News

Almost a year has passed since the last post. Everyday life has returned to us more and more and we no longer have so many ‘important’ things to write about. Autumn 2023 almost didn’t exist. Winter arrived in October and remained persistent and extremely cold (several weeks below -30 degrees) until the beginning of May. But then it quickly became summer and really nice and warm. Three new calves were born between April and June. With Jakob as dad and the Scottish ladies as mum, a lovely mix has emerged. They are all doing well and are making the neighbourhood unsafe. The older calves are now together in the ‘teenage pasture’. Most of the time it’s quiet there, but every now and then the hormones go crazy and they run around. It’s marvellous to see how happy they are. Thanks to a successful fundraising campaign, we are able to re-roof the barn and now have our own band saw to cut the wood for all the upcoming projects ourselves. Urs is now permanently employed as a «Skotare» and Patricia is also working for the municipality for 9 weeks in the summer. As the Kaffestuga is also open on Sundays from Easter to the end of August, we are currently pretty busy. We are almost looking forward to the quiet winter again. But now we are enjoying the bright, sunny summer with lots of lovely visitors, the animals and the exciting projects.

… on our farm. We have opened our Kaffestuga, goats have moved into our farm and 4 calves are romping around in our pasture. Summer is the most active part of the year. There is a lot going on, we are happy about many visitors and enjoy the mostly sunny weather. Photos of our new and young animals can be found in the picture gallery.

Jakob, our little bull, has been with us for almost a week now. He has settled in well, is friendly, bright and has already learned that it is quite nice to be groomed and stroked. A real charmer. We are sure he will bring us a lot of joy!

…we do not stand still. Wonderful, the crisp fresh temperatures and colours of winter! We enjoy it very much. And: next spring is sure to come. This year not only nature will change, but also Strömgården 1884 – lantliv. We are currently in the planning phase, but we can’t wait to get started. ! We are definitely looking forward to what is to come.

What a year! We are grateful and happy that we were able to experience a wonderful 2022. We were able to build and renovate a lot, design, have our first guests, enliven the farm with animals and flowers, gain experience and settle into a great village community. We had surprising and wonderful visits from Switzerland, were able to share our joy with dear friends and family, found a job and are living our dream. What more could you ask for? We are infinitely grateful for 365 days on our farm. And we look forward to what 2023 will bring. It will be exciting! For 2023, we wish you all that your wishes and dreams come true and that you can enjoy every day healthy and happy.

What a wonderful day! At 01.10.2022 we were able to celebrate one year of Strömgården 1884 with dear neighbours and friends as well as helping relatives. On the open day, we could taste delicious food, marvel at the animals and the farm, and the farm shop was opened. We can look back on a great, eventful, educational and successful year. We are looking forward to what the next year will bring to Strömgården 1884.

We have had a very emotional week.
Two new cows are at home at Strömgarden 1884. Nora and Rubi moved in with us on Sunday and Tuesday and have already turned our little bull Bobo’s head. Of course they are two absolute beauties. Welcome, you ladies!
Unfortunately, the trailer we borrowed was not ideal for transporting the first cow. So we had to find a replacement in order to transport the bull and the second cow safely. A big thank you here to Erik and Lars from Tulina Gård for their quick, professional and friendly help! We hope we can continue to work with you.

This week we also slaughtered our first animals. We took the pigs to Görvik Lantbruk. There they were professionally processed into fine meat. Many thanks for the good work.

We took our handsome grey bull to Rafna Slakt. Tobbe from the slaughterhouse noticed that it was not easy for us on the emotional part. We were all the happier when we saw how well the animals had it there until the end and how great Tobbe not only takes care of the animals but also of us humans. It will never be easy for us to give an animal away. But if we do, it will be to you. Thank you for doing such a great job! We look forward to picking up the meat on 12 September.

Our bees were busy! So, we were able to harvest about 18kg honey att our first year. Soon you can buy it from us. We are very happy!

… what a wonderful experience! We were invited by two wonderful neighboring families, who we actually see more as friends. We enjoyed traditional food, sang (well, listen, as our singing talent is limited), laughed a lot, chatted in Swedish (as good as possible) and just felt great. We are just as happy as we could be! And just in time for midsommar, the summer temperatures have also arrived up here in the north. A dip in the lake to cool off works wonders. Of course, we also helped to clean the bathing area again.

…at least for the moment. A colony of bees moved into Strömgarden 1884. Soon we will even be able to make an offshoot of it. Together with the mother cows, the chicken and our dog lady Shila, they form the permanent animal residents of our farm. We are currently looking for another mother cow and a breeding bull. We are excited to see when this growth can be found

With the pigs, the first 6 piglets saw the light of day after only 48 hours. As for the cows, we were able to welcome the first calf at Strömgården farm today. Welcome little heartthrob.

Finally! Our new farmanimals are here. We are more than happy to show
you our new animals. You will find more pictures in the gallery.

We got fertilized eggs from an organic farmer in the village. We had them in the incubator for 21 days. Since yesterday 4 chicken have hatched within 24 hours. Will the other 14 make it too? We keep our fingers crossed and enjoy watching this little wonder of nature again and again.

Done! All new furniture, mattresses, bed linen and towels are available and our «röd stuga» can be rented immediately. Who do you think will be the first tenant? We are excited and look forward to our guests.

What an experience! Today, January 14th, 2022, we were allowed to see the Northern Lights for the first time. We are excited!

What a joy! After we found out on November 2nd that we had received the residence permit for 5 years on October 29th, 2021, we continued with the express train. After we had made the residence card and registered with the Skatteverket, we were already allowed to fish the personal number out of the mailbox on December 3rd. What luck! Now we can still do all the important things in the old year and then really get going in 2022.

On October 1st, 2021 we received the keys to our new home. A little over a week later, the furniture was delivered by Fries Transporte from Zug. Besides the fact that we can finally sleep in our own bed again, we really enjoyed the company of the great team! Thanks again for everything.