Regenrativ/No dig praksis med Andelsgård (regenerativ/No dig farm with CSA)

Møre og Romsdal

11 reviews • Updated 15 days ago

(Norwegian below) We bought Haugneset Farm in the fall of 2020. It had been a vacation spot since the 70's and close to falling down before that. We started a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) in the summer of 2021, and a small apiary the following year. Privately we are also developing a food garden with a lot of perennials as well as a food forest. We are located at the innermost point of the Fanne fjord, close to the township of Molde. At our farm we are two humans: me, Bård Watn, and my husband Mads Pålsrud. We have a cat, Smule, a flock of about ten chicken, twelve bee hives and three sheep (with baby lambs in the spring if all goes to plan.) Mads runs his own company in rural and urban development, mainly from the users perspective and participation. See his company's website here: www.growlab.no/en/ Mads also enjoys playing the piano, fishing, cooking, sowing and foraging for mushrooms. I (Bård) am is a musician (working on my own music and composing for theatre), a farmer, a beekeeper. I also enjoy knitting and reading. And both of us love swimming and eating. And talking and laughing. We would welcome WWOFers to all of the activities on the farm, as we ourselves see the farm as a whole organism, where all the tasks have a part in a whole. Interestingly we are in the very beginning of developing and caring for our land, so included in the list of activities are caring for the forest, handling the various animals, developing the food forest, the apiary, the private garden, maintaining the buildings (often in the old traditional ways). There is a lot to learn at our farm as we have discovered these past two years. We would love to share our knowledge of growing food for other families, planning and communicating with our CSA-members, how we think about the farm and the land and how we think it is best to manage it all in a holistic and gentle way to encourage biodiversity and joy. Also there will be cooking and enjoying life. That is a big part of it. Food wise we are noted as omnivores, and vegetarians /vegans should note that the food will consist partly of animal products, mostly, but not only, from the farm. We will not provide vegetarian/vegan alternatives. Norwegian: Vi kjøpte Haugneset Gård høsten 2020. Stedet var et feriehus fra starten av 70-tallet og før det stod det mange år til nedfalls. Vi startet et andelsbruk sommeren 2021, og en bigård i 2022. I tillegg anlegger vi matskog og kjøkkenhage med en del matstauder, frukt og nøtter. Gården ligger helt innerst i Fannefjorden, ikke langt fra Molde. På gården bor det to mennesker: Jeg, Bård Watn, og min mann Mads Pålsrud. Vi har en katt som heter Smule, en liten hønseflokk, tolv bikuber og en gjeng med sauer, som etter planen skal sette lam til verden til våren. Mads driver et selskap, Grow Lab, som jobber med by- og stedsutvikling fra og med brukerens perspektiv og deltakelse. Sjekk ut nettsiden til Grow Lab her: www.growlab.no/en/ Mads liker også å spille piano, fiske, lage mat, sy og plukke sopp. Jeg (Bård) er musiker (med soloprosjekt og komponering for teater) skuespiller, gårdbruker, birøkter. Jeg liker også å strikke og å lese. Vi liker begge å bade, spise, leve, prate og le. WWOOFere som kommer til oss er velkomne til å delta i alle aktivitetene på gården etter som vi ser gården som en hel organisme, hvor alle oppgavene bidrar til en helhet. Interessant er det også at vi er helt i starten av utviklingen og forvaltningen av stedet, så inkludert i listen over aktiviteter vil man finne skogpleie, skjøtting av dyrene, anlegging av matskogen, røkting av biene, utvikling av kjøkkenhagen, ivareta de gamle bygningene (ofte med tradisjonelle fremgangsmåter). Det er mye å lære på gården, som vi selv har oppdaget de siste to årene. Vi ønsker å dele vår kunnskap om hvordan å dyrke grønnsaker til andre familier og hvordan vi kommuniserer med våre andelshavere, hvordan vi tenker rundt driften av gården og hvordan vi forsøker å skjøtte stedet for best å oppnå stor biodiversitet og glede. Og det vil kokkeleres og nyting av livet. Det er en stor del av oppgaven! Vegetarianere/veganere bør notere seg at vi spiser produkter fra dyr, i hovedsak våre egne. Vi vil ikke tilby en vegetarisk eller vegansk diett. WWOOFere vil både jobbe med meg og for seg selv med forskjellige oppgaver på gården. Dyrke grønnsaker og blomster, ta ned og prosessere vedtrær, rydde i skogen og se til dyrene. Arbeidsdagen starter som regel rundt ti, men dette flyter litt. Området vårt er fullt av nydelige fotturer med stor variasjon i landskapet. Vi er i nærhet til fjord, fjell, skog, fiskevann, elver og storhavet. Gården ligger 30 minutter fra Molde by med teater, kino, barer og restauranter, en flytende badstue ved kaia, har vi også. Molde er hjembyen til Molde International Jazz Festival (https://www.moldejazz.no/en/), lyrikk- og litteraturfestivalen Bjørnsonfestivalen (https://www.bjornsonfestivalen.no/) og verdensmusikkfestivalen Molde Mundo (https://www.myldr.as/molde-mundo) Det går busser mellom nærmeste bygd Kleive, som ligger fem minutter unna Haugneset og Molde.

