Family farm, Community farm, Dairy farm

Viken

9 reviews • Updated 3 months ago

Welcome to Olavsbråten – an organic farm built on community, respect, and meaningful work At Olavsbråten we live close to nature, and run our farm organically with respect for the animals, the land, and each other. We keep dairy sheep and goats, and an important part of life here is caring for the animals and processing the milk. As a volunteer, you can be taking part in milking, cheese-making, and packaging dairy products. We are also in the process of renovating and restoring the old farm buildings. A lot of the work will therefore involve practical tasks such as carpentry, painting, and general maintenance. Most of what we do is about caring for this place so that it is good for both people and animals. Life here is not just about the work. We value community, respect, and creating a good atmosphere together. We share meals and daily life, and we are looking for volunteers who want to contribute with openness and a willingness to be part of an inclusive community. What you can take part in: Helping with the animals: milking, care, and milk packaging Assisting with cheese-making and milk processing Supporting renovation and maintenance of the farm buildings General farm work, gardening, firewood, fencing, and kitchen tasks Where we are: The farm is beautifully located near the Norefjell mountains, with great opportunities for hiking and enjoying nature. We are about 1.5 hours from Oslo and Gardermoen Airport, and close to Hønefoss, Drammen, and Kongsberg. Before you apply: Please think carefully about whether you want to join us — to share both the work and the daily life of the community, where mutual respect and care for nature are core values. Tell us why you want to come, what tasks interest you, and what you hope to contribute and learn. The longer you stay, the more responsibility and insight you will gain. We are right now also looking for someone to share the winter with us, Tell if this could be you :) Practical: We live simply but surrounded by fresh air, nature, and community spirit. Internet access is available. We warmly welcome you to join us!

Learning opportunities

Pig farming

Sheep or goat farming

Dairy farming

Forestry

Cheesemaking

Methods or systems

Regenerative agriculture

Host type

Production farm

Certified organic

Former WWOOFer

2.8 Hectares | 7 Acres

Accommodation

4+ WWOOFers

Bedroom

Children accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Vegetarian

Length of stay

1 day (local)

Weekend

Less than a week

1-2 weeks

3-4 weeks

Over a month

Veslemøy

Member since 2014

Languages spoken: English, Norwegian Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 2 days

November 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

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Viken

Gardermoen airport / ørgenvika busstop / hønefoss / flå

Reviews

Christa

Netherlands • October 2025

I had a truly wonderful time at Veslemøy and Björn’s farm. They are kind people with big hearts. They really make you feel at home and treat the WWOOFers’ time and privacy with great respect.They also run a beautiful farm with goats and sheep, producing absolutely delicious products. While I was there, we were five WWOOFers and worked on all sorts of tasks like building fences, cleaning the barn, and packing dairy products. It didn’t really matter what the work was—the atmosphere was always great! Once again, thank you for such a lovely time.

Matteo

Italy • October 2025

It was our first time woofing and we couldn't ask better! Veslemoy and Bjorn are very welcoming, and the farm itself is beautiful and surrounded by nature. We mainly helped cleaning, building the new fence and sometimes packing yogurt and cheese. If you want to learn something in particular they are down to explain and teach you everything. There was also the possibility to milk goats and sheeps but we didn't do it that much. We were not alone, as we shared the guesthouse with 3 other woofers. We hope to come back someday :)

SOLVEIG

France • October 2025

I had an amazing time at Veslemoy and Bjorn's farm! They are very welcoming and trusting, their farm is located in a beautiful valley and it is so great to be able to work with the goats and sheeps hanging around all the time. I learned a lot in a very short time, while having a lot of fun. I was so lucky to come during the birthing season and to see newborns <3 On a practical note: the accomodation is more than confortable and they really respect the wwoofer's time off. If possible, I would recommend to come with a car son that you are able to travel around and go hiking, but one can manage without.

Selina

Germany • January 2017

We visited Olavsbraten twice in autumn 2016 and we had the time of our lifes. Bjørn, Veslemøy and Malina are really awesome, friendly and welcoming people. Bjørn is always funny and open, but he also can teach you alot about farming, just like his wife Veslemøy, who is sometimes introverted but still a lovely person and of course Malina, who is always fun to be with. And not forget about Signe, their super cute daughter. We learned alot on this farm, because everyday we had different things to do, sometimes fencing, building or doing stuff with wood, but also harvesting and always taking care of the pigs. On Wednesday we helped with prepairing delivery and this was always interesting and fascinating to see the final dairy products. Sometimes the work was quite hard, but we also had alot of freetime to recover and explore the astounding surrounding nature. In the end we felt like a part of the family. They helped us when we found no other farm to stay at, so they took us in a secound time about which we are super thankfull, because we had our best time at this farm and it was a pleasure to come back a secound time. We met some really nice people and made new friends and had alot of fun. All in all we had one of the best times in our lifes and we would highly recommend this place to everyone. Thank you for this great time, Bjørn, Veslemøy and Malina. We wish you the very best and we will follow you through Malina’s blog ;)

Tobiasz

Poland • December 2016

Great time. Great people. I've learned a lot! Thank You :)

Karolina

Poland • October 2016

I had a wonderful time at Olavsbråten! It was an opportunity to learn so much about farm work and an eco-lifestyle, and also to get away from my regular life in the city :) The people are lovely, caring and helpful, I felt very much at home with them. I would recommend this host to anyone who's looking for a meaningful experience. Thanks so much for an unforgetable holiday!