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10 Apr 2025
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Description
Together with my uncle I have bought a farm in Värmland in Sweden. The property is in a lovely spot, situated between two big lakes, with farmland and woods belonging to it. Some of the fields are today hired by a farmer in the neighbourhood. He grows wheat. On the rest of the area my uncle and I have created an Eco garden and we are on our way to produce an output of about two and a half tonnes ecological vegetables of different kinds.
When not doing farming, I am a documentary filmmaker, author and journalist.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
(This will be an excellent opportunity to see an Eco garden constructed from scratch. Besides, learning how an experienced Eco-expert (my uncle) works with the plants and how he teaches people to become self sufficient. My uncle is also a yoga and meditation teacher, and a master in archery. The languages we speak are Swedish, Norwegian, English, German and a little French.)
Help
(Tending the eco fields. Watering the plants. Weeding. Doing some general maintenance as we also will construct a new fruit- and berry garden and raise a green house.)
NOTICE 2025:
This year there will be mostly maintenance work and clearing on the plot near the house. We haven't been able to plant our organic vegetables this year, so clearing and maintenance work is the most important task now.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Swedish: Intermediate
French: Beginner
Accommodation
A small, wooden farm house with kitchen/living room, bed room with double beds and a bath room with shower and washing machine. The farm house is right next to our vegetable fields and in the outskirts of the wood that belongs to the property.
What else ...
There are buses and trains close to the farm. In addition both my uncle and I have cars and bicycles. Transportation will not be a problem. There is a lovely town called Arvika close by. Arvika has restaurants, cafés, cinema, museums, shops and a rich cultural life. Just outside Arvika you can hire kayaks og canoes. And both close to our farm and in Arvika there are great possibilities both for swimming and paddling.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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