Outdoor and indoor projects and restoration tasks on a small farm in the north of Norway

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello. My name is Jorunn, I'm a woman of 54 years and in 2020 I bought a small farm in the North of Norway. The last family left in 1952, and all houses where in deperate need of makeover. I love to do things by myself, and have a lot of help from family and friends. Still I need more help to manage all the different task in my life. I am an easy person to live with and to work for, and the things I need help to do is almost everything that farmlife can be. Painting, carpenting, making firewoods, cleaning, housekeeping, farming, fishing- there is a lot of funny and hard work to do for one or two or several people. My house is big, and you will have a nice stay here if you appriciate nature and easy living. I have dogs and one cat for the moment, but I also have a horse kept nearby. I use him for work , for ex timberwork.
    I live close to the sea, have my own boot that makes fishing easy
    I have family living nearby and we help eathother a lot. Living with me you will get to know a lot of nice people, and maybe work together with some of them.
    Still, I work outside the farm as a farrier and as a lumberjack and you will be on your own during daytime.
    I look forward to see you at my farm and to have someone helping me to develop this heavenly nice place I got.
    I also have two cabins in the mountains that needs painting and care, close to several fishing places.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Easy, primitive life in beautiful nature. Hard, oldfashion farmlife if you what to. Just to wake up and be in this part of Norway is a gift to anyone who enjoy nature. We have a midnightsun in summertime og northern lights in wintertime. Usually we have a lot of snow and a really nice and cold winter.

  • Help

    Help

    Helping with firewoods, take care of nice dogs, building new houses, taking care of really old houses (cleaning, painting, etc) farming and fishing, make meals using local fish and stuff from nature (or from the shop if we have to😉)

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Norwegian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    You will have your own room and also your own livingroom if you like. Still we share bathroom and kitchen. My house is really old, but very nice and special. I keep it warm with severel fireplaces.
    We share meals together.
    In your time off you can do skiing, fishing, walk in the mountains (use my two cabins) take the train one hour to Bodø for citylife, go climbing etc, ride my horse if you have experience etc.
    To come here without a car is easy: you can go by train to Rognan or by plane to Bodø and train form there.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    It is good Wi-Fi conditions in my house, and lots of places where you can sit and work. I do not work from home myself.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 455358614539

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