Leine Merino is one of the few Merino sheep farms in Europe.
Innlandet
Hey there!
Welcome to our WWOOF page. We would like to give you detailed information and answer all your questions. Therefore, we have created a Leine Merino WWOOF magazine just for you. Click on the ‘visit website’ button at the top right of this page. (This is also the quickest way for you to get all the information you need, as the work on the farm means that as little time as possible is spent at the computer.)
*Please note that you can only access our LEINE MERINO WWOOF magazine from the official WWOOF Norge webpage, not on the WWOOF-app*
> If you still have questions that are not answered in the magazine, feel free to send us a message. We prefer to spend as little of our time online as possible, so it may sometimes take a few days before you get an answer.
We hope to see you at our farm in the future!
Hadebra!
Anders Deinboll Fortun
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Learning opportunities
Sheep or goat farming
Forestry
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Traditional crafts
Mechanics / tools / technology
Host type
Production farm
12
Hectares
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29.7
Acres
Anders
Member since 2014
Languages spoken:
English, Norwegian
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Response rate: 79%
Response time: typically within 7 days
Innlandet
Our farm is just a short drive from Kvam (Nord-Fron), a cute little town about 100 km north of Lillehammer. We’d be happy to pick you up at our cute Kvam train station or the bus stop called ‘Kvam E6'.
Reviews
Johanna
Germany
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February 2026
Leine Merino was a wonderful experience. The farm is situated in a beautiful mountain surrounding. You can go skiing, sledging,... You can learn how to colour wool or try out nålebinding.
If you are interested in animals and farming, there will be a lot of things to learn and the farmer can explain you a lot. Thank you for everything!
Pauline
Belgium
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February 2026
I spent 3 weeks in january and february and I had a nice experience at Leine Merino! Every day we fed the sheeps (and even saw several newborn lambs), learned how to dye wool, and enjoyed the beautiful landscape by walking, running, skiing, sledding, and more. (For nature lovers it’s a very wonderfull place) On top of that, we made delicious homemade meals and snacks together. There was a real sense of community, even though the group dynamic wasn’t always perfect.
Winter is a very quiet period, so don’t hesitate to bring things to keep yourself busy or to ask Anders what there is to do.
Anders made sure we had everything we needed — we always made together a grocery list. He was also always willing to drive us to the sledding or skiing slopes and to help us explore the area. He has lots of interesting facts and stories to share as well.
If you’re afraid of dogs, you definitely shouldn’t hesitate to come — even I, who am usually very scared of dogs, am going to miss the three dogs (the cat a little less).
Thank you for the experience!
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Reply from Anders
tusen takk
Victoria
Germany
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September 2025
I stayed for two weeks and couldn't have chosen better for my first wwoofing experience! The sheep were in the mountains, so in the mornings we often went out to the whimsical forest nearby to collect blueberries and cranberries. We made juice and baked bread, did some light wood working and prepared the stable for the winter, which was exhausting but fulfilling labor. One day we worked the market stand at a local village fair, and even went to a community dinner afterwards, which felt really special.
Anders is a caring and generous host. He always made sure that we were well taken care of, not at least by preparing tasty traditional Norwegian meals, like fish pie, leg of lamb, or reindeer stew. He also gave us plenty of opportunities to explore the beauty of the surrounding landscape on our days off. He likes conversing about a wide variety of subjects, especially politics, history, agriculture, and technology, so if you're interested in these topics you will have a great mental sparring partner. I also enjoyed many a conversation about life and love with Brita, hearing about Evert's transition to Norwegian life, and learning new skills and old jokes from Einar, Anders' lifelong friend and a real jack of all trades! The other wwoofers were all pleasant, open-minded and kind people as well, and I hope to stay in touch with many of them. Everyone was eager to learn and help each other out, and together we created a great sense of community during my stay on the farm!
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Mara
Germany
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May 2025
Leine Merino farm was wonderful! Anders was very lovey and showed us what to do then let us be independent. The farm was absolutely amazing, the sheep were great to work with and it was spectacular to see the lambs be born/having to help out with them. The community you got on the farm was like nothing we have every experienced before and the opportunities to see and do stuff were endless! Thank you Anders for an amazing time!
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Anna
France
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April 2025
Be really careful if you go to anders farm !! you will never want to leave ! We had a wonderful 6 weeks stay in this farm. The sheeps are super kind (Brita and Anders are even nicer) and we met some sympathic other woofers ! We had a really great time learning about sheep shearing, how to build a window, nålebinding, firewood making, norwegian meals and more ! We felt like we had freedom in our work, and Anders is always happy to listen to new ideas of things to do. The place was nice and there are good mountains around for sledging, skiing or hiking. If you are looking for a good woofing place you should definitely go there !
Thanks for everything, Jules & Anna
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Chloé
France
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March 2025
What an incredible experience ! I stayed on the farm for two months and was able to do and learn so many different things: woodworking, painting, wood and bone carving, dyeing, electricity, learning how to flip a sheep and cut its nails, hiking, sledging, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, nålebinding! And of course, to top it all off, I got to look after the sheep and puppies.
Anders is a fantastisk person, always ready to share his knowledge, cook typical Norwegian dishes and to tell us good stories! Brita is the fairy who makes this place even more warmer and welcoming!
Tusen Takk for everything
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