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Join us at our small farm in the Arctic

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The experience

Are you passionate about sustainable agriculture and eager to immerse yourself in the serene beauty of the Lofoten Islands? Look no further! We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our small-scale farm, nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Lofoten.

At our farm, we're committed to cultivating vegetables using organic principles, while also using the resources that grow in the wild nearby area.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Norwegian

Between 19 and 36 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

European Union Passport

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

About Us:
We are a married couple with four children, living on a small scale farm in the Lofoten islands. We bought the farm, that had not been actively farmed since the 1970s, in 2018 and accidentally startet farming. Now we are working to regenerate the farm and the land, selling our products to the best restaurants in the region.

In 2024 we started welcoming volunteers to help out at our farm. This has been a great experience, with wonderful young people visiting us and making valuable contributions towards fulfilling our mission of creating a sustainable farm.

The volunteers live in a house on the neighbouring property, they cook together and enjoy activities like hiking in their free time.

🌿Get Hands-On Experience: Dive into the world of sustainable agriculture as you spend time alongside us and the other volunteers. Whether you're sowing micro greens. harvesting veggies, packing for delivery, stacking fire wood or foraging for wild plants. you'll gain invaluable skills and knowledge.

Volunteer tasks:
🌱 Assisting with planting, watering, weeding, harvesting crops and packing for delivery
🌿 Foraging for wild plants and mushrooms
🚗 Doing deliveries to our restaurant customers
🪵 Chopping fire wood
🛠️ Participating in farm clean up, building and maintenance tasks as needed
🎉 Help out at our farm-to-table events
👩‍🌾 Take part in our community and help out with cooking and cleaning

Activities & Shift

A typical day at the farm in the summer season may look like:
10.00: Morning meeting, tasks assignment (ex harvesting/packing vegetables)
10.15-13.00: Assigned task
13.00: Lunch at the barn
14.00-16.00: Assigned task

In the winter season, the tasks are more towards tidying, cleaning up and doing building and maintenance projects on the barn and farm house. We also chop and store firewood, do snow removal, and seed starting. Occasionally we host events at the farm, and everyone is expected to help out as needed.

Rules

IMPORTANT: Due to Norwegian Immigrant Authorities we can only accept applicants from EU/EEA. Volunteers from non-EU/EEA countries have recently faced arrest and deportation.

Requirements:
👩‍🌾 A passion for sustainable agriculture and a willingness to learn
🧳 Flexibility and adaptability to outdoors farm life
💚 Being able to take care of your self, set boundaries and tend to your own needs
🗣️ Good communication skills and a collaborative spirit
⛔️ We are a family farm with children, and have strictly no tolerance for use of illegal drugs or openly drunkenness on the property
🧳 Minimum commitment of 4 weeks
🚗 Drivers license is a plus
👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾 Willing to take part in our volunteer community, and share a room (boys/girls separately)
🌦 Bring warm, waterproof clothes and boots; Norway can be cold and windy even in summer!