The Hestø family has its roots from the islands in the nearby region; Hestøya and Arnøya. There are many beautiful islands surrounding this area, and the ocean is close by almost everywhere one can turn. Asmund was both a farmer and fisherman, and had a fishing boat called “Bølgen”. He was up north in Lofoten during the winter for the cod fisheries there, while his wife Wilhelmine stayed at home with the younger children and took care of what was at home. They had a few cows, pigs, hens and a horse.
In 1974 Willy, their youngest son, started running the farm Vaag together with his wife Ingeborg. They had been at sea for a few years, but decided this was something they wished to do, and had built a new house on the farm this year. Four years later, the new dairy barn was finished, and yet another era introduced. Ingeborg and Willy have done several expansions of the farm – both when it comes to buildings, how much milk can be produced, and to the size of their land. The couple had four children, and their oldest, Aslaug became proud farmer of this land in 2010 along with her husband Morten.
