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Gardening, building & cat cuddling in Northern Sweden

The experience

You help us to plant and harvest, making new beds for crops and building smart structures in the garden.
We have some ongoing building projects, both smaller and bigger, where we need your hands.
We are working, preparing food and eat together. We work in the morning and afternoon with a long lunch break.
You will have some time every day to spend on your own.
Some days we go on a little excursion together.
We like direct and open communication.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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

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.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner German

Over 23 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Staying with us on our old farm you can enjoy Swedens most famous nature with lakes, forests, mountains, calmness and summerlight nights.

We live here with our 3 cats, always poking around the garden, the greenhouse and teach yoga and meditation to people.

Our old farm i located in the middle of silent nature by the lake, mountains, forests, wildlife and in Southern Sápmi, the land of the indigenous people of Scandinavia (Jämtland). We moved to this far out countryside in 2016 longing for and finding nature, silence, fresh air and the best place to be.

Because of our cats you unfortunately can't bring your pets to our place.

We eat vegetarian organic food prepared together with love and respect. We do excursions or show you where to explore the wild nature nearby and visit old cultural places in the area, i e carvings from 5-8000 years ago.
There is possibility to join yogaclasses, gongsessions, mantrachanting, meditation, fascial maneuvers sessions and sauna as our guest of honour.
Our volunteers are not working in the Retreat Center/with paid guests and spaces.

The farm is located 20 km from the nearest foodstore, 80 km from the big city where you will find all you need included an adventurous open air museum (Jamtli) and shops, railway station, busstation and airport. There is a bus going into the city with a few departures per day. Pick up from the railway station or airport can be arranged.

Shared rooms and dormitories with equipped beds.
Shared WC/privy and showers. If you stay for a while you can use the laundry for washing.
You will be part of preparing the organic vegetarian food with us.
No use of drugs or alcohol is allowed on the farm.

Activities & Shift

We are growing our own vegetables, both freeland and in the greenhouse.
There are many projects on the farm, both small and bigger. Building structures, painting, demolition, taking care of fallen trees, mowing the lawn, weeding, planting and harvesting are common activities.
Also house and cat sitting could be a possible activity.
We cook vegetarian meals and eat together.
We work together in the morning and afternoon with a long lunch break in between.
The activities vary from day to day, depending on the weather for example.
You have time each day to spend on your own.
In the evening we sometimes play the gong for relaxation in the yogabarn.

Rules

No smoking. No drugs. No pets. No cat allergy.
LGTBQiA+ friendly a must.