The Farm
"Be a small farm with big ambitions"
We are proud owners of a small farm in Årjäng municipality since 2023 near the border of the biggest nature reserve in Värmland: Glaskogen. With 2 hectares of farmland we have enough space to pursue our dream. Creating a sustainable, regenerative and balanced lifestyle in harmony with mother nature.
Södra Gård farm is born and ready to improve our lifestyle by diversifying, improving and recovering the land available. Follow us on our Facebook page and read more about us down this page.
If you want to experience our new and energetic way of living yourself, make sure to book one of our cabins! You gotta love them for a calm and relaxing holiday in Sweden.
Permaculture farmlife at Södra Gård
We have no experience whatsoever concerning farming, livestock, land, etc. None, but we are highly motivated to get some experience and to improve our way of living. We followed a great course at Heimdall’s Gård in Sweden that convinced us about permaculture and regenerative agriculture. Both concepts follow each other closely and go hand in hand with every step we take. His course showed us the importance of small steps, starting with the soil.
If your soil is dead, your life above will be to. And this is the case on our land. We do have grass and certain weeds, but we do not have enough life in the soil like worms, nor many birds. As we have 2 hectares of farm land at Södra Gård, we choose bit by bit of the farm to improve, step-by-step. We created a market garden close to our house, set up a greenhouse of Grohus and started a food forest. Slowly, but steady we see a change in growth and life coming back to us, and the steps taken are fairly easy. We have build a fence around our garden, but only with dead materials from the land. This way it provides shelter for small birds, insects to flourish and possibilities to build bird nests. We have also planted many flowering perennials to improve the habitat of pollinators. We can spend hours watching them hovering over our flowers. It truly gives you a fulfilling feeling.
Permaculture farming stands for durable, endless ecosystems that provide enough food for our lives and surroundings, without overdoing it. Our aim is to create a land that supports diversity from the smallest insect to the largest tree and all in between. That we may support our guests at Södra Gård in their meals, that we grow enough food to support a year round meal on the table and that we offer a learning to the ones who are willing to learn. We know that we will never be 100% self-sufficient, but if we can reach up to 70% we would be extremely happy. One way to reach this lifestyle is to rent out our hunters cabin. The money we earn on renting out will be given back to the farm by expanding our food area, livestock or other activities on the farm.
Voluntering on the farm
“Coming to volunteer at Kimberley and Stefans farm in Årjäng was the best decision I made. I got the best farm life experience that I wanted, they made me feel so welcomed and involved from the beginning. They taught me so much during the volunteering work from gardening, animals, fencing, berry picking and so much more, I feel like Ive left the place with so much of knowledge. We had great conversations about almost eveything that I felt so conformable during the entire stay. I highly recommend this place to anyone interested in volunteering in a farm.
I hope to come back and volunteer again in the future!
P.S: They also make delicious food 😋”
Be brave and be a volunteer at our farm! Experience the joy nature gives us and share your knowledge with us. Let us build a community together. A place to feel happiness, calmness and trustworthiness.
We are looking for enthousiasts who would like to stay for at least a week with us on the permaculture farm. You will help us for a few hours a day, five days a week. In return we offer you a great holiday possibility. You will sleep in a decorated bell-tent, have a compost toilet and heated outdoor shower. We provide you three meals a day, mostly eaten together. If not together, we make sure that you will have all ingredients to make a meal on your own.
We would like to have singles, doubles or families. The tents are big enough to host 4 persons at the time. Pets are allowed, if they are socialised with other animals. Our animals roam freely on our land and are social to!
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The faces behind Södra Gård
Let's meet!
Stefan
Kimberley
Our Kids
Animals
As the man of the house he decided that it was time to start our own business in combination with a farm life. A life that would bring us more peace, joy and appreciation in the small things. We would need to move to another country to make our dreams come true, but that was not a bump on the road!
As Stefan knew, Kimberley would gladly follow him as she desired to live more free for a very long time. As impulsive as she is, she directly lay contact with Swedish estate agents and convinced Stefan to visit the current spot they live on. Within 6 months they moved from the Netherlands to Sweden.
Elin, on the other hand, had no idea of what to expect. She was only 2,5 years old and loved to be hanging out with her parents. Imagine having your parents available at all times! That is a big dream for young kids. Our youngest, Evi, is born in Sweden and starts to explore the richness she is born in.
Our dog is the oldest farm animal we currently have, but our furry and featherly family has expanded tremendously! We now own a cat, multiple chickens and many more are on the way. Each of them have a certain job at the farm (besides being cute).