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Help with garden and in our farm cafe.

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The experience

We live in the south of Sweden on a small farm where we run a popular cafe/vintage shop in the summer months. We also rent out an old wagon on airbnb.
We also need help with an old former abandoned farm we recently bought 500m from us. At the moment we are focusing on the outside with the garden, clearing bushes, making firewood, cutting grass, some painting, installing water and more.
We only build with using reclaimed materials.

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

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

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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.

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

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Under 45 years old

Only welcomes couples and partners (does not accept solo volunteers)

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You will learn about Sweden and Swedish country living and we hope to learn about you, where you come from and your culture. Eco farming, baking, fermenting, beekeeping, building, gardening and everything else we can share.
We are both very driven and have had several businesses before and got lots of experience to share.
The ideal volounteer would be open-minded, self-motivated, tidy, mature, independent and at least 20 years or older.
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We live in the countryside so... there are insects, if you don't like this, then maybe this is not the right place for you. It's a dirty job and there is no way you will stay clean.

Activities & Shift

Shift one start 9am and end 2pm
Shift two start 1am and end 6pm

Rules

Be prepared to cook for yourself By this we mean real cooking and not heating up prefab food. We will keep your pantry full with the basics and then what the garden gives and that is depending on the season we are in. You will never be hungry. There is also ingredients for baking and such. But you are the cook.

We don't provide meat for your own meals (sometimes yes) and we cannot provide a full vegan diet so that extra you have to provide yourself. That means that if you use non animal products in your coffee, butter and so on you will have to provide that yourself.

The accommodation is a simple setting in a renovated old stable with outdoor shower (hot).
It's a simple living for sure close to the field and when you step out you step on grass and in that grass there is life as insects, bugs, ticks and slugs. We live in the countryside so... . Just so you know what you get into.