Welcome to help with agriculture and soil activism in Rogaland, Norway

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  Description

  Brief summary of the situation here and what is needed the most:
  
  1) Animal care: Got 8 beautiful hens and 1 funny rooster + 3 cozy snails + many cool insects that need feeding & love.
  
  2) Plant skills: Big field (6000 m2) behind this apartment (well house really but the other two floors are inhabited by other people) with lots of opportunities to grow food and interesting plants. Haven't decided yet how much effort to put into it this year, but there are lots of possibilities. Otherwise there are also some plants in the windows etc. that are grateful for some drops of water.
  
  3) Food skills: There's a lot of food here, but I'm a terrible/lazy chef. I could easily eat bread and oats every day. Not expecting you to spend time in the kitchen, but don't expect me to cook anything interesting either (if anything at all) hehe xD
  
  4) Help with house maintenance: If I'm having long days at work it can sometimes be a bit difficult for me to get everything done. And maybe if I need to travel somewhere, it would be great to make sure everything is fine while I'm gone. But mostly I can take care of all the cleaning and stuff myself if I have time at home in the evening.
  
  5) Mechanic skills / handywork: If everything else above is under control, there is always some bike here that needs some fixin' up, and lots of ideas for easy constructions that could be crafted to simplify various processes.
  
  6) Ecological (species identification) skills: Plenty of mushrooms and plants in the wild that are interesting to harvest and process/dry. If you don't know much about it, then I could help you learn :)
  
  7) Laboratory skills: I also have a small mushroom lab just set up, but I haven't had time to really get things started. If you know something about lab methods I could teach you how the protocol goes, and you could try it. We could even split the rights in starting it up then :)
  
  
  
  
  Who am I?
  
  Me? I am.. uhm many things. I have many roles, and I've tried developing several skills. I guess for simplicity let's go with considering me a biologist heheh 🐞🌱🍄 As of now I'm 27 years old, and I want to be a steward for the restoration of a healthy equilibrium between humanity and the natural ecosystems at large. I'm a bug whisperer, a semi-professional mushroom picker and a potential red-lister of the voiceless and undiscovered. I'm frequently a union representative in hoooman networks, and a mysterious protagonist leader of intersectional environmentalist action. Sometimes I give public speeches. I have many roles in life beyond that of course, but I guess that describes my calling right now. I would love to live closer to forests in the future, and I wish to spend my energy and resources into restoring nature. I know I have a long way to go, but hey I'm really trying my best - one small step at a time. Feel free to do a background check or inquire about anything else you'd like to know. If you want to know how people experienced staying with me in the past, you should be able to find me on other hospitality networks where I've been present since 2015 🤝🌎 (Probably you'll also be able to find me on social / professional networks)

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  I'm a long time host on another hospitality / cultural exchange network for travelers, and an empathetic teacher. I'll help you find whatever you seek. We could exchange our understanding of cultures, we could practice languages, or I could simply help you get the maps and intel you need to explore the region on your own. Whatever you could be seeking, I'll help you find it! 😁
  
  Plenty of people have lived with me before, and they all had a good time 😄

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  Help

  No prior skills required. Just the will and commitment to figure things out as you go, and an open heart and mind for learning and discovering new concepts, principles and interconnections that may differ from previous beliefs and assumptions.
  
  It will of course be great if you already know a thing or two about composting methods, regenerative agriculture, and permacultural principles / forest gardening, cultivating fungi in logs etc. but absolutely no such thing here as knowledge prerequisites. Of course it would be awesome if you have some experience with various kinds of gardening or foundational farm life skills, but this is not a job application with a required 1-5 years of work experience hahah 😂
  
  If it seems we could share some sort of mutual vision, then we'll try to help each other figure things out as we go! 😊

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent
  Swedish: Fluent
  Danish: Intermediate
  Czech: Beginner
  Spanish: Beginner
  Lithuanian: Beginner
  Russian: Beginner
  Slovak: Beginner
  Urdu: Beginner
  Chinese (Cantonese): Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Happy to help others learn languages I have some level of profiency in, as well as learning from others in any language they know! 😊 But again, the focus and main reason for staying here should be the garden/land etc. 😉
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  Accommodation

