Hello 😊 My name is Nicolay. I'm a professor of psychology at the University of Stavanger where i research and teach emotion psychology and social psychology. Even though that is my main job, I have started up a vineyard as I love nature and being outdoors (and wine of course). The vineyard is located in one of the most beautiful places in Norway - just next to Arendal in the very south of Norway.
Some words about me: I am an active, positive person. I see myself as a realistic-optimistic, alternatively optimistic-realistic person (can you say that?). I enjoy listening to music (especially jazz, indie and indie-electronica). I also like to do xc hiking in nature to amazing sceneries and beautiful places. In the autumn I like to pick wild mushrooms and in the winter time go xc skiing. Or just relax and enjoy in front of the fireplace. I enjoy good conversations, being with friends and family, do boat trips on the river ways/lakes, making food, enjoy travelling, watching movies/series. I also like city-life so I try travelling to larger cities at least once a year to enjoy culture and city-life (with good food etc). My favorite European cities are; Barcelona, Napoli, Praha (Prague) and Athens.
About the vineyard: The vineyard is a certified ecological/organic vineyard and so far 9000 vines have been planted . It is surrounded by water on two sides. One famous salmon river on the one side, and a canal on the other side. This means there are great opportunities for fishing, and in the summer time the excellent water temperatures makes it ideal for swimming (water temperatures can come up to 25 celcius in the summertime). This area of Norway has warm summers (+20 to +30) and beautiful weather. You can see the vineyard in the Instagram profile I have added.
As it is a start up vineyard, most daily activities focus on trimming the vines, mowing grass, weeding and installing wires etc for the rows of vines.
A typical day in the vineyard: Normally, a breakfast around 08:30-09 with a planning of the day. That would be followed by activities decided upon during breakfast from 09:30 to 12. From 12:00-13:30 it's time for lunch, followed by vineyard activities until 16:00. All in all that would sum up to 5 hours vineyard activities a day
About accommodation: You will have a dedicated, newly refurbished flat in the lower part of the main house. It has 5 rooms and it's own entrance to a beautiful, very large garden, and a washing machine for laundry. It consist of a living room, kitchen, WC/shower, bedroom and a hall. It can accommodate 2 or 3 people. One double bed in the bedroom and a sleeping sofa in the living room.
About food/meals: I will buy in food etc for breakfast and lunch and dinner. As the flat has its own kitchen it is easy to prepare ones own food there, but it would be really nice if we make dinner together whenever that is possible.
Activities: In and around the vineyard, you can go for a swim on a private beach, go fishing for salmon or other fishes next to the garden. Relax and sunbath. You can go hiking in beautiful nature, or explore one of the picturesque wooden towns in the area. Nearest shops are around 5-10 minutes with a bike.
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Learning opportunities
Viticulture
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
7
Hectares
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17.3
Acres
