Help around our garden and get to know Norwegian lifestyle while living with us in Norddal

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  Description

  Hello, we are Nils, Christin and little Mila (1,5yr). We live in beautiful Norddal in the middle-west of Norway. We run a vegetable and flowers farm, have chickens and a big house / farm to take care of.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  While we're not Norwegians ourselves and immigrated from Germany three years ago, we can still share some specialties of the country with you.
  
  Plus, you can learn a lot about gardening and life in Norway in general from us.

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  Help

  We need the most help in April, May and June because these months are especially busy with our garden. You can assist us with gardening tasks, planting flowers and vegetables, sowing seeds, or preparing the beds. Those tasks can sometimes be physically challenging, but we always try to find a balance and don't do too much hard work.
  
  We may also need help in the end of the season from September to end of October. It's a lot of harvesting going on and we love to preserve food for the winter, such as making juice, jams, pickles tomato sauce and much more.
  
  
  You won't be helping with any tasks relating to the business, we have a big garden just for ourselves, where we need your help.
  
  Additionally, we always appreciate people who enjoy cooking. We also have 25 chickens that need to be taken care of.
  
  Often, we have other ongoing projects or ideas as well, such as building a washing station, a sauna, movable chicken coop, renovate the house, tidy up the barn and setting up a greenhouse from old windows, among many other things.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  You would have your own room with a view of the mountains. It includes a double bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. We would share the rest of the very large historic house, which used to be the home of many priest families.
  
  We are going to have all the meals together. (But if you want some privacy, feel free to have a meal on a mountain, the fjord or wherever it's nice)
  We are vegetarian, but also open for people with a vegan diet. If you like meat, you can definitely have your sausage on your bread, but we won't cook with meat. There is only one exception: we cannot withstand if someone catches a fish in the fjord and prepares it for us, it's just too good and fresh. We love food, and cook every day.

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  What else ...

  In your free time, there's a lot to experience in Norddal and the surrounding area. If you're into hiking, you don't even need to use your car, as some hiking trails start just a 5-minute walk from here. In April and May, you can still go skiing and snowshoeing in the mountains. In the village, you can go canoeing or fishing on the fjord. Equipment for these activities can always be found somewhere. The famous Geiranger is 35 minutes from here, and Trollstigen is about 1 hour away. There's no shortage of tourist attractions and outdoor fun in this area. Christin is into bouldering and climbing, so she will be happy to have some company.
  
  There are two more workaway hosts in the village, so it's possible to connect with other workawayers and spend time with them as well. Its actually a lot of social life happing in this small beautiful village.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Every pet accepted, as long as it is children friendly

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week