Valla Farm is located on an beautiful island Handnesøya, we fantastic scenery with the nature forces close on our daily life. From sunny nights all summer long, to the cold, dark and storm full winter. And we must not forget the fantastic Aurora Borealis that often comes for a visit in the winter and late autumn.
The farm is one of the oldest Organic Milk farms in Norway, it was totally organic until 2025. Due to changes in the dairy contract, we had to partly convert to non organic, some of the fields fare from the farm now get fertilizer. But the farm and the island was pioneers in the Organic Farming when they started up, and the knowledge they collected is still in use today.
Mads bought the farm February 2018 and Stina moved in 2026🤗
There is around 28 milking cows on the farm, in total there is around 70 cattle on the farm at all times. We produce around 200 tons of milk a year and harvest grass on around 50 hectare.
There is also two cats on the farm, Johnanne and Stein.
(Sadly enough daisy passed away in July 2023.)
You will be joining in on the mainly tasks on an daily basis. mostly that would be doing the barn, milking, cleaning and feeding ☺️
Other than that it’s all season and weather based.
You will get the possibility to learn new skills, get more knowledge about organic farming and Norwegian farming in general.
My motivation is that you as a woofer can grow as a person and go home with new experiences and skills.
You most likely will do stuff that you never dreamed of mastering by your own☺️ here we let everyone try something if they want to👏🏻 learning by doing, and sometimes failing.
We eat dinner after evening barn and have Breakfast/lunch after morning barn and discuss the work of the day. food are available in the fridge at any time.
We are attending the local life on the island when there are things happening🤗 like 17. May, which is the national day of Norway, and is a big celebration. Or if there is a party at the local community house 🥳
What are you waiting on?
Big plan for 2026 is hopefully to build a green house and a chicken coop.
How to get here:
Easiest is to fly to Bodø, then take a speedferryboat (4h) to Nesna and a local ferry from Nesna to Handnesøya and we'll pick you up at the docks here. Other options are flying to Mo i rana (layover in Bodø or Trondheim) then take a bus to Nesna, or Fly to Trondheim and train (7h) to Mo i Rana then bus to Nesna. A scenic option in the summertime is to take Hurtigruten (cruiseship) that travels most of the norwegian coastline. Can take it from Bergen, Trondheim or Bodø for easiest airport access. Price depends on where you get on but students get a discount. It stops at Nesna and then local ferry to the island. Takes longer and a bit more expensive but is a beautiful trip.
Hope to see you🤗
Mads and Stina
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Learning opportunities
Cattle farming
Dairy farming
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Mechanics / tools / technology
Host type
Production farm
100
Hectares
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247.1
Acres
