Volunteering
The farm is run by volunteers and is part of the national project “Farm as an educational arena” Studieforbundet Solidaritet
Quote from one of the volunteers 2022 –
’ If the earth is my home, Opsal Gård would be my favourite room’
Volunteers – 71, over 1026 workdays and more than 5130 hours
In addition to Georgiana, several volunteers come to the farm through the ’Workaway’ and ’Wwwoof’ organisations. Some also came through the ‘Opsal gårds venner’ association. Other family members and friends of Georgiana, interested in biodiversity, also came to support the project. Most of the volunteers work 25 hours a week. They live on the farm and get food, housing and courses/social activities. We are part of the ’Farm as a place of education’ (’Gård som utdanningsarena’) from the Studieforbundet Solidaritet.
Below you can find the day plan we have followed this year, with some small variations.
Day plan
08:00 Meditation (voluntary)
08:15 Breakfast
09:00 First work session
11:30 Tea break
12:00 Second work session
14:30 Lunch (Warm meal)
Afternoon – free
19:00 Dinner
Food and hygiene
Each one of us is responsible for one day in the kitchen. We plan, prepare food for the day, and clean. In addition to using vegetables from the garden, we also do ’Dumpster diving’ – finding food that has been thrown in the dumpster. In that way we save money and also reduce our carbon emissions. Part of this food is used to feed the pigs.
Every Friday we have a cleaning and washing session where we focus on a room.
We sometimes visit the swimming pool for warm showers. Many have learned to wash themselves in a basin!
