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Located in a small, rural village in the beautiful forests, we are working to establish a self-sufficient, eco-friendly, nature-based home and business. This is based around our farm where I live and thrive with Nature as my foundation, and then share this with others to take out into the world. My farm is 5 Ha and consists of a couple of fields, small ski slope, a boat house on the lake, two barns, a vegetable garden, some chickens and plenty more potential that I need help realising.
I am a former city guy with deep experience of sustainability, renewable energy and the corporate world, who has now changed life direction to be a Wim Hof Instructor and to establish a self-sufficient existence for the family. I have two sons, 9 and 11, who are growing up in the natural and wild world around Borgvattnet and are with me every other week.
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As if that isn’t enough, all my workawayers have the opportunity to participate in their very own Wim Hof Method experience, where we will teach you the breathwork and cold exposure techniques, and treat you to a spectacular wild bath experience if it interests you.
I welcome individuals, couples and groups.Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Staying with me and helping me realise our vision will leave a lasting legacy that will follow you back to wherever you come from. We are looking to give people experiences, skills, memories, friendships and connections that will help us all re-establish the global ecosystem of humans in Nature. It will help people realise how little they really need to live a purposeful, fulfilling and fun life and how technology should be an enabler and not the foundation. We come from urban backgrounds and only recently discovered living rurally, but instantly realised that it is the solution to many of the worlds problems... moving people out of synthetic and polluted cities back into natural and health boosting villages.
Jamtland, the area of Northern Sweden we live in, is filled with history from Viking times, is fully a vast areas of Nature, is close enough to connections to get to the city or Stockholm if you want / need to and is filled with mostly nice people. Staying with me will also enable you to learn about what I know from our life experiences and I would love to learn from you. Please do not come to stay with me if you are not comfortable sharing your thoughts, opinions and views and are not willing to hear and explore others.Help
I am looking for people who are willing to help invest in a future that keeps on giving. Finding joy from traditional ways, skills and traditions are a must and, if you have these skills as well, a great bonus. I need help establishing and tending a no till permaculture garden, renovating and reinvigorating farm buildings, developing a concept that can perpetuate the sharing and learning of skills based at our 5ha farm, but with outreach across the village of Borgvattnet and beyond. We will also be building sustainable infrastructure to test a closed loop model of living which regenerates Nature and creates an abundance "Garden of Eden" environment where there is time to grow creatively, artistically, musically, consciously and beyond.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Swedish: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
All workawayers stay in the farm house with their own warm bed. I basically treat all workawayers as an extension of my family, so we eat meals together and generally work together. I have two sons with me ever other week. There will be opportunities to eat from the garden that you will help tend, source food from the local organic food network, local producers and of course if you so choose the "evil" supermarket, which we are trying to increasingly avoid.
I provide you with sheets for the beds and towels.What else ...
The area has endless opportunities for fishing, swimming, hiking, camping, cycling, etc. Those who stay with me get taken along to the various activities and events that may come up during their time here. Depending on when you are here there are also local festivals in Ostersund and local area.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
There is 4G reception in the village that is suitable for video conferencing and most general uses. If a fibre connection is required for specific purposes, the village cafe has a connection.
Space for parking camper vans
There is a space suitable for anything up to a medium sized campervan.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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The family is super nice ☺️
Cat is an amazing chef and very knowledgeable nutritionist. I learned so much from her,… read more
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They live way up north, where the snow is fluffy and deep for months of the year. (And then they get lovely clear summers too!) They are far from any light… read more
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The family is super nice ☺️
Cat is an amazing chef and very knowledgeable nutritionist. I learned so much from her,… read more
Location:
They live way up north, where the snow is fluffy and deep for months of the year. (And then they get lovely clear summers too!) They are far from any light… read more
Having 4 extra hands was a blessing during the busy summer months and their stories and experiences were enriching.
I hope they can realize their dreams getting to… read more
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