Jon blir bonde Season 1, Episode 5: Self-sufficiency is a lot of work

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?

43 min

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.

43 min

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.

43 min

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.

43 min

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.

43 min

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?

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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.

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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?

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