Help with eco-renovation and gardening projects on our farm near Laholm, Sweden

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    ~ spring 2025. We are looking for 1-4 volonteers from February to March. 1-2 week stays.

    You will work 5hrs/day (9-15) with Louise (mostly renovations) and have your days off on the weekend.

    5 hrs work: you will eat breakfast in your house (we provide you with eggs, bread, yoghurt and müsli), lunch together, sometimes dinner together or on your own, but we will prepear meals for you.

    Preferably volonteers older than 21 years old. We can also host a family (we will make some kind of deal if it isn’t possible for you to work 5hrs/day)

    You will stay in our small ”tinyhouse”, it is around 50 sqm and has everything you need. A kitchen, barhroom, two bedrooms (totally 4 beds).

    We will provide you with breakfast, lunch and dinner, we will sometimes eat together but you will also cook for yourself. We expect you to be creative, interested in gardening and we also need help with woodworking and renovation. We live on the countryside and you can’t go anywhere without a car but we will pick you up att the trainstation and sometimes we can drive you to town, supermarket or to the trainstation. We also have some bikes and you can always go to the forest or lakes nearby.

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    At the moment we are mainly looking for creative persons! We just moved out from our tinyhouse and moved all our belongings to our new renovated main house. The tinyhouse has everything you need but we want to make it cosy again. So we really prefer handy, independent and creative volonteers. We prefer hosting more than one volonteer but we are open to everything.

    (Normally main tasks will be woodworking and renovate our house. We prefer hosting people with some kind of woodworking experience, but if you are intrested in what we do and happy to learn that is also okay. :) We also have lots of general farming and gardening tasks for you!)

    We (Jens & Louise and three kids) live on a farm, 10 km from Laholm, Halland. We live in the main house and rent out two smaller houses on the farm (or use it for volonteers). We are interested in gardening, permaculture and traditional/eco building. We renovate with organic or natural materials.

    Sometimes there will be kids around but we don’t expect you to look after the kids. We also two cats (Östen & Siri), sheeps and some hens.

    You will stay in our guesthouse or in the campervan. Please let us know if you have some special diet (like vegan) or allergies.

    We expect you to feel comfortable with doing tasks outdoors and use tools. We will do tasks outdoors even when the weather is cold or rainy. Bring good clothes (also for painting). We want you to be creative and independent and interested in organic lifestyle.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    you will get to know a swedish family, hear the swedish language, try some traditional swedish food, visit some places around like cafés, flea markets, being in nature and more. We can also learn together by doing creative projects. You can learn how to grind flour and make sourdough bread.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    We welcome your help with renovations and gardening.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Swedish: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Depending on the season we have some options, a van, small house, tent and hammocks for camping. You can also bring your own tent or van.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    If you have any special diets (vegan, allergies etc.) let me know before you arrive. We can often do some changes but we won't be able to buy you lots of special products.

    important! drugs or smoking are NOT allowed.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 796185536346

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