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Hej, we are a family of 4 (and just added a 5th, dog Mila) 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 eco-village, 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 (9 and 5), we work hard but celebrate succes and learn how to deal with mistakes! The boys go to a nearby school and also like to help with the work on the farm. 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
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
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
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, last summer we added chickens and next spring we hope to welcom a few sheep and goats. Maybe a pig and some horses in the future?
We run a small business, but if you come and help, you will not be helping with commercial activities.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Swedish: BeginnerThis 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, when you are a workaway visitor! We have a bathhouse with 2 showers and 2 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
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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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
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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
