Our farm is situated in Jämshög village, westerly Blekinge on the border to Skåne (approx 140 km from Malmö)
We breed dressage and show jumping horses as naturally as possible. We have 2-4 new foals every year. We try to educate them with love and respect for their different personalities.
We grow vegetables, berries, and fruits organically. For the moment this is mainly for family consumption but we expand the growing area every year. This has resultat in a small but growing sales of tomatoes.
We use wild plants to prepare food (quiche, soup, pesto, sallads etc) for our own consumption and as gifts for friends.
We produce our own firewood.
We produce our own logs which are converted to construction timber together with two small-scale "sawmills".
Inhabitants:
4 humans, 1 dog, 1 cat, 13 horses, and a lot of wildlife in our wood and fields. See some of the animals in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeoT3qQOAyU
Learning opportunities:
Sowing, weeding, and harvesting vegetables, berries, and fruit.
Collecting wild plants.
Taking care of stable, horses and foals.
Repairing and building warm beds, seed beds, fences, pastures etc.
Watch a video describing a normal workday at Råängen Gård.
https://youtu.be/9FMR05I416Y
We attend to the horses before noon (including eating a big breakfast together). After eating lunch we have time for some small projects and individual activities and free time. In the evening we bring in the horses, prepare and eat a dinner together and then go to end up the day with food and water to horses and say good night.
Already in December we start planting first paprika and chili). In March we prepare the seed beds. And inspect and prepare summer and foal pastures. From April we start harvesting and collect wild plants. April-May are really the peak of activity on the farm. So if your interested in seeing all our activities we really need help during this period. From May in-door cultivated plants move outside and other are sewed directly. In June asparagus arrives and weeding begins (!). July to September are the big harvesting months. October means fruit harvest. And tree planting. In November we harvest the last black cabbage and close the seed beds for winter rest. And planning for next years growing season. In December and January we start planting seeds again. And all year around we take care of riding horses, mares and foals.
At our farm, we are very interested in cooking. We use first of all our own products, clean raw materials and local products. We have a big knowledge and interest in wine. We take great interest in society, climate and environmental discussions.
Possible activities are walking, biking, bathing and swimming in the sea. For persons with prior riding capabilities, some of our horses could be used and riding lessons could be arranged. Guided fishing tours could also be arranged.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Cattle farming
Wild foraging
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Host type
Production farm
11
Hectares
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27.2
Acres
