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Description
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Spring 2024 -We are looking for volonteers (we prefer hosting friends/couples older than 21 yrs) 1 or 2 weeks in April or May. You will stay in our small but cosy guesthouse with your own kitchen. We will provide you with breakfast, lunch and dinner, we will sometimes eat together but you will also cook for yourself. You will spend some time on your own (Louise study and Jens are working fulltime) and that means you have to be independent and creative. We expect you to be really interested in gardening and we also need help with renovation. We live on the countryside and you can’t go anywhere without a car! We will pick you up att the trainstation and sometimes we can drive you to town, supermarket or to the trainstation.
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At the moment we mostly have gardening and painting tasks! But also some woodworking if you prefer that.
(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 a small house while we renovate the large main house. 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
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
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
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We welcome your help with renovations and gardening.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
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 ...
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
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (2)
We worked in a house where we did insulation, it was a pleasure to work on this project. We made some wonderful culinary discoveries.
Thanks for everything, you can go to them with your eyes closed.
It was my first workaway and so I had no expectations and was just overall very happy about my experience there.
They picked me up from the train station and made basically from this first minute on sure that I have everything I need and feel comfortable.
The work was really nice, I loved to… read more
She helped us a lot with painting, chopping wood, made clay walls and more. She already had some experience of ecobuilding which was good :)
She was really independent and easy going. She stayed in our van most of the nights (two nights spent on another farm close by), and I think… read more
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We worked in a house where we did insulation, it was a pleasure to work on this project. We made some wonderful culinary discoveries.
Thanks for everything, you can go to them with your eyes closed.
It was my first workaway and so I had no expectations and was just overall very happy about my experience there.
They picked me up from the train station and made basically from this first minute on sure that I have everything I need and feel comfortable.
The work was really nice, I loved to… read more
She helped us a lot with painting, chopping wood, made clay walls and more. She already had some experience of ecobuilding which was good :)
She was really independent and easy going. She stayed in our van most of the nights (two nights spent on another farm close by), and I think… read more
