Calling early birds! Take care of cows on a Swedish farmstead

Morocco

5

Olov is a very good person and a super friendly guy who always smiles, he always took me to the gym and brought me back, he left the car for us whenever we needed them to go to Soderharm to do something. The only bad thing, to say the least, is that the house was dirty, otherwise everything was fine.

over 1 year ago

France

5

Part 2/2 Moreover Olov always pay attention that we are several activities to do. He also always makes sure that there is enough food for everyone. The place is really beautiful (specially in winter with the snow !). We met wonderful people there and we had a really good time ! 🫶🏻

over 1 year ago

United Kingdom

5

The farm was such good fun and I found the local area and nature absolutely stunning. Olov was really helpful in making sure there were things to do and took us skiing, lake skating and even to karaoke! Everyone in the house pulled their weight and took part in the running of the house and putting food on the table. Highly recommend to anyone coming to Sweden!

over 1 year ago

Spain

5

My experience at the farm was amazing!! I had a wonderful time working with the cows and with the other people. Olov and the farm team made me feel at home. Everything was fantastic and I hope to do again :)

over 1 year ago

United States

5

This was an absolutely amazing experience! The host helped us really make the most of our time here from going into town and meeting locals to going on adventurous trips. We had a lot of freedom to explore when not working and got 2 days off per week. The work at the farm can be physical strenuous, but so rewarding! I couldn't recommend this position more, especially if you love cows.

over 1 year ago

Olov replied

The webpaged crashed when I wrote the review and then it was inpossible to start it over again. Lauren was an incredible volunteer. She actually followed our instructions. The first day of volounteering we want the volounteers just to watch and not disturb, Lauren did this while most others need to "help" directly. The second day she took notes. The third day she was fully contributing. Also in the house she was responsible and made the volounteers home a home.

Brazil

5

This was the second time I have been in the farm, the first being in the summer. And I am sure I will be back again. The best host in the whole WorldPackers

over 1 year ago

Brazil

5

My experience has been amazing! Olov and his family are incredible people who are so hard working and extremely welcoming and kind! Was great so experience the routines at farm and work with Jasper and Anders who are so lovely too. Would recommend to anyone!

over 1 year ago

Italy

4

I had a really nice experience in Sweden, and Olov is an exceptionally welcoming host. Despite my short stay, I gained valuable insights into Swedish life, which Olov made very enjoyable. A big highlight is the wonderful team at the farm—Åke, Maria, and everyone else were incredibly kind and contributed greatly to this positive experience. The house is a charming, family-owned property with a lot of character and potential. While some aspects require a flexible mindset, the overall experience was positive and memorable.

8 months ago

Italy

4

The work with the cows is very rewarding and the people at the farm are all very nice and kind. Olov is a great guy, he's flexible and welcoming, he was only there in weekends and would get whatever groceries we asked for, and often cook for us. We also loved the cats and slept with them almost every night. The reasons why I didn't leave 5 stars are that the house is quite messy, many things don't work properly, and although we applied for morning shifts, we had to split between each other mornings and afternoons. All in all, it was an unforgettable experience and I wish to come back someday

8 months ago

Olov replied

Yes when everyone that applied to work with the cows want to do the morning shift there have to be a division between morning and afternoon. Guglielmo did not give any reason why he wanted the mornings and why he had a better reason to do mornings than the other volunteers. After the introduction that always are in the afternoon they kind of got stuck with the afternoon as I did not want to make a schedule with evening followed by earlie morning. In general there was little discussion and planning with them. I was waiting for them to show up so we could plan the schedule according to when they wanted to be free and they where waiting for me to send the schedule so they could plan their free time.

Germany

4

I had a good-ish time at the farm. Living with the other volunteers was fun and the gardening work was super flexible. Seeing the cow barn was such an interesting experience, too. Olov was very eager to take us on trips and always informing us about upcoming events. However, living in the house was super taxing on me. Nothing was working properly, half of the rooms were unusable, and there was no comfy space for us to gather execpt for half a tv-room. Overall, I think the experience here depends a lot on the other volunteers and how comfortable you are with an uncomfortable living space.

12 months ago

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