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Welcome to our home and beautiful little paradise.
We are in the making of a retreat center dedicated to regenerative farming, indigenous cultures, native wisdom, music and art, ecological living, community life, permaculture and living in harmony with nature.
We are a family of musicians, gardeners, dreamers and vision keepers who wish to create a beautiful sanctuary for the heart, mind and soul. We have been on this land since June 2022, and we are still in the start up phase of what we want to create here. In the last years we have been building buildings, planting fruit trees, keeping a kitchen garden, installed solar panels, built a dry toilet, started home-schooling, and much more.This year we are busy with building a new round guesthouse, a greenhouse, planning a World School Hub, making a natural swimming pool, and prepare spaces for livestock (next step). In a not so far future, we see there being goats, sheep, chicken, and a couple of horses grazing our fields. We also want to keep going with growing our own food, vegetable gardens, bee-keeping, fruit forests, building more accommodations, expanding the infrastructure, building a better drainage system for our wet field, building a sauna, more flowers, work the land in many ways. Also to savior those golden moments of lush peace and calm in the garden.
Our home is located in 30 min from Arendal in Southern Norway. The land is very peaceful and absolutely beautiful. We are blessed with large outdoor areas, large flower meadows and birch-, oak- and pine forests. There are two beautiful lakes on our land, one is perfect for swimming. Here we live with wildlife such as moose, deer, eagle and hare as our closest neighbours. There are beavers and trouts in the river. We are a multi-cultural family, with owners Anna from Norway and Alberto from Mexico, with our two young daughters, aged 4 and 8. We speak Norwegian, English and Spanish together. We also have a very kind and charming Samojed dog, and two bengal cats.This summer there are another 3 families staying on our land, 1 WorkAway family and two families renting space for their TinyHomes. As we have retreats or gatherings several times a month, there are often more people around in the summer time. We have two big tipis, a sweat lodge and 13 large glamping tents. We also have a large barn that serves as a community house. The barn has a community kitchen, communal showers/toilets, washing machine, event room with projector to be used by visitors and guests. We are musicians and there is often live music around. The land is about 7 hectars. We have a lake for swimming. We hope to have a sauna in place before winter.
We are easy-going, hard-working, life-loving, family-oriented, open-minded, open-hearted, fun-loving people.
We are hoping to connect with good people :)
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
House & pet sitting
Interests
Gardening
Carpentry
Languages
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Dancing
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our center is a hub for ecological and community living, for study of indigenous wisdom, for music, dance and art, and a family friendly place where we enjoy to create a small version of the world we ideally would want for our children and future generations. We receive indigenous healers, teachers and wisdom keepers from all of the world as our guests, who come here to hold different retreats and cultural exchange programs - we believe the indigenous elders are those we need to listen to and learn from in order to understand a little bit more about life and how to restore humanity's lost connection with nature.
For people with an interest in such matters would of course benefit massively. We also work with music and dance, as well as other wellness activities, through these external retreats. For the right person, a stay with us here we could provide an opportunity to study the native ways of Norse shamanic traditions, and also traditional native cultures from the Americas, from Siberia, from Greenland, from Africa and Australia. We are also blessed to have an amazing group of people that stay at the center, and our little tribe is just like coming home for the right person. There is lots to learn about gardening, bio-construction, bee-keeping, sweat lodge, to learn about Norse and Mexica and tipi culture, about magic, bees, life, music, dance and of course also meeting our interesting people from all over the world.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are looking for people who have experience helping with their hands and that are ready to make an effort for our lovely place in the woods. We need people who have handy skills and can help lift this place up to its fullest potential through small DIY projects and/or helping Alberto on the land etc. You might also be asked to help around the house with cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, gardening, organizing spaces, painting, weeding, lawn mowing, etc. There is a lot to do on a farm, always :)
We have an amazing place that we want to take good care of and develop, so we want people that have a positive attitude, who can work on their own initiative, who has a passion for sustainability and nature, who are kind to people and animals and that are efficient in their help.
