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Farm is located in one of the most famous fjords of Norway-Hardangerfjord. Even the most demanding explorers can please their needs here. Well known Trolltunga, Queensroute, Folgefonna(ice cap),Hardangervidda National Park…or you can simply be fascinated by the beauty of blooming apple orchard and cultural traditions. Area where we live is famous for its tasty cuisine, fishing and cider.
The farm is a fruit tree orchard, growing organic plums&apples and cherries. We also have a vegetable garden where we grow some of our food. Have two huge glasshouses where we usually grow some of our vegetables.
We don’t have animals on the farm except "free range" cat and bees
Looking for motivated people who are hardworking, of course, positive, and responsible.
Looking forward to inspire and get inspired!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Enjoy the majestic fjords and the silence that nature have to offer :) Experience how it is to be a farmer on the steep mountain side enjoying a spectacular view.
Lots of hiking possibilities.
Since we live on the farm that was kept in the family for 7 generations,you will be always surrounded by typical norwegian culture-wild cats running around,older brother comes for a visit and since he works in museum you will hear many fascinating stories from him,my parents are our neighbours,so you will have possibility to taste my mum's famous apple cake or taste my father's cider...
Help
Update 21.03.24
The work that I would like help with is:
Photo\video, marketing, website building from April to May.(possible stay from 1 up to 3 weeks)
Forest help
Cutting down trees, some for fire wood and some for material. I have my own mobile sawmill for making the material.
Farm
Depending when in the season, but its all kind of work, cleaning the field for branches from the pruning of trees.
maintenance on the different equipment that we use in the season.
We have organic farm so we need to cut the grass under the trees since we don't use chemicals.
If its a lot of fruits on the plum trees we need to remove some of them to make enough space so they can get the right size. Throwing out fertilizer on the fields. Preparing the water system for the season. So there is a lot of different things to be done.
If you really love the farm life and are looking for a seasonal work i can offer you a paid job, but you need to be from EU region(complicated visa process for others) and have some experience of farm or be very motivated and ready to learn.
A highly motivated person can make up for what they don't know by being ready and willing to learn.
All the best
Maria & Arnfinn
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have a private room in a separate house with all of the facilities inside. You are responsible for keeping your room as clean as you want, but when it comes to common space the are basic house rules that you would need to follow.(clean dishes after yourself, throw away garbage, so on..)
When it comes to food you would need to provide this yourself.
Over time we have found out its easier to let this be your own responsibility. There is always someone that wants this and that, and the list gets longer and longer over time and then someone gets offended that he/she gets that and they didnt(reffering to special diet needs,such as low carb products,vegan,allergies, intolerances..) So to make it easy and clear this is your own responsibility to make meals that suits to your diet. But once a week(mostly Sunday) we gather for a team time and spend some time cooking,baking eating together)
And therefore we have reduced the amount of volunteering hours to 20h a week.
What else ...
We are located in a fjord so there is many hiking possibilities with a breathtaking view. Can fish and swim in the fjord. There is two museums close by. Hardanger museum and Agatunet, Agatunet is a "klyngetun" and the oldest house is dated back to the 1200`s. we also have a stone ( Håhaugsteinen )that have carvings in it that can date back 3000 years. Amazing to think that it have been people living here so many years ago.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
20 hours/week
Feedback (19)
Is two very easy going young men. It was a pleasure hosting them! They had tractor licence so my workday became so much easier. They were independant and had good knowlege and understanding how to get things done. Good attitude in both work and life.
Highly recomended. Always welcome back!!
Thanks for your help.
Kind… read more
They were here when it was a lot going on. And im glad they came and helpt with all the cleaning outside and inside. We were a big group of people and as mention it was alot going on, so i didnt manage to spend much time with them, but the time i spent with them was nice.
Thanks to them my parents-in-law didnt… read more
Arnfinn is a beautiful soul, he works a… read more
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Is two very easy going young men. It was a pleasure hosting them! They had tractor licence so my workday became so much easier. They were independant and had good knowlege and understanding how to get things done. Good attitude in both work and life.
Highly recomended. Always welcome back!!
Thanks for your help.
Kind… read more
They were here when it was a lot going on. And im glad they came and helpt with all the cleaning outside and inside. We were a big group of people and as mention it was alot going on, so i didnt manage to spend much time with them, but the time i spent with them was nice.
Thanks to them my parents-in-law didnt… read more
Arnfinn is a beautiful soul, he works a… read more
We had some nice times both at work and off work.
I belive he will make you feel he was off good help.
Thank you for all the help Arthur.
The area is incredible, and you will have one of the best view on the fjord from is terrasse. It's also a nice area to go hiking. He even have a cabine in the mountains and we had a really nice night there.
