The crew on the farm is Dan and Britt-Inger, our border-collie Jesper who helps us to keep the sheep in order, and our two farm-cats Findus and Zlatan.
We grow a lot of different variaties of vegetables and hold sheep. We grow vegetables both in greenhouse and out on field.
All we do on the farm is under control of KRAV, the swedish organisation for control of organic farming.
Work to do on the farm is different different times of the year.
March-april:
Take care of the sheep during their lambing time. Grow vegetable plants in house for to plant out on field later. Prepare the greenhouses Plant tomatoeplants and cucumberplants in the greenhouses. Preparing wood for winterfuel
May
The big spring workperiod on the fields. Tractorwork.
planting, seeding. Put up fences for the sheep. Greenhousework Preparing wood for winterfuel
June
The big weedingperiod.
Some more planting,
Greenhousework.
Harvesting ensilage and hay
Start harvesting and preparing vegetables
July
Harvesting vegetables and strawberries.
Prepare vegetables for our gardenshop and some other shops
and restaurants
More weeding.
Fencing for sheep.
Greenhousework
August-september
Harvesting vegetables and preparing for shops, preparing boxes with vegetables which we deliver to consumers in our surroundings in our prenumerationsystem "Roslagslådan", Preparing for and doing marketselling of our products, Taking care of the sheep, Harvesting seeds, Greenhousework
October
Harvesting potatoes, carrots and other vegetables for the winter. Preparing our prenumerationboxes and delivery Preparing the sheeps for the winterseason. Autumn-work on the fields. The last work in the greenhouses.
This is some of the things that have to be done, of course other works appear. If we have time we also try to work some on the houses, for example with painting.
For us the best time for you to be here would be between april and september. We give priority for you who want to stay a litle longer, at least for a month. We think that gives so much more to both you and us.
