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**We need help looking after our 2 kind whippet dogs, house and garden when we are holiday approximately June 19th to July 2nd. **
Come join us on a small farm by the beautiful Hardanger fjord.
We are a an easy going, open minded family living on a small hobby farm on the west coast of Norway, surrounded by green fields, mountains and fjords. We bought the farm in 2017 and have built a new house and are currently restoring the rest of the farm. In addition to our kids (11 and 15 years) 2 chickens, a cat and two dogs. We put great effort in the well-being of our animals. We are looking for people who can help us with physical farm work, gardening (orchard) and construction. Experience with different crafts is great, but we have a variety of work for the unskilled as well. We will give necessary training, but since we have full time jobs we are looking for people who can work independently.
Accomodation will be given in a big guest room in our house, and we have room for one or two people. For communication reasons we prefer English speaking people, and you should be comfortable with having kids around. Couples are welcome.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Light maintenance
Interests
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Hitchhiking
Plant care
Books
Animals
Vegetarian or vegan
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
-life on a small Norwegian farm
-living close to animals: 2 hens, two dogs and a cat
-Lively discussions about architecture, organic farming and society in general.
-Enjoying the relaxed life in a Norwegian village
-Exposure to the Norwegian language.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Right now we are looking for a workawayer to look after two cats while the owner is on holiday.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Our daughter is learning spanish at school. The whole family wants to speak english better. We are learning italian and french in duolingo.
Accommodation
A guestroom in our house, with a double bed and a spectacular view of the fjord landscape. We normally make traditional Norwegian and European dishes, but we don't eat meat. Although we enjoy all sorts of food, this is not our hobby. Vegetarians are welcome, and we will try to meet different peoples preferences.
What else ...
The farm is situated a 20 min. walk from the centre of the village, with a variety of shops, cafes and restaurants. The whole area is one of the most attractive landscapes on the west coast, and offers hiking routes in a national park, swimming, climbing, skiing, kayaking, fishing, glacier trips and more. Life in the area is hectic in the summer, with many tourists, concerts and things going on, and more calm the rest of the year. Our farm is located a 5 min. walk from the fjord and a 20 min. walk from a small historic castle with a surrounding park. There is a boat route going directly to and from Bergen every day.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Not the best internet connection, but it works.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Jakob
Frode
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Their house is in a beautiful spot with an amazing view over the fjord – we even had that view from our bedroom, which was really nice to wake… read more
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Their house is in a beautiful spot with an amazing view over the fjord – we even had that view from our bedroom, which was really nice to wake… read more
We felt like home since the beginning when they gave us all their trust and liberty to work in a flexible way.
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