Arnfinn, Maria and all the family were really… read more
She also have what we here in… read more
They help mostly with the harvesting of our fruits. What ever job i gave them they smiled and jumped straight into it.
I had a good time with them. Very easy going and good energy.
Thank you both :)) I also had a good time. And the pizza/bakery is on my list of my projects ;)
I sure hope… read more
His profile with a mixture of the "german Worker" and Deep Talks spoke to me directly and was exactly what I expected there.
Arnfinn and all his Family are very friendly and easygoing people and it was always a pleasure to help them.
I'm sure I'll come back for a Beer and a good… read more
So it was a big pleasure to have him here.
So if he write you just say… read more
And she was with us for the hole time, i even told her two times that its okay we have it sorted you can go. But she stayed all day. And… read more
It was our first experience of woofing and we have very nice memories of it!
Arnfinn is a very welcoming and easy-going person and very cheerful.
We learned a lot about farm life and we highly recommend him if you want to share nice things !
Thanks again Arnfinn and see… read more
She was very helpful and did everything with a smil and good effort. I can recomand here with all my heart.
Miss here tasty cool bakery :D
He did his work with a smil and eager to learn. So my experiance was good.
Best of luck Nicolas.
My time was shortened due to the Corona virus so my time there was basically 2 weeks quarantine and back again, bit what can you do?
The bit of work that… read more
The place where they live is simply magical as well as their family… read more
We would recommend having him for social work, since he also has a good communication… read more
So,I just would suggest that farm… read more
movie nights and… read more
Even though my skills werent the best at the beginning I learned much more in dealing with new people and tourism.. Furthermore, I've never tried such a good organic food like Maria's homemade bread& jam:)
This place is wonderful for guests and volunteers to connect… read more
Arnfinn and Maria are both so warm hearted, open minded, full with energy and they like to joke around. We had a really nice time together with lots of laughers, game nights and discussions you can always learn from.
The work was nice, never too hard and they always… read more
We felt as we were visiting an old friend .. sharing a common project, not just working on it, you always wanted our opinion and being able to participate in it .. that really makes you feel like have a part of you in it ..
What to say about your personality and attitude! Open mind, smile and… read more
Miriam made some very good food ) She say she dont make good looking food, that is not true.. And the taste is :) I liked it alot =)
When it comes to the working Andrej is the machine. If he have a task he wanted to finish it..
I love that attitude.. )) And he didnt mind the task given to him, lots… read more
Manu was great help ) he didnt mind the task that was given to him, he had alot of patience and in the end became the sparkling master ;)
Stefania helpt painting and reorganizing my kitchen and it became so much better : )
To be honest i would say Manu is the worker.. )) Stefania is good too,… read more
To tell shortly a long story : we had to find a better place to stay than we were. We contacted Arnfinn a bit in the "emergency mode". He answered super fast, just telling : "come by, we will find a solution, I need help".
We stayed three weeks then !
The general experience with you, my friend, my same, was to be very… read more
The farm is located on the foot of the mountain with a great view over the fjord and the mountains on the other side.
I was mainly focused on the carpentry work around his house, i enjoyed working there alot!
Arnfinn and me became good friends,… read more
I can write a book of what you helpt me with here on the farm. 4 1/2 month is a long time, but it went way to fast..
I will be forever thankfull for the help you gave me.
All from picking branches in the pouring rain and other days in the snow to putting chicken shit on the trees and off course your skilled craftwork.
You were a dream… read more
He is all about love.. Everything he did it was with lots of attention and love.
He was great to have here at the same time as Douwe, since Douwe and me was so lost in the work and forgot about the time and just had some fast food before Andreas came to the farm and made some delicious vegetarian dishes.
Andreas was… read more
What i liked the best about Sander was that he found work that needed to be done..
He didnt need to be told what to do.. So after he knew what task to do in the glasshouse or the garden, he just started with doing what was needed.. And that was great, since the life on the farm is busy, and i had to be somewhere else at… read more
Didnt feel i was able to use here real skills that much as i wanted, since she has a good skill for embroidery and sewing.
But she was massive help to my parents when she helpt with tinning the plums, and it was a lot this year..
So i had to focus on what was the most important task on the farm at the moment.… read more
If he understand the task he is a machine, scraping the walls off old paint, cleaning out some old isolation.
He was a great man to have around! And he has some delicious food recipes.. I loved his falafels <3
Thanks Matt..
We went hiking to our cabine… read more
Arnfinn is a fantastic… read more
Anni was a great help.
In my first year with testing out tomatoes in the glasshouse, she was the queen of the tomatoes. She knows more then me about tomatoes, cuz if she dont know google is her friend to find answers.
She also helpt me out in the house with redecorate and had a nice eye for mixing the old style with the new.
She… read more
