Gardening, building & cat cuddling in Northern Sweden
The experience
We are looking for 2-3 volonteers with experience for:
Gardening/farming
House and cat watch
Painting
Building
You help us Fri-Mon and appr 6h per day.
Free time Tues-Thurs.
We decide from day to day according to weather the tasks for each day.
Plans might change during the day.
We work, prepare food and eat together.
We work in the morning and afternoon with a long lunch break.
We like direct and open communication
What you offer
24 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Animal Care:
Help look after and take care of animals.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
What you get
3 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.
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
Beginner English or Beginner German
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
European Union Passport
Travel insurance
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 very remotely 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 can 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 paying guests and spaces.
The farm is located very remotely 20 km from the nearest foodstore in Kaxås, 80 km from the big city of Östersund 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 weekday. 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. Change of plans can occure during the day for different reasons and one has to be flexible for these shifts.
In the evening we sometimes play the gong for relaxation in the yogabarn.
Experience in building and gardening is meritorious.
Rules
No smoking. No drugs. No pets. No cat allergy.
LGTBQiA+ friendly a must.