Experience rural life and artistic expression on an organic farm close to Copenhagen, Denmark

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  Description

  We grow, cows and goats tea, trees and children to name a few.
  We are Jens(39) and Helene(34). We have a son Bjørn, he is from june 2025.
  Helenes parents live on the farm in their own house.
  
  The farm is 7,5 hectares where half is forests and the other half is year round grazing for cows, goats and horses.
  The horses are not ours, we provide stables and pasture for the boarders. We love it as it creates both social gatherings and an income for us.
  A stream runs right through the farm. Its very peaceful here and there´s a great diversity in trees, plants and insects.
  
  Helene is a watercolor painter. We have a small gallery exhibiting her art. She sell original paintings and Jens (educated in photography) make prints of her art that we sell in the gallery and on markets. We both love the beautiful, the esthetics and are artist by nature, loving to express ourselves with painting, drawing, music and just in making every day beautiful by staying true to our nature and dreams.
  Jens plays a lot of guitar and Helene plays a little too, and likes to sing.
  We have worked with sustainable farming for around five years on this farm.
  Helene has also taken a two year organic small scale farm education.
  
  Our three main themes in life right now is our son Bjørn, Art and Farming.
  
  We are trying to make the first true tea (camellia sinesis) plantation in Denmark! we have around 50 plants that have survived the first winter and might even be thriving a little. its not a main project, but quit interesting and definitely new and exciting :)
  
  We have many trees spaced out in several small forests. We make firewood whenever a tree falls or in some other way has to come down. We are currently in the process of buying a sawmill so we can start making boards from these trees for projects on the farm such as building a sauna, compost toilet and just general beautifying and maintenance.
  
  Copenhagen is 1 hour away with public transport. Closest town is Fredensborg, 15 minutes by bike (well depending🤪)
  
  Looking forward to meet and create memories together :)

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  Culture

  

  Writing

  

  Photography

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Hitchhiking

  

  History

  

  Gardening

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Carpentry

  

  Books

  

  Art & design

  

  Animals

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Dancing
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Learning about small scale farming/living. Can teach you painting, language, handmilking, keeping cows, fence making, firewood making, baking... all kinds of stuff you do on a farm.
  We used to travel a lot and would now love to welcome people from around the world to our little home so we can exchange culture, ideas and laughter! Would love to host a family so our children can benefit from eachother too :)

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  Projects involving children

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

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  Help

  We wish for dreamers who also enjoys working :')
  
  
  
  An idea of tasks you could be asked to help with:
  
  weeding and maintaingen the tea plantation
  cooking
  building a compost toilet
  building a sauna
  building/maintaining fences
  creating a rashberry patch
  cleaning
  milking the goats
  hanging out with the goats
  Spreading horse poop on the fields

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Danish: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Interested in learning Japanese =)
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  Accommodation

  we have a guest room shared kitchen and toilet.
  Vans/mobilehomes are very welcome! We have ourselves lived for three years in an old motorhome. :)

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  What else ...

  There's a bus station one km. from us, from where you can get anywhere. there is 8 km to the train station and from there you can go directly to Copenhagen in half an hour. Hichhiking is also fairly easy here.
  Denmark is small, everyhing is relativly close by.
  We are also neighboors to a nice forest where you can take walks, and the beach is 8 km away. Nearest town, Fredensborg is 5 km away.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

  Chevair and Mike

  Four chickens :)

  Goats. we have two, Smut and Asta.

  Galloway cattle, we have five

  Momo

  Most playfull little ball of fluff

  Hong Bao

  The queen.

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