Nord-Hidle is a tiny Island in Ryfylke, with 14 inhabitants, mostly farmers, and very good public boats. I have 60 sheep in the winter and many more in the spring and summer. I have many fruit trees, and berries, and kitchen vegetable -garden. Fishing at the dock or from boat is possible. Wild garlic is also an important product.
Sheepholding is the main task on the farm: feeding them, bringing them out to the pastures, cleaning, lambing (in spring) and many more. We also do woodwork in the wintertime. In summer we mainly do gardening: vegetables, fruit, berries, maintaining the garden and also the farm (for example painting).
From time to time I host guests in my guesthouses, then you will also help with preparing the rooms and serving food.
Unfortunately I have Alzheimers and I am currently in treatment (as one of the first in the world). I am still looking after the farm until my niece is taking over in summer 2027. My longterm memory is good so I can still lecture you about history and society. But my shortterm memory makes me ask you if we have had tea already😉.
You will stay in my house, in the guestroom with writing desk and recliner- chair. You eat in the kitchen together with me, and with my boys and family if they are at home.
We will make a list of upcoming tasks for the next few days. Depending on the season and the amount of work we have 3 -4 meals a day (one warm meal per day).
If longer stay: Norwegian course once a week at maine island, in the evening.
We have a litle restaurant at the fram, that is open only at request for groups of 6-25 people. Those dayes when we have guests, it is nessesary to bee two when the guests are present: as I am cooking it is excelent to have an extra hand to serve at the table.
I enjoy gardening and flowers, and gathering foods in the nature. I like to cook and make festive meals with the ingredients that are available from the land or local providers. Before Christmas I give demonstrations course on how to make christmas decorations of natural materials. I enjoy newspapers, books and boardgames, museums and history!
I give guides tours on the cultural heritage of the islands to guests, and WWOOFers might experiance to get longer answers to simple questions than they expect.🙂
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Sheep or goat farming
Forestry
Flower farming
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
Rotational grazing
Host type
Production farm
30
Hectares
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74.1
Acres
