in our house. She is very open minded and interested in learning new skills. she helped us with a lot off things: cooking, taking care of our animals, garden work (weeding, making stone pads etc), cleaning and a lot off other tasks! She is also very social -very good in a group, she loves animals and most of all, she… read more

(Excellent )

17/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (ying) for host

I'm so glad that my first workaway was here with Susan and Finn , I had a great time with those kind, interesting, lovely, nice people, and also with many cute animals. Almost every work that I did was my first time to do them, and I like them, too. We explored this beautiful island after the work and I love it so much. This was an unforgettable… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (ying)

We were so lucky to have this very charming and hard working person staying with us for a month! He was so social in the group of Workawayers staying at our place, and he has such good humour! He was so competent, positiv, open minded and reliable, doing every job we asked for. Amazing personality with a special flair for stonepad puzzles;)

(Excellent )

16/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Michelle) for host

Even though I only stayed for a short time, I had a nice,funny& unforgettable time with those wonderful people! :-) We worked 5 hours a day & had days off every week, so we had time to explore the beautiful Island. I really love Susan's food&they have such a lovely home with a beautiful view! I enjoyed this time so much& felt like home, thank you… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Michelle)

We were so lucky to have Michelle in our house for about two weeks. She is so positive and helpful. She really did a good job her, helping with the animals, cooking and doing gardening. She is very open minded, social and so reliable!

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Santiago)

We feel very lucky that Santiago wanted to stay in our place for a month! He is a very reliable and responsible guy. He is a hard and independent worker. He is very good at solving problems and leaving the job done to perfection. He have a really good humor, sometimes you only get the point the day after:) He is so kind, positiv and social - and a… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Rodrigo)

We were very happy having Rodrigo at our place. He is a positive, easy going, helpful, lovely guy. He did a lot of heavy work, like digging holes in the ground for horse fences and helped us until every thing from our old house was moved to the new farm.
He is very trustworthy and always with a big smile.

(Excellent )

02/11/2016

Left by Workawayer (Rodrigo) for host

I've been living 6 weeks with Susan and Finn!
I still remember Kris (workawayer) saying to me at my first day on the farm "We are in heaven" haha. And she was right. Both of them are very kind, they helped me whenever they saw the possibility, they were aware of my 5 hours working-time and never pushed me to do more.

The farm is beautiful! The… read more

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Kris)

Better late than never. It is very imported for me to give Kris a feedback- because she is such a wonderful and giving person. She has so many interesting views about life, and she is doing things that other people only dreams about.
She is a very reliable person, so competent, super independent and hard working. We loved having you here, Kris and… read more

(Excellent )

29/09/2016

Left by Workawayer (Kris) for host

Extraordinary people on an extraordinary location.
Never met a couple of people as empathetic as Susan and Finn.
We had great local fresh food prepared by Susan, every day.
I had the pleasure to paint the walls of their stylish home.
Will remember those days 'in warm colors' :-)

(Excellent )

15/05/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Florian)

We were lucky to have Floryan in our house for about two weeks. He is just a wonderful person! extremely helpful, kind and so hard working. He did all kind of jobs we asked for in a very good way. Dear Floryan - we hope to see you again!

(Excellent )

14/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Florian) for host

As promised here the feedback and what can I say apart from that it was a wonderful experience. I met great people as well Susan and Finn as all the volunteers without forgetting Freja and Janus. Better than a team it looks like a family. The farm is located in a relaxing place away from stress, a little paradise on earth and how to forget the… read more

(Excellent )

17/10/2016

Left by Workawayer (Luz) for host

Susan and Finn, extraordinarily kind and generous people :)
I have stayed at their new farm for almost a month, and I have never felt as home as I have there.. Lots of work with the animals feeding them, building and fixing things, picking fruit vegetables and anything they might have in the garden, but then the amazing view of the sea, the… read more

(Excellent )

23/08/2016

Left by Workawayer (Iain) for host

To verbalise the experience I had thanks to everyone on this workaway is an impossible task. I have never met people with such open arms and care. The memories I made with Susan, Freja and Finn are really the best of my life. Thanks to them I became such good friends with my fellow workawayer I am now even in France visiting her.

Thank you so… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2016

Left by Workawayer (Hanna) for host

I spent a little more than three weeks here in June. It was a perfect place for my first Workaway and I had a great time. On my spare time I walked with the lovely dog (that has a name I won't even try to spell), spent time in the yard/house and went horseback riding with Freja. I really recommend this place for anyone who wants to experience the… read more

(Excellent )

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