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Fruit or nut farming

Sheep or goat farming

Forestry

Beekeeping

Seed saving or production

Meat processing

Vegetable or fruit preservation

Bakery

Food justice / sovereignty

Methods or systems

No-till farming

Permaculture

Regenerative agriculture

Rotational grazing

Host type

Production farm

4.5 Hectares | 11.1 Acres

Accommodation

2 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Children accepted

Pets accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Length of stay

3-4 weeks

Over a month

Bård

Member since 2022

Languages spoken: English, Norwegian, Spanish

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Møre og Romsdal

Train station: Åndalsnes/Airport Årø

Reviews

Helena

Germany • December 2025

We really enjoyed our stay at Haugneset farm. We’ve got the chance to live there for one month and were so warmly welcomed that it felt like home from the first day. It was a month full of learning, working outside, enjoying good food and the beautiful landscape. We’re very thankful for the experience and can recommend it to anyone!

Sebastian

Germany • September 2025

What a beautiful place, what lovely people. I can only recommend everyone to experience this once and let it sink in. Thank you for a good time at Haugneset Gård.

LUCIE

France • August 2025

We recommend Bård and Mads’s farm a thousand times over! They are passionate and committed to passing on their knowledge and values in a caring way. They are also very open, curious and friendly outside of work. They make sure their volunteers feel good, and we felt right at home. We spent an amazing month on this farm, enjoying the typical, relaxing atmosphere in the heart of nature! Thank you both for your communicative energy :) Flavie and Lucie

Judith

Germany • June 2025

What a special experience it was at Haugneset Gard - in the most positive way! The place and its surroundings are is just as gorgeous as the two hosts, Bard and Mads. Not only did I learn a lot about gardening, but I also enjoyed their company, their support and their trust. If I may, I would really come back to see how this jewel of a farm has further developed. And to other wwoofers I can warmly recommend a stay there! Thank you so much for everything, Bard and Mads!!

Vera Andrea Zeta

Norway • May 2025

I had a wonderful stay at beautiful haugneset in spring. There were a wide variety of tasks to be done, so I learned a lot of different skills. Bård and Mads are very knowledgeable and kind, great chefs and fun to be around. Haugneset is a place full of peaceful life (the roosters are not with us anymore), green energy and is a good example on how to live more in harmony with nature. I really enjoyed my stay and will come back to visit!

Héloïse

France • May 2025

We had an amazing 3 weeks with Bård and Mads. Their farm is beautiful, and the view is just breathtaking every single day. We learned so much working alongside them. They’re super welcoming and friendly (not to mention hilarious) and they made us feel like part of the family. Don’t miss the chance to go woofing with them, you won’t regret it :) Thanks again for everything, we already miss you !