Countryside commune with aspirations of self-sufficiency in Hesselager, Denmark

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  Description

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  We're 6 people aged around 30 and a kid, living in an old farmhouse with a few animals, a fairly big vegetable garden, a lot of building projects and some mixed aspirations of self-sufficiency. We live closely together in a small, antiquated house and a collection of caravans and wagons.
  
  We have two Hungarian wool pigs (Emma and Vov), 18 chickens, 3 ducks and 2 cats (Dota & Rudolf).
  5 hectares of land; herb and kitchen gardens; an orchard of ~30 fruit trees.
  Lots of building projects and even more random piles of materials for creative constructions and tons of things we ought to be doing.
  We believe in voluntariness and freedom. We want to work towards self-sufficiency and non-consumption, but we don't have a clear-cut grand mission.
  
  We're in our 10th year of the project - and it's still new - and what's central for us is making a life possible for ourselves that we find ideal, rather than, let's say, maximizing yields.
  We take good care of each other and are deeply engaged in each other's lives. We are sensitive and emotional people and make it a point to have meetings and good talks daily.
  
  Our home is small and we share everything, and private space can be somewhat limited - especially in the winter. In the summer, most people sleep outside in tents, wagons or underneath the stars. We hope you're ready to do the same.
  
  We have a shared economy, and live cheaply. We hardly buy anything, but rather dumpster-dive, re-use, barter, and trade services with people in the community. And, of course, grow quite a bit of what we eat ourselves. (We strive to use our energy at home, not doing waged labour, so we also don't have money to spend if we wanted to, but as you can see that all adds up perfectly).
  
  We're looking for people to join in our lives, be part of our "we" and help out with farming and building projects and other day-to-day stuff. We're mostly interested in people staying for 1-2 months, but shoot us a message regardless of your time frame!
  
  Let it be known that we are not very organized -- we don't plan out projects months or weeks in advance, don't make schedules or make formal divisions of responsibility. We don't have working hours either and the dynamics, energy and processes - socially, personally and work-wise - are different on different days.
  
  This also means that we're not offering volunteers a working schedule or expect them to work certain hours. But rather than getting stuck in meaningless work, spend days reading books and walking in the forest when they feel like that is the right thing to do.
  Remember, you're part of the "we", and working intensity here varies a lot - some days, all of us will be helping a lot all day, other days no one lifts a finger, or work outside of the farm - and there aren't any structured routines regarding the work here.
  
  Not being able to make proper work schedules for workawayers also means relying more on your own initiative. This both means that you have the possibility to start your own projects and leave your permanent marks on the place, but can also be challenging and frustrating - it's not easy putting oneself to work in a strange place.
  
  We are not an industrial production farm but more a group of people living together in connection with the land and nature around us.
  
  Right now, we're especially interested in hearing from people who have some kind of drive for garden work, but send us a message regardless.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Films et télé

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Écriture

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Photographie

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Auto-stop

  

  Jardinage

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Animaux

  

  Plage

  

  Danse

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Voile / bateau

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Randonnée

  

  Cyclisme
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  All working guests will be regarded full members of the collective for the time they are here.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Building, weeding, sowing, harvesting, animal care, hanging out, singing, carrying stuff, cooking together, house cleaning, splitting wood, improvised art projects

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  Langues parlées

  Danish: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Courant

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  Hébergement

  We can offer volunteers what we have for ourselves, really. We have a few spare rooms now, (with heating) and in the summer there'll be tents, hammocks, and hay-lofts available.

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  Autres infos...

  Bikes and car available at the farm.
  We're close to Svendborg and Nyborg 15km. (Good bus connections)
  6 km's away the beach.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have wifi, and most of the times a place of peace can be found.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Your van can be maximum the size of the death star.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We can have pets here, but ofcourse it depends on what kind of needs they have. Having a big dog in our living room can be challenging, but who knows. Let's talk about it.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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