I offer two different types of stay in south-western Norway, neither of which is a farm. Please read the whole description, please answer the questions and please dont call it a farm in your application.
I mostly need help in spring April, May, June, and in autumn 27 August - 18 September and October.
The main site is Kvednaflaat, a woodland-cum-holiday centre, which is not permanently lived in, and has no internet access, and only occasional mobile cover age.
The area comprises 90 hectares of woodland, a lake, and lots of rock. The location is fairly remote, without through traffic: the nearest public transport is the bus stop in Helleland - an hours walk away and 15 minutes by car. There are no domestic animals other than bees. There are lots of learning opportunities: in the wood, building maintenance and improvement, organic growing in and out of the polytunnel, and of course beekeeping. Accommodation is in simple rooms with one or two bunkbeds, shared bathrooms, dining room, lounge and kitchen - there usually is the option to have your own bedroom.
Although the main work is in the woodland it is occasionally possible to combine with a homestay in Sola (an hour away from the woodland by car) concentrating on a more traditional organic fruit garden and home maintenance.
I try to tailor the stays to the guest I have, so please do tell me what you are interested in learning and wanting out of your WWOOF experience.
Plans for 2026 include: manuring the polytunnel and adding a new raised bed, maintenance inside the main house (spring cleaning, painting, repairs), growing food (gathering, planting sowing harvesting preserving - in the polytunnel and outside), reroofing the woodsheds, constructing a new woodshed, filling the woodsheds (clearing windfell and felling trees, chopping with splitter or ax, stacking of wood), optionally learning to make beams and planks using a mobile sawmill, and optionally beekeeping (constructing hive materials, managing bees, extracting honey).
The coordinate reference is the lake by the woodland, which is also where the first five pictures were taken. The homestay is in Sola close to Stavanger.
In the past organised activities have been up to 5 hrs per day 5 days per week. We share three meals a day, which can be vegetarian/vegan if you wish. Learning breadbaking (or exchanging best bread receipes) is definitely in the plans. I expect you to arrange your own accident and travel insurance.
If this sounds interesting please write me a message, explaining why you want to come to Norway, why you selected me, which opportunity you are interested in, how this fits in with your travels, what you feel I can offer you, and what you feel you can offer me.
I look forward to hearing from you, by message - and after that hopefully meeting you!
Certifications: I have never used either pesticides, or non-organic fertilisers, and to my knowledge they have never been used on the property. However I do not have organic certification (expensive).
Although I can accomodate larger Wwoof groups this has not happened since Covid.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Forestry
Beekeeping
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Natural cosmetics fabrication
Renewable energy production
Methods or systems
No-till farming
Permaculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
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Hectares
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227.3
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