The friends chose to leave the big city life for the land

Friends chose to leave the big city life for the land

Monika Bengtsson worked with dietary advice, but did not know how to grow a carrot. Cecilia Ward wanted to save the world, through college credit and volunteer work.
They are both tired of office life and now live on their farms.
– It is fortunate that we did not know what we had before us. But she had never wanted to undo it for everything in the world, says Cecilia Ward.

“We have no expectations of earning even an average salary. This is a lifestyle. The goal is to live a good life, ”says Monika Bengtsson (left). Here with Cecilia Ward.Image: Emil langvad

The MiniDador hen anxiously wanders among her seven newborn chicks on the farm outside Höör. Cecilia Ward calms the nervous bird with a soft voice and a handful of chicken feed. Soon you will be out in the field to cut the potato plants, harvest the black cabbage and then you have to take care of the onion.