Come and help on a small, ecological farm in a beautiful district in Skaraborg, Sweden

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I am a woman who decided to live a more sustainable and fulfilling life, so 2013 was the year I sold my apartment in Gothenburg and bought this small, ecological farm in a beautiful district in Skaraborg, close to Varnhem.

I am interested in sustainible living, spirituality and personal development. I try to grow vegetables, fruit and berries in a permacultural way and I am still learning.
I like to renovate with environmental friendly methods.
To held courses and retreats is another dream.
I am a vegetarian, but I eat fish and seafood.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I speak Swedish, norwegian, english and german and you can practice here. I like to learn others about ecological farming and healthy cooking. I am also interested in wild herbs and raw food.
Help
I am grateful for help with outdoor tasks, like gardening and wood preparation but also cleaning and organizing.
But help with renovating projects is also preciated . Experience in using powertools is an advantage.
I try to use environmental friendly methods in everything.
I prefer volunteers with working experience, +20 years old.
I work 66% nights as a nurse, that means that you have to work independently those days that I am sleeping.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
German: Beginner
Accommodation
You will live in a modern guest room in the barn. If there is more than one volunteer you might share room.
Since I also rent out for online rentals, it’s a possibility that you have to sleep in my house those days it’s rented out.
I don’t have WiFi in the house yet, so I have to ask you bring your own.

We eat the meals together and take turns with the cooking and kitchen work.
My diet includes dairy products, gluten and sugar and I would like to know in advance if that is a problem for you.
What else ...
My farm is situated in a beautiful landscape with a lot of historical interesting places (Varnhem, Ekornavallen), 360 lakes and beautiful, protected nature areas. A big lake with thousands of cranes and other birds in the spring (Hornborgasjön) and nice walking paths. There are also a lot of art galleries around.
Some years ago they made a popular film from this area, lot of the scenes are filmed close to my place,
it’s called: Arn-the Knight Templar.
There are a lot of wild cherry trees in the area and it’s so beautiful when they are blooming in May. (Google : vallevagen.se)
There is a 2 km walk to the bus stop where there are busses to the surrounding cities, I also have some bicycles you can borrow.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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15/06/2021

Left by Workawayer (Jaap) for host

I only stayed with Birgit and her neighbor Anders for a week. But I could do a lot because Birgit has a big place with lot of things to do. I helped with building a roof over the fire wood and put some stuff up the walls in the guesthouse. This is a newly renovated place for tourists but is also used to accommodate the workawayers. The place is… read more

(Excellent )

26/05/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Carlos Mariano)

I really preciated to have Mariano here at my place. He is a very friendly and polite guy with a high working moral.
We shared many good moments and he is very easy to cooperate with.
He is always welcome back here!

(Excellent )

14/04/2021

Left by Workawayer (Carlos Mariano) for host

Birgit has a very beautiful farm surrounded by magic forests and there's lot to see just walking around or taking a bike trip, there's also Anders, her neighbor that will help you with anything and make you feel very comfortable.
At Brigit's you wont be hungry, there's more than enough food and very varied.
There's an extra interesting and funny… read more

(Excellent )

26/05/2021

Left by host for Workawayer (Sabine)

Sabine was a great help for me, she is a very hardworking and practical woman with a lot of skills.
Always positive and funny to be around!
We had a good time with a lot of laughs!
Thank you Sabine for lightning up those three winter weeks !

(Excellent )

27/12/2020

Left by Workawayer (Sabine) for host

Staying with Birgit was a great experience :) She's a warmhearted person, I really enjoyed spending time with her and we had lots of laughs, she always have funny stories to tell !
As for the work, it was a mix of gardening, painting and cleaning, and she has lots of things to teach about her ecological way of life ! I really recommend to come… read more

(Excellent )

26/05/2021

Left by Workawayer (Heike & Dolores (Dee)) for host

Heike and I stayed at Birgit's farm from 6-19 May. Birgit is a very kind women who is easy to talk to. We felt very comfortable there and enjoyed our many conversations. What a perfect day you chose for the barn fire and BBQ. Birgit has many projects which gives you the chance to work in different areas. During our stay we worked on various… read more

(Excellent )

01/05/2021

Left by Workawayer (Mario & Anja) for host

We had a great time in Lidaberg. Thank you, Birgit, for the room with the amazing view at the sunset in april, for cooking the excellent vegetarian meals, for learning so much about swedish people and for the fun, that we had turing dinner or breakfast. We liked the work in the garden and at the barn. Especially Mario was very happy, that you… read more

(Excellent )

20/01/2021

Left by Workawayer (Diego & Elizabeth) for host

Birgit! It's only been two days and we already miss you ... you, Zozo and your home.
We really enjoyed the days, sunsets and nights in front of the fireplace, talking and sharing ideas of the human and the divine. Birgit is an excellent storyteller and anecdote, we had a lot of fun listening to them.
In addition, she is also an excellent cook, her… read more

