Family farm near the Baltic Sea

Kalmar

2 reviews • Updated 2 months ago

Our familyrun farm is located in the beutiful countryside in the south east of Sweden. Our farm has been organic since we started 20 years ago. If you want to stay an a farm with various kinds of animals and like to learn more about selling directly to customers ,then this is maybe your place:) We are a family of 5 and our children are born 2004, 2007 and 2011. Two dogs and two cats are also part of the family. We raise grazing pigs, hens and cows. On our fields we grow a various kinds of crops but also veggies for house use. We have had a lot of agriculture interns on the farm before and have been Whoof hosts one time before and we really enjoyed it. What we are looking for in a WWOOFer: * One or two outgoing persons. * You enjoy physical work and being outdoors. * You are social, easy going and don't smoke or take drugs What we can offer you during your stay: * You get to take part in the wide range of the activities on the farm * Work with animals and/or veggie farming (we have a greenhouse and several plots) * You will work and live along side with us as one in the team. We are a family who enjoy outdoor activities , BBQ with friends or riding our bikes to the sea for a swim or a trip with our boat. * We work hard to use more regenerative methods and become self-sufficient in plant nutrition. We have started to ferment in solid and liquid form. If you are curios about soilhealth, when we have a lot to talk about:) * Accommodation can be offered in a separate house on the farm. You will have your own house but we share toilet and shower. We also have a house with a sauna close to the sea, if you prefer to stay where for a coulpe of days. Or if you like to try to live off-grid i our cozy cottage in the forrest. *The coast and swimming opportunities are within cycling distance and you can borrow a bike from us. * We are really thankful if you are able to cook sometimes. When possible, we eat meals together but you do as you prefer and suits you best. *We eat mainly vegetarian local food but also meat from the farm or other organic farms in the area. Food is very important for us:) The work schedule usually looks like: Work from 8.00-9.30 (coffee break 9.30-10.00) Work 10.00-12.00. (lunch 12.00-13.00) Work: 13.00-15.00 You will have weekends off and if you wish to have more days off in order to explore the area we can deside on that together. Example of work chores we would like help with: * tending the veggie patches and the greenhouse * taking care of cows, pigs and hens together with us. * Pick eggs and move the hens mobile houses. * making more solid and liquid fermentation, * help us with maintaining our machines.( it´s great if you have experience otherwise we will teach you) and a lot of other things... In the fields we grow canola, peas, grass, grain of various kinds, lupine and field beans. On the farm we have a small vegetable cultivation for house needs (tomatoes, potatoes, kale, cabbage, beans, etc.) We sell through our farm shop and farmers markets. We hope to teach you a bit about pigs, hens, soil health, plant cultivation, building maintenance and how to grow grain more sustainably. We would love to have an online meeting on Skype or Zoom so we can show the accommodation more and talk about your expectations for our stay with us. Organic methods: We have just started fermentation i solid an d liquid form. Organic farmers for more than 20 years. Certifications: KRAV-certifierad Internet access available

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Grain farming

Poultry farming

Pig farming

Cattle farming

Meat processing

Renewable energy production

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Regenerative agriculture

Host type

Production farm

Certified organic

100 Hectares | 247.1 Acres

Accommodation

2 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Cabin / Mobile-home

Children not accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Vegetarian

Length of stay

1-2 weeks

3-4 weeks

Over a month

Karin

Member since 2021

Languages spoken: English Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 1 day

November 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

Kalmar

Reviews

Gwen

Netherlands • October 2025

I had two wonderful weeks at this farm. My tasks were varied: cleaning pigsties, collecting and sorting eggs, packing sausages, picking vegetables in the vegetable garden, potting strawberry plants, selling products at the farmers' market, moving animals from place to place, harvesting potatoes, feeding the animals, and of course petting lots of animals in between. In addition to the hens, pigs and cows, there were the sweetest dog and cat. But above all, there was the warm family and the cosy atmosphere. I really enjoyed eating together, having fika, visiting the sauna, swimming etcetera. Furthermore, the cottage where I stayed (separate from the main house) was very nice. My first introduction to Sweden and life on an organic farm and everything that goes with it was so good: Thank you for this experience and for the things you have taught me.

Grace

Netherlands • December 2021

My partner and I planned to stay at Voxtorp for a few weeks, and it ended up being 3 months! We loved being a part of the family with Karin and Jonas, and their 3 children Judith, Olof and August. We took part in every meal, plus fika at 0930 and 1500 every day, always with something delicious homemade or from the garden. While we were there we took care of the pigs, which included feeding and watering them, inseminations, birthing piglets and moving the pigs houses (in the summer months). We also took care of the three horses, and could go riding with them as well. We built a giant greenhouse together, and a moveable house for the baby chickens, as well as Sebastiaan learning abut the crops and tractors and how to handle them. When we weren’t doing that we were doing sports, cooking, or learning some Swedish traditions together. We think of Karin and Jonas as our Swedish extended family, and have already made plans to go back and visit, helping them out with the pigs of course, but also just to have a barbecue or nice meal together and celebrate our friendship and the path that brought us together! Karin and jonas taught us so much, not only about pigs, but also about Sweden, the Swedish language, and most importantly, fika and the 1230 20 minute nap on weekdays :) Thank you again Karin and Jonas!