Our farm is located in Dalen, West-Telemark.
We (Daphne and Daniel) are living together on Underdal with, (half of the time ) Daniels kids : Johanna (12) Kari (11) and Lambert (9).
We live without electricity on the farm because we like to be as self sufficient as possible :) That means that we cook on fire and keep the house warm with fire.
Tokke is a small mountainous area reaching from close to sea level to immaculate eminence. Here the aim is to build a sustainable life, living of the land, with our animals. We gain a lot of our knowledge from studying the new settlers in the states and early farming culture in general, as we see a big value in self- sufficiency. Telemark is a region with a rich history related to the work we do, so we are proud of being able to keep a lot of these traditions alive. Daniel and Daphne are working with a museum of cultural history from spring to fall, where they also maintain fields with grains, potatoes and flax. We also plow fields with the horse and grow vegetables the traditional way. Surrounding the farmyard there are pastures where the animal's grass and a forest where we get materials and firewood. As for the animals we have a small number of sheep and hens, three horses, two cats and two dogs. The sheeps are ranging free in the mountain during the summer, and we spend the first part of September bringing them home again. There's no tractor at the farm so the horses are helping a lot with different tasks, for instance haymaking, plowing, harrowing, pulling timber and transport.
A homesteader must acquire a lot of different skills, so by working with us you can expect to learn a lot depending on the season. Some things we do throughout a year: shear sheep, butcher, tan hides, process wool, work with textile, fish with nets, make firewood, do forest work, carpentry, woodcraft, haymaking, collect seeds, forage mushrooms, berries and medicinal plants. Daniel is also very passionate about folk music, building instruments and playing.
A big part of the farm life is preserving what we harvest. As an example, we make jams, tomato sauce, tinctures, ferment vegetables and dry spices.
We welcome people who are enthusiastic about farming and a self- sufficient lifestyle. Whom enjoy physical labor and can work independent. As there are usually many different tasks throughout a day. Here are not fixed working hours; sometimes we work until later if we have to finish things. But of course we make sure that you get enough rest! 😉 The haymaking period is usually the most hectic but social period, we appreciate help then (July). There are as well friends in the area that work in similar means, that we cooperate with every now and then.
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Organic methods: We are have a lot of our inspiration and practice from Wolf D. Storl and Masanobu Fukuoka.
Certifications: We rarely sell anything, so we don't need a certification.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Horse or donkey farming
Sheep or goat farming
Forestry
Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas
Seed saving or production
Meat processing
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Traditional crafts
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
No-till farming
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
Former WWOOFer
10.5
Hectares
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26
Acres
