Family home and garden - rural
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Our small family farm is located on beautiful Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, surrounded by a small forest sanctuary and farmland. We are working on establishing an organic permaculture and forest garden. If you would like to be a part of our project and share the laughs, and life with us, don't hesitate to contact us. Besides the gardens we have a small herd of the famous French Ouessant dwarf sheep, a collection of chickens, a couple of ducks and a bee flow hive. And not least Emilie, the very black house cat (by far the most important individual on the farm if you ask her).
FAQ
- You will get your own bedroom and a bathroom or shared with other wwoofers.
- We eat lunch and dinner together, and we expect you to participate in preparing meals and doing the dishes.
- On a typical day we start doing stuff at around 8, eat lunch at around 12-13, and then do more stuff for an hour or two.
- We generally don't have specific days off, but there is usually days when we do other stuff, if it suits our plan.
- Unless you bring your elders to clean up after you, we expect you to do that yourself (we do not run a hotel).
- If you are in fear of missing out on social media, you should probably not stay with us.
- We are LGBTQIA+ friendly.
EXPECTED PROJECTS SPRING/EARLY SUMMER 2025
- Finishing the stone work on the forest garden.
- Weeding around the trees in the truffle plantage.
- Sheering the sheep (usually in late April).
- Taking down an small building to make room for an orangery.
- Clearing the courtyard for weed.
- Sprouting new plants.
- Moving perennials in the forest garden.
UPDATE AUTUMN/WINTER 2024
- Our lovely French and German woofers did an amazing job of turning a lot of sticks and twigs into much needed woodchips for next seasons forest garden project.
- Our lovely woofer from Germany, Japan and Brazil did a great job in clearing some paths from grass in our courtyard, so it collects less water and is safer to walk there. This task will continue during 2025.
- Renovation work indoor.
UPDATE SUMMER 2024
- The Americans cut down more brambels, made woodchips, cooked delicious local dishes and made the summer fun.
- The German girls did most of the stone work on the forest garden expansion.
UPDATE SPRING 2024
- A lovely pair of German guys did some serious work on the everlasting brambles and collected stones for the forest garden.
- The sheep stable was muffled out and the manure was put on the market garden.
EXPECTED PROJECTS SPRING/EARLY SUMMER 2024
- Weeding around the trees in the truffle plantage.
- Fencing around our new trees in the forest garden.
- Sheering the sheep (usually in late April).
- Taking down an small building to make room for an orangery.
- Clearing the courtyard for weed.
- Sprouting new plants.
- Help building a firewood shed.
- Moving perennials in the forest garden.
UPDATE AUTUMN/WINTER 2023
- Our lovely French and German woofers did an amazing job of turning a lot of sticks and twigs into much needed woodchips for next seasons forest garden project.
- Together we roamed the forests to bring home a lot of different edible fungi, for drying and fresh consumption.
- The sheep stable was muffled out and the manure was put on the market garden.
UPDATE JUNE 2023
- Our fantastic wwoofer did an incredible job to help cover the rest of the (almost 600) truffle trees with woodchips, riding Bernard (the ATV) with great fearlessness and expertise.
- All the market garden vegetables are doing great, although the drought is a little hard on them.
- The forest needs to be cleared of brambles and nettles.
UPDATE EARLY SUMMER 2023
- Our lovely spring wwoofers has done a good job at weeding the truffle plantation.
- Part of the truffle plantation has been covered with woodchips to better avoid weed.
- First beds of new forest garden established, and looking good. A lot of eatable perennials are planted.
- The very stressed lamb season is over, and all the 20 ouessant sheep are having a blast in the forest and the meadow.
UPDATE SPRING 2023
- The truffle plantation is in desperate need of weeding this spring.
- The new version (v. 3) of the forest garden need some attention. We are opening one slot this spring, it should be a lot of fun sowing perennials, planting small trees and relocate the sprouts to the hopefully weedless slot.
- The sheep need to be sheared, most likely in March. Maria would love some help with that.
- The kitchen garden and the forest garden each need a small fence, so less chickens and ducks find their way in to plunder.
- The wood chip machine have been to idle for to long. It's a very satisfying job.
- The tomato/cucumber/melon etc. sprouts needs to find their way to the soil in the greenhouse.
UPDATE 2022
- In Autumn 2021 we established a truffle plantation with app. 900 hazel and oak trees with truffle mycelium, and are now putting a lot of effort into making them happy.
- Another project is the sheeps. We are in the proces of shifting from big sheeps to small sheeps - the ouessant sheeps. For that to be a succes, we need to do quite a lot of fencing in the forest.
- We got overrun by weed in our first draft of the forest garden, so now we are a lot of experience richer, but also starting all over again.
UPDATE 2021
- In the spring of 2020 we started on establishing our forest garden. First job was to plant hedgerows with focus on plant that would benefit wildlife, and of course protect our forest garden from the westerly wind. Since, berry bushes, fruit and nut trees has been plantet, as well as annuals, on a former traditionally cultivated land.
