Episodes
The dream of a life in the countryside
Jon Almaas and his wife Ellen have bought a farm. Villa life in Oslo is replaced by farm idyll in Nes.
How hard can it be?
Jon enters the spring season with high confidence! How does it go when Jon has to work with a tractor and complicated equipment for the first time?
No way back
Jon juggles two jobs and has to prioritize. It is urgent to get sowing done, and when a part of the harrow breaks, it looks dark.
The idyll is complete
Ellen is making a dream of having sheep and goats a reality, but there is a lot to learn before the animals arrive. Jon is repairing fences.
Self-sufficiency is a lot of work
The vegetables must get in the soil at Brårud farm. Jon and Ellen realize that they have taken on too much. Jon and Audun organize a festival.
It sprouts and grows
Jon and Ellen have high hopes for the sheep fair award. Jon challenges his fear of large animals. They make a terrible discovery in the field.
Crisis and bureaucracy
The weather is ruining the threshing, and the bureaucracy is getting in Jon's way. He comes up with an idea that no other farmer has thought of.
Save the crop!
Daughter Liv is moving to the farm and has a lot to learn. Jon will participate in a local play, as Jupiter Ravnskygge. Will there be threshing?
Slaughter
Jon receives the verdict on this year's wheat harvest. It's time for slaughter at Brårud farm, and it will be an emotional day for both Jon and Ellen.
A year as farmers
A year has passed since Jon and Ellen bought Brårud Farm. Have the couple become happier with their new life in the countryside?
Big Plans and Total Control
Spring arrives early, and the lambing on Ellen and Jon's farm turns out to get very serious.
Does Jon Have What It Takes?
Jon gives the fields good nutrition from pig manure, which all Brårud is experiencing. Ellen has her hands full with following up on lambs.
Can We Create a Cheese Empire?
Jon and Ellen plan to make cheese from goat's milk. This dream takes Jon and Lars to France. The weather is very dry, will the grain at Brårud sprout?
The Fight Against Weeds
The weeds are to be controlled without the use of pesticides. New tenants move in, and Ellen is irritated by an unusable chicken coop.
Ecology Speaks for Itself
A nervous Jon decides to bring up organic farming at the annual meeting of the Farmers' Association. How will it be received?
Can We Handle This?
Jon struggles to find motivation as a farmer as summer approaches. He decides to show his romantic side.
High Temperature on the Farm
A difficult situation makes Ellen not want to be a farmer anymore. After a short break from farm life, Jon and Ellen realize that it's best to be two.
Activist Jon Almaas
Jon and Audun compete to see who the best vegetable grower is. Jon runs a campaign to champion the organic farmer's cause.
New Possibilities
An idea is put into practice: now it's going to be a factory! The grain needs to be harvested, and Jon is dependent on help, but what does he do when Lars has problems with the combine?
Food for the People
This year, Ellen and Jon was supposed to produce food for the people and get the accounts to show a profit. Have they succeeded?
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