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We have started our journey towards being the world best farm in the fields of animal welfare, enviromnet and sosial media! :D We need help to get everything in place. The farm is located by the foot of Oslos highest plateau mountain Norefjell, by the lake Krøderfjorden. (1,5 hour drive from Oslo). We have free range Happy Pigs outdoors that have helped us prepare an area for new growing where we need help.  The farm is powered by our own bioenergy plant. We have sheeps, pigs, horses, dogs and cats. We would love help from wwoof’ers that have worked a lot manually before. One huge advantage would be knowledge of carpentry for some small projects. Some experience with machinery and fencing is welcomed. We have various big and small projects, and prefer wwooffers who will stay for a period of time and integrate in creating the dream. Our farms webpage is only in Norwegian, at nedreskinnes.no , but we run a English blog, you can check out farmgirlofnorway.com/about to learn more about us and our philosophy. We look forward to hear from you
Learning opportunities
Fruit or nut farming
Grain farming
Pig farming
Sheep or goat farming
Raising of other farm animals
Forestry
Meat processing
Renewable energy production
Methods or systems
Biodynamic agriculture
Holistic management
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
Former WWOOFer
263.1 Hectares | 650 Acres
Accommodation
4+ WWOOFers
Bedroom
Children not accepted
Pets not accepted
Meals
Omnivore
Vegetarian
Length of stay
3-4 weeks
Over a month
Live
Live
Member since 2015
Languages spoken: English, Norwegian
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Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 6 days
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1,5 hours from Oslo. 2 hour drive from OSL Gardermoen. 1 hour from Drammen. 45 min from Hønefoss. Very little public transport. We can pick you up at Noresund or Krøderen bus stops.
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Elisabeth
Elisabeth
Germany • January 2025
My stay at Live and Kristoffers farm was AMAZING! It were seriously the best two months of my life and I'm already looking forward to April when I will come back!!! I came in the slaughtery season (October-start of December) which was such a good experience because the highest goal of Live and Kristoffer is to give their pigs and sheep the best life (and also the best death) they can have. It really changed my perspective to eating meat in a good way: I got so much more thankfulness towards the animals and could enjoy every piece of the suuuper tasty meat so much more! And I'm much more aware of buying good and "happy" meat now than before. Most of the time I worked together with Kristoffer who is the best boss! He always had a good joke and was so patient even if I did a really stupid mistake :) Live is the kindness in person - she made me feel welcome immediately and ALWAYS was caring for my wellbeing in a super sweet way. Besides I enjoyed so much the times with the incredible kids - they are so open, kind and already helping a lot on the farm. What made my stay perfect were the amazing other wwoofers I lived and worked together with <3 Thank you so much for having me and see you soon :D
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Johanna
Johanna
Germany • December 2024
I spent 7 wonderful weeks at Skinnes Farm. I was welcomed very warmly and they gave me a very good insight into the work at the beginning. I came during the slaughter season and found the work very interesting and I learned many many new things. I am also grateful that they gave us good recommendations on what to do in our free time, like good hikes or nice places. It was a great and exciting time with a very nice and generous family. I highly recommend it.
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Freya-Theodora
Freya-Theodora
Germany • June 2023
I have always been interested in the Scandinavian culture and alternative lifestyles since I live in Berlin. I do appreciate the big city very much, but often feel like losing touch with the existential things in life. The time and work with Live and Kristoffer has grounded me, their farm is an absolute role model of how agriculture science of the future can be, it’s impressive how much time, energy and effort they put into their projects and to make everything work well. The two of them have always been super friendly, helpful and very warm. Their staff leadership is also exemplary, you come to learn and help together as a team! Live is a real power woman, I found her mentality of working hard on her dreams and goals and always being optimistic very inspiring. I can only recommend to spend time with them! Thank you for the great experience and all the memories. It's not a goodbye it's a see you later :)
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Lukas
Lukas
Germany • April 2023
I stayed at Skinnes in April and even though it was only for 11 days it was an amazing experience! Live and Kristoffer are lovely people and they care a lot about the well-being of their WWOFers. Moreover, they try to give their animals the best life that they can and this results in very high-quality products. The taste of the pork meat is phenomenal😁 There was another German WWOFer at Skinnes and we stayed at a small apartment next to the workshop. Our main task was to take care of the sheep since there were new lambs everyday. This included feeding them, refilling water and hay, mucking and also making sure that the newborns were fine. Other tasks were taking care of the horses and feeding the cats. In addition to that, I felled some trees and logged them. Having said that, there's always something to do and you can't really get bored😄 All in all, I loved it there and I couldn't have wished for better hosts!
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Barbara
Barbara
Italy • October 2022
It was an amazing experience to be with this lovely family! A month full of new experiences, creative and varied work tasks and above all we made new friends. This farm is the perfect place to get to know the norwegian culture and be inspired by the nature. Live, Kristoffer, Liv and Halvor are lovely people who really care about the volunteers and make your time unforgettable. Thank you, we will never forget this summer!
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Louis
Louis
France • February 2022
What an amazing experience, in an amazing family ! This young family will welcome you in her beautiful farm and make you fill good during your trip.
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