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Help around during eiderdown picking season, our small household farm , and exploring Holt, Iceland

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  • Last activity: 29 Apr 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    Me and my wife live on a farm, have eider farming , a few horses and a dog. The farm is located in Önundarfjörður 20 km. from Ísafjörður through a tunnel.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Farmstay help
    Help around the house
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Be around the eider and many other birds. Learn about eider farming and pick up eider down. Learn about the country Iceland. We also have a big family that live close to us that we visit and they visit us. Travellers are welcome to be part of that family and learn our about our culture. We will teach them about the history of the land around us

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    I live on a farm and I need help with my eider farming and household chores for few weeks in this spring and summer. This is not a business farm but a private homestead. The help is about 2-3 hours per day walking around the eider farm and marking their nests and then later picking the eider down from the marked nests. Also some household chores.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Private room on the farm with shared kitchen and bathroom and infrared sauna. The host provide the food but sometime you have to cook the food.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The Westfjords is a great region to visit, with lots to do, few tourist crowds and spectacular scenery for days. Whether you're interested in seeing the natural wonders of Iceland, the waterfalls and fjords, small villages, hot springs or wildlife, you can find all this and more in the Westfjords.

    Access to a car can sometimes be provided or a ride can be offered if needed.

  • 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

  • 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: 458477628494

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