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work in the fields in our Swedish farmstead :)

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The experience

Your main tasks will include building fences and maintaining the water supply for our animals.

In the spring you might have the chance to drive tractors on the field as there are some easy work.

We value careful, steady driving—it's all about getting the task done right without breaking anything.

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.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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 Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

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 Swedish

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Making fences.
Working with agriculture machines on the field, like, harrowing, plow, actir-roll.

Activities & Shift

The shift is according to the weather, if it rains there are no field work and if it is going to rain tomorrow you will work the whole day, still you work on average 25 hours a week as a volunteer. You should also contribute to keep the house where you live clean, this work is done outside the 25 hours. Practically you need to do 20 minutes daily cleaning tasks as vacuum the floors and clean the bathroom because you are living in the house, it is not a hotel.

Rules

Driving license and experience of machines or a very calm and careful car driving style. It is all about not damage anything. It does not matter if you drive half the speed of a very experienced driver as long there is no stop due to a fault.

I am sad to need to specify these rules.
1 The volunteer should clean their own room to the same standard as a clean hotel room when they leave so that it is ready for the next volunteer. Hello you are still here until you are on the bus. You are not leaving when you book your ticket.

2. During your stay you need to tidy up after yourself. Of course you should not leave your dishes and your food in the common kitchen but to have a zero impact you also need to spend 20 minutes every day on cleaning common areas.

3. Your working clothes are stored in dedicated places. We have one for clothes used when milking, one for used outside clothes and sep