Eco Program in Sweden: Trying to get Selfsufficient

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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

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

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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.

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

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

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!

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

Hello! We live in the beautiful province Värmland in Sweden. We try to be self sufficient on our farm. We have a greenhouse and a market garden about 4000m2. We try to have potatoes, strawberries and all different kind of vegetables. We have cows and a pigg for our own meat. We want help with the garden. Do you love workig with your hands and take care about everything in the garden? Take contact with us and you will hear more!

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Requirements

Fluent Dutch or Fluent English
Between 18 and 50 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Gender equality

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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2 Reviews

3.0

Host & Team

3.5

Hours & Tasks

3.5

Farm

3.5

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Practicing English
1 Get in touch with nature
1 Meeting international travelers

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 3. Good health and well-being
1 5. Gender equality
1 15. Life on land

Leonie

Germany

I stayed for 5 weeks and had a wonderful time. Marcia, Dimitry and Julia are super nice and funny people. The forest is next to the farm and is really beautiful. On the days off you can also take the bus to the nearest town Ekshärad or go for a walk in the forest. They also always made sure that you were involved in the activities (pancake nights, sleigh tours, riding tours). I also learnt a lot of new things (making a fire, driving on ice, western riding,...). I had a really good time there and I already miss it. I hope that I can come back one day. Many thanks to Marcia, Dimitry and Julia.

10 months ago

Dimitry replied

Hej Leonie,
We totally forgot to reply but we had a nice time with you!
Always welcome back :)
Warm Greetings,
Marcia, Dimitry & Julia.

Yara-Eowyn

Germany

My time in Sweden was a mixed bag. The area was enchanting, the work immense, and living with the girls in the house wonderful. Unfortunately, the heating wasn't repaired until mid-October. It was sometimes extremely cold in the rooms; after a whole day outside, you could only warm up a the farm with a hot water bottle. I was always working more than 32 hours a week, mostly a 40-hour week. I enjoyed to take care of the animals, the puppies were especially adorable. I had hoped to learn Western riding and be able to ride the horses more often. In fact, that was only possible twice during my stay.

20 days ago

Dimitry replied

Dear Yara, so sad to hear this afterwords. You never said anything when you were here so we could "solve your problems" . You suddenly said you go home because of your stomach problems. We have respect for everyone who comes and learns at our Farm but we are not gonna say everytime how great you are. We laughed together, had a great time and now suddenly you have this feedback.
We hope you learn from this and be more open the next time so the host have the chance to do something about it.

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