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Our family moved to a small farm in Nesodden, a beautiful peninsula near Oslo, in June 2023. At the moment we are two ambitious adults caring for one persevering toddler, a looney dog, two pretty-much-self-sufficient goats, two sister hens, two skeptical peacocks, and one feisty rooster. Sadly, we lost our beloved senior rooster, all of his five lady hens and our elderly goat in Feb. 2026. Our family will grow again, but for now we are focusing on building safe and comfortable housing for our animals. (There are a lot of predators around, and winters here can be long and quite cold, especially in January and early February.)
*For 2026, we are prioritizing Workawayers who have relevant experience, be it in gardening, permaculture, regenerative and/or biodynamic agriculture, carpentry, building, fencing, animal care or any skills that can help us improve the barn and chicken coop, as well as prepare the land for the appropriate season. For people without building/carpentry experience, we require stays of at least a month (and preferably at least six weeks) as it takes some time to go over and learn the tasks. Since we all share the same living space, we are prioritizing solo travelers. We might consider couples with relevant experience for shorter stays. All this said, love and respect for animals and nature is the most important quality that we look for in our volunteers.
Our vegetable garden and greenhouse produce a variety of delicious fruits and veggies, and the surrounding oak tree forest provide for a truly unique and unforgettable experience. We are looking for help from people with previous experience in all aspects of our daily chores. In exchange, we offer a comfortable stay in the main house, three meals a day, unlimited family craziness, and access to all the lush nature around us.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While we are learning as we go, and we'd rather host people who have previous experience running a farm/gardening/growing their own produce, we can offer travelers a glimpse into the ins and outs of life on a farm, from taking care of the chickens, peacocks, goats and dog, to planting or harvesting herbs, vegetables and fruits from the garden, to cooking and composting.
Help
We would like you to partake in the daily tasks involved in running our very first farm (the vegetable garden, the goats, the chickens, the rooster and the peacocks, and the land and house in general). This place has been run as a permaculture farm and we'd like to continue that mission. Whatever the land gives us will be consumed by us (we offer accommodation and three meals daily. Breakfast and lunch are usually self-serve). Neither our produce nor the animals are for profit. We are mainly looking for people who are interested in permaculture, sustainability, animal welfare and collaboration so that we can work and learn together on this journey of running our first farm. We will sometimes work together, but ideally you’ll be happy working on your own. Most of our social windows are limited to dinner, which we truly enjoy.
We will give preference to individuals with relevant experience because in some cases, we don't know what we're doing :-o Please state your skillset in your intro message :)
Our most immediate needs in spring/summer:
- Designing and building a new house for the peafowl, the rooster and the chickens
- Designing and building a new barn for the goats
- Cleaning the hen houses and the barn
- Weeding
- Raking
- Planting
- Helping us develop a more efficient compost system
Regular tasks:
In the garden
Spring: Planting seeds and plants, weeding
Summer: Weeding, watering and harvesting
Autumn: Weeding and preparing hügel beds for next season. Harvesting, raking leaf and collecting materials for mulch, compost and lasagna beds, making new raised beds. Collecting animal manure and placing it in the veggie garden.
All seasons: maintenance of the cultivated areas – weeding and mulching, cutting and raking grass, watering when necessary.
For the animals:
Picking eggs daily
Clean the roosts
Make sure all animals have enough to eat and fresh water
Tucking in the winged gang every night and letting them out in the morning
For all stays, we offer a 1-week trial, then extend if both parts are happy.
It is ideal for us that you can participate in preparing meals/help cleaning the kitchen daily. Cooking dinner is part of the daily tasks, but we consider helping keep the place clean and tidy to be part of daily community life, and it is therefore not counted towards the daily 5 hours of work.
What you can expect workawaying on our farm:
- 5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week.
- We start the day at 8am.
- 3 meals per day - Breakfast, lunch and dinner (if you know you need more than this you provide it yourself).
- Everybody is helping with the daily chores (setting the table, helping with the food, clearing the table and dishes after eating, emptying the dishwasher, help keeping the place clean and tidy).
- Cooking might be one of the tasks for the day.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Norwegian bokmål: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Italian: Intermediate
Accommodation
Private room with private or shared bathroom inside the home, depending on the number of guests.
What else ...
Travelers can explore the beautiful Nesodden peninsula, which has pristine beaches and endless hiking trails. We live close to "Nesoddparken," a cultural centre with many artistic activities all round the year, including a café every Sunday. The surroundings all over Nesodden are beautiful, close to the sea with many different types of beaches. The closest bus stop is a two-minute walk from our home, which takes you straight to the ferry that goes to Oslo. It takes about 45 minutes to reach the center of Oslo, where you can immerse yourself in Norwegian culture.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have the fastest wifi connection available in the area, and our home is the perfect place to find focus and inspiration when honing in on a project :)
Space for parking camper vans
We have parking space on site but no garage (no roof).
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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I had a very good time there. I spend a lot of time in nature (which is so beautiful!) during work and the task were fair and even fun with the animals.
Sandra and Håvard are very friendly and open minded people, often busy, but they generously share their home and the guest room is very cosy.
Communication was good, it was… read more
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I had a very good time there. I spend a lot of time in nature (which is so beautiful!) during work and the task were fair and even fun with the animals.
Sandra and Håvard are very friendly and open minded people, often busy, but they generously share their home and the guest room is very cosy.
Communication was good, it was… read more
We had nice conversations during the diners with the family.
There are really nice landscapes in the neighborhood and we enjoyed the hikes !
Our tasks were to look after the animals, outside renovations, food and cleaning.
Unfortunately it was a stressful experience for us : we felt there was no… read more
I really enjoyed every day spending my time outside and caring for the lovely animals! Every day was different and that's what made it so exciting!
I also got to… read more
