Are you passionate about sustainable agriculture and eager to immerse yourself in the serene beauty of the Lofoten Islands? Look no further! We're seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our small-scale farm, nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Lofoten.
About Us:
We are a married couple with four children, living on a small scale farm in the Lofoten islands. We bought the farm, that had not been actively farmed since the 1970s, in 2018 and accidentally startet farming. Now we are both working full time at our farm business, working to regenerate the farm and the land, selling our products to the best restaurants in the region.
At our farm, we're committed to cultivating vegetables using organic principles, while also using the resources that grow in the wild nearby area. Our mission is to promote sustainable farming practices that respect both the land and the people working at the farm, and to show that it is possible to make a living from a small farm in the Arctic.
🌿Get Hands-On Experience: Dive into the world of sustainable agriculture as you spend time alongside us and the other volunteers. Whether you're sowing micro greens. harvesting veggies, packing for delivery, stacking fire wood or foraging for wild plants. you'll gain invaluable skills and knowledge.
Volunteer tasks:
🌱 Assisting with planting, watering, weeding, harvesting crops and packing for delivery
🌿 Foraging for wild plants and mushrooms
🪵 Chopping fire wood
🛠️ Participating in farm clean up, building and maintenance tasks as needed
👩🌾 Take part in our community and help out with cooking and cleaning
A typical day at the farm in the summer season may look like:
10.00: Morning meeting, tasks assignment (ex harvesting/packing vegetables)
10.15-13.00: Assigned task
13.00: Lunch at the barn
14.00-16.00: Assigned task
In the winter season, the tasks are more towards tidying, cleaning up and doing building and maintenance projects on the barn and farm house. We also chop and store firewood, do snow removal, and seed starting.
Requirements:
👩🌾 A passion for sustainable agriculture and a willingness to learn
🧳 Flexibility and adaptability to outdoors farm life
💚 Being able to take care of your self, set boundaries and tend to your own needs
🗣️ Good communication skills and a collaborative spirit
⛔️ We are a family farm with small children, and have strictly no tolerance for use of illegal drugs or openly drunkenness on the property
🧳 Minimum commitment of 4 weeks
🚗 Drivers license is a plus
👩🌾🧑🌾 Willing to take part in our volunteer community, and share a room (boys/girls separately)
🌦 Bring warm, waterproof clothes and boots; Norway can be cold and windy even in summer!
We prioritize applications from volunteers who can stay for a longer period (around 6–12 weeks), as it gives us time to get to know each other, learn together, and create a richer, more meaningful experience.
We provide:
🏔 Stunning Location: Wake up to panoramic views of majestic mountains, forest and the sea. Our farm is located in the outskirts of Stamsund, a small fishing village in the middle of Lofoten. Find hiking trails straight from the farm, or go swimming at the secret local beach. 15 minutes walk from the farm is a grocery store, and a little further in the village a restaurant/bar. In your free time, explore the magic of the Lofoten islands!
👩🌾 Community Spirit: Join a diverse community of like-minded individuals who share your passion for sustainable living. Forge meaningful connections, swap stories around the campfire, and celebrate the joys of farm life with our volunteers and seasonal staff. However, we the farmers have four kids and a busy family life , and so will very rarely participate in the social life of our volunteers outside of normal working hours.
🍽️ Farm-to-Table Cuisine: Indulge in fresh, wholesome meals made from the bounty of our farm. Our volunteers are expected to take turns cooking, and when possible we all eat lunch together at the farm. We aim to eat dinner together 1-2. times a week, and the other days the wwoofers cook together in the wwoofers house. The fridge and cupboard in the barn will be stocked with food to meet your basic needs to cook/eat three meals per day: Bread, jam, cheese, cooked hams, butter, olive oil, pasta, rice, salad/veg from the farm, etc. We are not able to cater to any special diets including vegan.
🏕 A place to sleep, eat, shower, wash your clothes... Accommodation is normally in a house that we rent for the wwoofers, two minutes walk from the farm. You can use WIFI at our farm house for basic communication needs, but we don´t have WIFI in the wwoofers house.
⛰ Lofoten's natural beauty provides the perfect backdrop for your farming adventure, offering endless opportunities for exploration and rejuvenation.
🧗♀️ Hiking in the mountains, climbing, fishing, swimming at the sandy beaches, kayaking..
☀️ Long summer days, the midnight sun never setting (end of May to mid-July), northern lights (September-March), winter storms and hurricanes...
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Forestry
Wild foraging
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Methods or systems
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
6
Hectares
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14.8
Acres