We are very happy to have couples/families as well as individuals. Write us a message and explain a little bit about yourself, your talents, your skills and what you would like us to know.
We want to emphasize that even though we love people, we also have need for just-us time and are not always super social. In the summer time there are people coming and going a lot. We have at least one dinner together each week.
We are looking for people who can stay at least 3-4 weeks. We are flexible and open to negotiate solutions. Contact us for more info.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Portuguese: Intermediate
Accommodation
As a WorkAwayer you will be sleeping in your own large private Glamping Tent, with a bed/mattress, some simple furniture and bedding or a sleeping bag (if you don´t have your own).
You will have access to a large communal space with fireplace, full kitchen, projector and canva screen, lounge, toilets with bathrooms and showers, washing machine and space to make office/yoga/dancing/music/events/quiet/etc.
Photos of accommodations coming soon.
As a WorkAwayer you will be provided food to cook your own meals, alone or together with the other WorkAwayers (as you choose). There are supermarkets 20 min drive away.
What else ...
In your time off you can hike the deep forest that embraces our land, swim in the lakes, take a sauna (if you help us build one), meditate, collect wild blueberries or mushrooms, play music, do your practice, learn about tipi ways and indigenous culture, dance, yoga, excursions to the stunning natural scenery of Norway. There is WIFI in the communal areas so you can spend time online. The ocean is 30 min away. The centre is located in a secluded space with no neighbors, 20 min drive to the next village with shops, bank and post office.There is also a train station 20 min away. If you come without a car, we are happy to pick you up at the train station.
Oh yes, the climate. So we have four seasons, each of which has its beauty and its charm. Winter months (November-March) are cold, dry and dark. It will be snow, ice, and sometimes we see Aurora Borealis.
Spring months April/May are sunny and warm in the sun, but still has quite fresh air.
Summer months June-August/September are warm, the midnight sun shines all night, we are in shorts and t-shirt and sunbathing. Swimming in the enchanting forest lakes is something we do any time of the year.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
There is a wide range Wifi by fiber and nice chill out lounges where you can work.
Space for parking camper vans
We have space for at least 30 caravans/motorhome with possibility to connect to electricity. Perfect for those with their own camper/caravan.
Can possibly accept pets
Pets are welcome as long as they are 100 % child and cat friendly. Owner is responsible to keep pet healthy and happy.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Caspian (5 months)
Our baby Bengal is sweet, very playful, cheeky, fearless, hungry, naughty, cuddley, and just about the cutest kitten we have ever seen.
Nahui (2 years)
Magical Samojed boy who make friends with everyone and only ever asks for snacks, snuggles and bellyrubs.
Soria (3 years)
Soria is a sweet, shy, snuggly Bengal cat.
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She is such a sweetheart, and we really enjoyed her company.
Hannah helped us with different tasks like babysitting, cooking, cleaning and doing some fotography/video making.
We experienced Hannah as a very positive, resourceful and fun person to have around.
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It is a beautiful place. Feelings of connection, reflection and peace beyond words.
If you look for silence, peace, reflection, community, creativity, spiritual… read more
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She is such a sweetheart, and we really enjoyed her company.
Hannah helped us with different tasks like babysitting, cooking, cleaning and doing some fotography/video making.
We experienced Hannah as a very positive, resourceful and fun person to have around.
Thank you… read more
It is a beautiful place. Feelings of connection, reflection and peace beyond words.
If you look for silence, peace, reflection, community, creativity, spiritual… read more
It was a delight having him around, as he is such a positive and kindhearted person. We really enjoyed listening to him sharing about all his adventures and storied from around the world.
For the time he stayed we had a lot of physical work, and Keith always showed… read more
Nicola is a social, kind and positive person, that gives his best effort in what he do.
He is also an amazing chef, and we enjoyed so many homecooked Italian meals together.
Thank you for staying with us, Nicola, we wish you all your best on your journey!
Big hugs from us <3