  Shared flat. You will of course have your own space in which you sleep alone (in accordance with the rules of Workaway), but other than that most of the spaces in the flat (kitchen, toilet, desks for computers etc.) will be shared by default and divided upon need/request. Keep in mind I am just a humble young guy that managed to find a nice spot out in the suburbs with some land on it, and have done my best to fill up the space with second hand furniture. I'm not a 50 year old that owns a lot of properties and have tons of empty rooms from when my kids moved out like 5-10 years ago. I started working in a full-time job and earning money to sustain myself about 2 years ago, so it's not like I'm equipped yet with the finances to sustain an entire family on my own. However, I'm finally very much capable of helping one, maybe two people over longer periods of time. More people than that only for shorter durations of time or if we split food costs etc. 😇
  
  There's only one/two spot here for permanent/long-term stay, but I have plenty of guest beds and mattresses too for temporary / seasonal stay / guests. Again, the rules of Workaway state that we sleep in separate rooms. There are plenty of configurations that would allow that to be respected. Check the floor plan map to see possible sleeping spots (marked with a green circle). There's the bed room, the living room (in the couch / on a futon (mattress) / foldable guest bed), and it is also possible to set up a guest bed in the attic. For the sleeping space in the living room, this will be configured as a private space for Workawayers to sleep and remain undisturbed through the delimitation/room partitioning by a shoji (a Japanese inspired foldable+movable wall). In summer there's additionally the option of sleeping in a tent outside in the garden, which is pretty harmonic out here. Not a lot of cars driving by this road, so it's really peaceful and quiet compared to urban life. For larger groups and families you'll probably have to settle with sleeping in a tent. You'd be free to spend time indoors too (and use the shower+kitchen), but providing everyone with their own space and keeping things neat could get tricky for big groups staying over larger periods of time. Anyway, if you need tents, sleeping bags, mats, beddings or anything else like that - I'd be happy to provide it. So you can safely put me on the responsible end for making sure the necessary facilities are being provided. Again, I'm just a 27 year old with marginal access to resources and financial freedom - just like ± around what is expected if you compare me to my age group. Well I know some people are super rich and inherit tons of property and that kind of stuff, I'm not one of them heheh. Anyways, get in touch and we'll try to figure things out 👋
  
  My contract doesn't really allow me to have pets here. Cats, dogs and parrots and so on could damage the furniture/interior, and thus the landlord doesn't encourage that. Exceptions may be made for shorter durations of time if not loud, and kept under constant supervision. Of course, we have to be respectful of the neighbors in the two floors below too 🙏
  
  Regarding food. I'll acquire the ingredients and stock up on whatever is needed. But I'm probably not going to spend much time cooking myself, or buy the most exclusive and expensive stuff. If you want to cook feel free to do so, but it's absolutely no requirement or expectation. I've survived just fine out here on my own. I can also show you where+how to go dumpster diving. It's much better than buying food hehehe 😎

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  What else ...

  In your time off you can feel free to do and explore whatever you like. Also there won't really be anything such as a clearly defined worktime unless you explicitly request that yourself. This place is a bit of the suburbs, so the nearest public commute station is 3 km (~40 min) away by walk, but I'll lend you a bike so you can get around. From the city center (4,5 km ~ 15 min by bike) you could get around onwards pretty much anywhere you'd like to explore 🚲
  
  Local sights? Hmm have you been to Preikestolen? Plenty of nice places around to check out 🏞️
  
  If you want a job I have some projects going on where you could potentially be a co-owner and we split the profits. Long story. It would be more of a long-term thing, but there's an opportunity for those that could be interested and possess something of an entrepreneurial spirit 📅

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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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  Can host digital nomads

  I have good internet connection and a spare desk that I could share. The facilities could include a docking station connected to a double monitor, keyboard+mouse, a professional meeting speaker, camera and drawing board. Currently I've put most of this into my storage, but I can get it set up if requested. Other office/art supplies may also be available or can be provided 🔌🖥️⌨️🖱️🖨️💾

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space around here for parking 🚙 I also own my own car, so if you're able to drive then feel free to use it if needed. And if you don't specifically need to drive, you could also borrow one of the bikes in order to get around 😉🚲

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 3-5 hours per day, 5 days per week

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