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Hej, we are a family of 4 (actually 7, with our dog Mila and cats Tiger & Kiwi) and we moved to Sweden in the summer of '22 to build the dreamlife we wanted for years! We bought a 7,5 hectare old horsefarm/holiday home and started a regenerative farm here. We love to integrate the permaculture principals in our daily life and try to enjoy every little step (succes or failure ;)) We are all new to this, just learning by doing and enjoying the lovely nature with all her seasons. Our plans are to build a little farm, open up the place for guests (short or long stay), adventurers, rest seekers and curious people. We are an open and happy family with two boys (10 and 6), we work hard but celebrate succes and learn how to deal with mistakes! The boys go to a nearby school and sometimes help with the work on the farm but what they like most is to play with the workawayers. Come and join if you think you can help us!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
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
House sitting
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
When you join us, you can wander around in the woods, swim in the lake, go to local markets and meetings with us. Also you learn with us about permaculture and regenerative farming, we teach you how to have a proper FIKA (coffee/tea with cake/cookies ;)) We are a Dutch family, but we speak also English, Swedish and a bit of German.
Projects involving children
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Help
In the summer of 2022 we moved to our (7,5 hectare) starting homestead in Sweden from the Netherlands. On this homestead we are building a regenerative co-sufficient life with our family. When you join us, we can use your help with the annual (vegetable ) garden, with the growing foodforest, with building houses, barns and animal shelters. A lot of the work will be outside in the beautiful Swedish nature! We also have two active boys who like to play, go on adventures and learn with us. If you like cooking, YES! We cook and eat, mainly vegetarian and as local as possible. We like to add more animals to the farm. We now have chickens and during summer 10 sheep. Maybe a pig and some horses in the future?
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Swedish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We would love to develop our Swedish because we live here now :)
Accommodation
During the summer you can stay in the caravan or, if there are no guests, in a lovely Bell tent with a woodstove if the nights are a bit chilly. You stay on our homestead and eat dinner with our family and guests. Food is included. We have a bathhouse with 3 showers and 3 toilets, which you share with other guests.
What else ...
An eco-village where you can live a fun and valuable life and where you can spend time to connect with yourself, others and nature.
We (a family of four) bought a beautiful farm in the heart of Sweden. Farmland, forest, wild animals and a little creek. It's all there. It is the place where we are living that different live.
But... us living a different and abundant life is not everything. Our dream is to share the abundance and make deep connection with others. We not only want to live self-sufficient. We want to live co-sufficient.
Together with the local community and visitors we want to experience and explore a slow, sustainable and regenerative life.
So here we go….
We are opening up the place.
Let us invite you!
Feel free to reach out. We love to get in touch with you.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a good Wi-Fi network around the farmhouse. It is free to access with a password which we provide on arrival.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (13)
We got a good impression about them, hard working, easy going and both did not want to give up even… read more
First of all, they’re a welcoming, cheerful and full of life family that… read more
We always think it’s really important that you blend in with the family and she sure did!! She went on the bike with Reza and played endless… read more
The family makes it really easy for you to feel welcome and like a part of the family.
Especially Reza and Lodi won’t miss a chance to play with you :)
The tasks were differ. From helping in the kitchen to preparing the garden for fall and winter.
I really enjoyed… read more
We loved your tiramisu, cookies and pasta!!
Thanks for all the talks in the kitchen and we hope to see you again in the future!
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We got a good impression about them, hard working, easy going and both did not want to give up even… read more
First of all, they’re a welcoming, cheerful and full of life family that… read more
We always think it’s really important that you blend in with the family and she sure did!! She went on the bike with Reza and played endless… read more
The family makes it really easy for you to feel welcome and like a part of the family.
Especially Reza and Lodi won’t miss a chance to play with you :)
The tasks were differ. From helping in the kitchen to preparing the garden for fall and winter.
I really enjoyed… read more
We loved your tiramisu, cookies and pasta!!
Thanks for all the talks in the kitchen and we hope to see you again in the future!
Thank you for the lovely experience! After a few days of adjusting you settled down and really came home to our place here :) Thank you for all the lovely talks, the work that you did and off course playing with the boys! They enjoyed it big time!
Thanks for the help in the kitchen, the garden and even painting! Next year we will hang… read more
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful time here. You showed me how beautiful the quiet life in Sweden can be and welcomed me warmly into your family.
I was able to learn and try out many new tasks. I helped a lot in the garden, painted the house and the new bathroom,… read more
Flexible and willing to try new things. Not scared to get her hands dirty and also eager to learn new skills. She… read more
The space they have created over the last few years is a little paradise. I had the chance to sleep in the caravan. After getting used to the cold nights i fell in love with it !
Their 2 boys, Lodi and Reza, brightened my days and… read more
For us it was a nice break from our busy everyday life, for our children it was an incredibly great experience… read more
Upon arriving in Sweden, I was warmly greeted not only by the family but also by other Workawayers, creating an instant sense of community. The family took the time to introduce… read more
In terms of work we agreed on renovating a construction trailer… read more
Unfortunately she left a little earlier than we had agreed, the adventure… read more
I really loved the variety of the work and was so excited to wake up every day to work on a different project and learn something new.
I got to help build tents and furniture, work in the veggie garden, paint old… read more