- If you join us during this fall, you can expect to help us with a new piece of land. We are working on a piece of land that should contain berry bushes and vegetable. We are hoping to make traditional fences to keep the animals away from the gardens, and other constructions.
- If you join us in the spring, you can expect to help us with germinating plant for the greenhouse and the vegetable garden and when the weather is warm enough, plant them.
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Sheep or goat farming
Beekeeping
Wild foraging
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Methods or systems
No-till farming
Permaculture
Troels
Member since 2020
Languages spoken:
Danish, English, German
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Capital Region
Rønne
Reviews
Annika
Denmark
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August 2025
I had an amazing time at Ingemarsgaard! Maria and Troels are kind and interesting people with a beautiful farm that offers lots to learn about self-sufficiency and sustainable gardening! (I was very impressed by how much different types of unique produce they make!) The other WWOOFER, the lovely Mizaki from Japan, was also a wonderful companion and helper! Not to mention their cute cat Emilie 😽. The daily tasks were varied in a nice way, with the morning (9-12pm) being for the harder task like weeding the truffle field, and the afternoon (2-3pm) for a different more easygoing task such as harvesting blackberries or tomatoes. In terms of living space, the WWOOFer accommodations were exceptionally nice - it was fantastic to have easy access to a shower after a hot day of gardening! I learned a lot, and very much hope to return one day! Maria was even so kind to give me some of their cool & unique tomato seeds for me to grow at university! 💕 Thank you so much for the WWOOFing opportunity Maria and Troels! 😁
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Eleanor
United States
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August 2024
The most amazing experience. I don’t have sufficient words to describe how beautiful this place is and how kind Troels is (Maria wasn’t there during my stay). Staying on their farm was actually life changing — it made me reconceptualize what I want my future lifestyle to look like. The farmhouse is also beautiful. I had my own bedroom and bathroom. Troels also showed me around the island during my stay, which was so great! Bornholm is the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited.
If you get the opportunity, go! Could not recommend this experience more highly. Thank you Troels and Maria! See you soon hopefully!
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Bean
United States
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July 2024
I spent three weeks at Troels's and Maria's homestead and I couldn't be more pleased with my visit. My stay here exceeded my expectations. I fell in love with Bornholm and the furry friends that accompany their land. Troel's claimed that the tasks would be more fun in the fall when there's mushroom foraging but I still enjoyed the time I spent there. The tasks consisted of clearing bramble, weeding, using the woodchipper, mulching trees, thistle hunting, redoing windows, redistributing dirt, and sowing some seeds. Troels and Maria were quite generous with groceries and allowed me to experiment with my pastry making. I was always overwhelmed with their expertise and kindness. Maria even reached out to her friend for a bike that would fit me. We also met Troel's very generous parents who allowed us to stay at their home at the end of our visit and drove us to the airport at 3am. I highly recommend Ingemarsgaard and hope to return one day!
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Alex
Denmark
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July 2024
Ingemarsgård was a wonderful first WWOOFing experience. I stayed with three other volunteers for 3 weeks in July. Troels and Maria made us feel welcome, joining our small team of volunteers for all meals. The homestead itself is beautiful, and with lots of variety - there is an annual garden, a perennial one, a forest, two orchards, sheep, chickens, and ducks on the property. We worked from 9 to 3ish with Saturdays off, taking time off for rain. July tasks included bramble clearing, weeding, refinishing windows, doing some maintenance on the property and making wood chips.
Us WWOOFers had access to our own bathroom and kitchenette, but we mostly only used it for making tea and all meals were in common in the main kitchen. We took turns planning and cooking lunches and dinners, and all learned a few staples from Troels - vegan mayo, chickpea spreads, and THE chili sauce (something I'm still making). On days off, Bornholm offers lots - we went hiking a few times, and biked to the beach at the end of sunny days. It's easy to get around the island by bike or hitchhiking, and everyone we encountered was friendly and spoke English. I would recommend Troels and Maria's place to anyone, regardless of whether you're a rookie like me or an experienced WWOOFER, and I can't wait to go back.
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Lisa
Germany
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September 2023
We spent one week at the farm of Troels and Maria and had a wonderful time. The farm is very beautiful and we enjoyed spending time with the sheep, chickens and the cat. We worked from around 8.30 until lunch with one hour lunch break and after that for about three more hours, depending on our tasks. We had a varity of tasks regarding animals and gardening and Maria and Troels patiently explained us a lot about ecological farming. Also Troels drove us to great spots on Bornholm, so we could go swimming in the sea and hiking. Maria and Troels are very kind people and their cooking skills are amazing :D We had a great week and highly recommend staying at Ingemarsgaard!
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Poppy
United Kingdom
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August 2023
Maria and Troels were great hosts and lovely people. They made me feel really welcome throughout my stay. They run a beautiful farm and garden and I learnt lots about their forest garden and the preparation that goes into making one. Amelia and the sheep were definitely a highlight and will be missed! Their home life was inspiring with a new perspective on waste, food preparation and use that I just hadn't thought of before and it is something I'll definitely take away. Thank you again for the great experience and welcoming stay! All the best of luck in the future :)
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