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This farm from around 1864 in Hardanger has not been run for about 30 years, and has been brought back to life by us and a bunch og volunteers .Tessa grew up in Oslo and moved here 2017, and Ander came in 2019 and is from Basque country.
Ander and Tessa take care of of their newly planted apple plantation, and make apple juice and cider.
We got some chickens and Ander keeps bees, and we make firewood for the house.
We like people that have some working skills, that they are practical and get things done in an effective way.
You need to be able to work independent after being introduced to the work. We live on a hill, and it is a plus if you are fit to walk up and down the hill. We need to do handy(wo)man jobs around our houses. This can include painting, laying rocks, make firewood, carpentry, sement work etc.
We will be housemates during your stay, that means sharing the chores in the house. Tessa and Ander have their own appartement inside the house. We expect you to show some knowledge and initiative in house chores and other basic daily tasks. You must be able to cook for yourself and keep it clean.
We offer a separate bedroom in the house/or a room in one of our huts next to the main house, a hot shower, basic food, sometimes home-made cider in good company, and spectacular surroundings.
We like to share some meals when you help us on our farm and around the house. We have a lot of local meat in our freezer.
We do not host vegans/vegetarians since local meat from the hills is a big part of our diet and the Norwegian kitchen.
The farm overlooks the glacier Folgefonna across the fjord.
The fjord offer opportunities for swimming and fishing, and the hills are full of hiking opportunities.
Tessa and Ander often work late. Sometimes we are social and sometimes we all need time on our own. It is therefore great if the workawayers can be self sufficient in their free time and manage to transport themselves around. Our car only has 2 seats, and is in use daily. So the bus is your option, and it is limited. So we are a bit isolated here.
We do not accept people that shows up without writing an application first, or doesn't have a workaway account.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travellers may benefit from the stay by having a good chance to practice their English, Norwegian or Spanish.
They will also learn about how to start a farm and problem solving. The buildings is full of old farming equipment and tools, so it can be interesting historically and culturally. The work is physical so people might feel they get in good shape in beautiful surroundings and clean air.
Tessa is a student of land use management and ecology. We might share interesting ideas about ecology and farming.Ander is a forest engineer and is interested in trees, plants and animals. He likes playing board games and also keeps bees.
The landscape in Hardanger is beautiful, with waterfalls, fjords and mountains with snow all around. The glacier Folgefonna we overlook across the fjord.Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage
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Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.
Help
Workers can expect these tasks to be needed doing:
Thinning
Weeding
Planting and sowing
Some renovation assistance.
Rake grass
Paint.
Help with vegetable garden.
Organising, tidying the barn and houses.
Make woodchips
Make compost
pick berries
cook
Move logs
Chop/pack wood
cleaning
pick fruit and berries
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Basque: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
Travellers will be accommodated into bedrooms in the second floor of the main house. Volunteers have their own bedrooms in the second floor in the main house. They share one bathroom. The volunteers have a dining/living room and kitchen in the first floor. Tessa and Ander has their own apartment inside the house.
The building has good internet.
The hut on the property is a bed and breakfast in the summer season.
What else ...
There is plenty of places to relax on the farm land, in the forest and hikes to do on the surrounding hill. Berry picking in the summer, and mushroom picking in the autumn. All around the fjord there are hiking trails, and the fjord welcomes for a swim, sauna or fishing.The nearest town is Odda, a 30 minutes bus ride away, and the village Lofthus is a 10 minute bus ride away. Lofthus has a pub and restaurant, but its not so much socially that happens around so we usually make our own party. The town Voss is a one hour bus ride away with access to the Bergen-Oslo railway line.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
Your van can can be parked the back four house.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (21)
During the shifts, I not only worked, but I exercised and used the path to the sauna as recreation since the view is spectacular. The work did not involve great complexity, it was basically preparing the conditions… read more
I was there during the apple harvest.… read more
Despite they say there is not much to eat for vegans, that was not true! They have plenty of cereals and legums and seeds.
Sometimes the… read more
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During the shifts, I not only worked, but I exercised and used the path to the sauna as recreation since the view is spectacular. The work did not involve great complexity, it was basically preparing the conditions… read more
I was there during the apple harvest.… read more
Despite they say there is not much to eat for vegans, that was not true! They have plenty of cereals and legums and seeds.
Sometimes the… read more
He came at time for some critical moments like the juicing and the apple picking and was vital for us to manage the far this autum.
He is a child dude, that nows how to behave in the house and very self suficient witch means he doesnt give extra work in the places where he is ( I bet many hosts seek this… read more
The place in itself is lovely and you will not run out of breathtaking point of views...
But the best part is the quality of the experience you'll find by working with two persons who are patient enough to explain (or re explain) correctly the… read more
He understood and did the jobs we asked him with responsibility, making a difference here.
Apart from the work Nico was a really nice, humorous and fun person to share our house with, he helped in the house and quickly got aclimatated to our enviroment.
100% recomended!
In work she is realiable and hardworker, she helped us with some quite heavy work making ditches and cleared the fields of dock plants with great efectivity.
Anyway in what she really shined was in organization and arrangement. We had a room with wood material in the most horrible caos and… read more
3 weeks in September together with my friend. Such an experience! Lots of different things done from making a drainage, getting into shape the little vineyard, organising barns, weeding. Their project is huge and they need lots of help. Both very hardworking and great fun. The days flies over there. The scenery… read more
Tessa, a beautiful person with all known WA, in the place you can find small old houses made of wood and a wonderful view… read more
There was… read more
I spent a month in this unbelievably beautiful place. The weather wasn't kind to me but Tessa tried her best to make up for it so I will have a good experience. The work in this stage of the farm changes all the time ! You have to be flexible and independent cause… read more
Perfect stay (food, bed, mood, etc!!!)
Tessa is a coooooool woman, with cool friends (Harald, Steinar, Anke, etc), cool workawayers, cool place, cool treatment
Moreover: perfect landscapes, sceneries, nature... hiking possibilities
About the job... People can choose! There a lot things to do, with the… read more
Tessa is a kind, generous, warm and relaxed host who loves to laugh and interact with others.
She's also one of the hardest working people we have met - she has a huge amount of work and responsibilities on the farm - so… read more
Location is good for several hikes, both touristic or kind of deserted.
Food and accommodation with Tessa were really nice, I felt comfortable at all times.
The work itself is farm work… read more
It was a pleasure to have them here helping me out with everything. Such good help! They see whats needed to be done, so they are very self-sufficient. And they bake the best sour-dough bread. I would… read more