(Excellent )

24/12/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Wes)

Wes is that kind of person that you want to keep forever!
You immediately feel well in his company, he is very thoughtful and has a positive energy.
Wes gives a lot of himself and he has helped me with a variety of things, like painting, making new beds, organizing, smart advices, helping to make a new outdoor platform, etc.
All done with great… read more

(Excellent )

19/12/2020

Left by Workawayer (Wes) for host

Bergit,Anders & the Russian are now friends I hold close to my heart and with fond memories.
Bergit has a wonderful vision of working with nature and after she explained it to me -I was convinced that this is a ideal I should commit more too in my personal life. Bergit is a great listener, excellent observer and has great understanding of human… read more

(Excellent )

16/07/2020

Left by Workawayer (Saul) for host

A really great experience. Birgit is really a kind and nice person, I had a great experience at her place. She really makes you fell comfortable and the good environment.

(Excellent )

04/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Gunita) for host

It was such good experience to meet Birgit.Her house and garden are with soul and you can feel it.Birgit is very spiritual and mature women,very joyful and peaceful.I felt like home,it was so comfortamble and natural.
Birgits house is surrounded by forset and you can enjoy nature and silence.Birgit is person with warm heart and smile in her… read more

(Excellent )

17/04/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Cilli)

It was nice to have Cilli here, she helped me a lot with pruning all my fruit trees in a very professional way.
She is very conscientious and works very independently.
She works very good and I will really recommend her.

(Excellent )

17/04/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (clément & Natalie)

Clement and Natalie are such a nice couple in all ways. Our cooperation was great and they solved all the given tasks in a perfect way. They are very practical and hard working people and I am very grateful for the help they gave to me.
We had also nice and interesting talks and laughed a lot.
Time was running very quick, wish they stayed… read more

(Excellent )

11/04/2020

Left by Workawayer (clément & Natalie) for host

Birgit is such an interesting, kind woman, with a wicked sense of humour! We shared many good meals and could happily talk for hours with her.
We mainly worked outside in the garden doing general maintenance, a clay project, stone building. We were able to use our creativity and Birgit is always open to ideas. She is establishing a permaculture… read more

(Excellent )

22/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (rodrigo & oscar) for host

This was our first workaway experience and we had a really good time there at the Bigit's house. She is a very kind, interesting, friendly, lovely and funny woman.
We had so many laughs with stories of our lives and with the work.
The House, the places and landscapes around the house are really beautiful and Birgit knows some stories about that.… read more

(Excellent )

30/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Julie) for host

I met Birgit for my very first workaway and can tell i coud not have had better experience than it experience. Birgit is a kind woman and the work i had to do was very nice and pleasant. We exchanged a lot and she is a really open-minded and dedicated person. I keep a wonderful image of our moments of laughs, the surroundings, the work, and almost… read more

(Excellent )

23/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Alexandre) for host

It was my first workaway experience here at birgits place, and i honestly couldn't have dreamt of any better experience to dwelve into the workaway Lifestyle : Birgit is a kind, cheerfull and open minded person. The moments when we were eating together were always the occasion to discussion multiple interesting sujets and have a lot of laughs… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Claudio)

Claudio is the best volunteer you can ever have. He is always doing his best and is not afraid of hard work.
I was very impressed when he transported a lot of wood from the forest, chopped it and put in it a nice stable.
He is very intelligent and funny and we had a lot of fun.

Always polite and reliable, I wish you had stayed longer, I miss… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Mateo)

I was very happy to have Jenny in my house. She was always willing to help and made every task very well. I am specially grateful that she helped me to organize my home, I felt so good after that! She has a big heart and took good care of me when I had influenza.
She is intelligent and a quick learner.
We also had a lot of fun, Jenny has a good… read more

(Excellent )

20/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Mateo) for host

I just leave Birgit house and I already miss her, she's a lovely, happy and funny woman, it's really easy to talk with and she's always willing to help. She save my days a lot of times since is my first trip alone, she advise me, and show me the places around, the house has an easy access to Varnhems klosterkyrka and it was really amazing and… read more

(Excellent )

21/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Yvain)

Well Yvain, better late than never. I really want to give you a review anyway.
I really appreciated the time you were here. You are a skilled worker who did a very good job whatever task.
We also had many laughs with our translation program, trying to understand each other. You are a really funny man with a good heart!
Thank you and welcome back!

(Excellent )

02/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Yvain) for host

My first workaway was very nice. I was free and Birgit trusted me. She is a courageous woman who carries her project with determination. Despite my rudimentary English, we managed to communicate.
Thank you Birgit!

(Excellent )

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