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ABOUT US
We are a family living an unorthodox life. We are in search of a certain freedom, an unclear truth, an awaited calmness.
We believe in constant reinvention and the pursuit of knowledge from within.
We want our children (ages 9, 7 and 4) to be freethinkers; they have never attended school nor have been homeschooled in conventional ways.
We are self taught filmmakers and interdisciplinary artists from Mexico & the US, but mainly we are seekers.
Through the years we’ve explored and delved in a handful of things; ancient breathing techniques, finding underground water, old food fermentation methods, prolongued fasting, home birthing, segment sleeping, sungazing...
We have been making feature films for the last decade and a half.
We regularly give lectures and workshops at universities and have shown our films in museums, galleries and film festivals around the world. We pursue themes such as utopia and anti- utopia, historical fiction merged with documentation of the future, the pursuit of solitude, of love, of death and the origin of man.
We are advocates of plagiarism and we are great ignorants of current world afairs. We believe in solitude as a source of understanding.
Even though our projects might be philosophical in nature, we believe in the importance of laughing at ourselves, comedy and not taking ourselves seriously.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
We moved to Turkey from Vietnam in the summer of 2019. We fell upon a beautiful and remote farm (Yeniköy) in the middle of a mountainous valley. This is a place surrounded by wild fruit and herbs, an isolated, compelling place. It was in need of caretakers and we were invited to do so. We decided to make this place our home for a while.
We are currently working on several projects and realized we wanted to share this great place with others to pursue interesting help together.
We want to create a space where seekers, artists, writers, musicians, freethinkers... can come together and share their different processes.
It is very important to us that our children have meaningful interactions, as a way of exposing them to diverse and creative perspectives.
This is a place where free time and work blur into one. A space to go deep within. A place for solitude and community living.
After one year of receiving hosts we propose the following: come for a week and if we all enjoy each other and the help here you can stay for longer.
If all or any of this resonates with you, send us some short words and let us know what you dream to do here.
The thing we speak of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it” - Bastami
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The farm has a spacious comunal kitchen with organic preserves and fresh produce from the garden.
We love to cook. Our diet is mostly vegetarian, but we are not. We make our own bone broths, cultured dairy, we have jars of different vegetable ferments, we make our own kimchi. We make homemade cheese and don’t use vegetable oils. There is a collection of grains and different heirloom wheat.
We take turns cooking and see food as a means of communication with each other.
Help
We are not only seeking workers, we are seeking seekers to come create and work together. There is garden help, harvest, planting, feeding animals, wild foraging, cooking, cleaning.
The help varies season to season. There are seasons where there is close to nothing to do. Other seasons there is too much to do.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Vietnamese: Fluent
Accommodation
Guests will be given their own room on their own wing of the farm that faces a central garden.
What else ...
IMPORTANT
During this current time we are asking for a voluntary contribution to cover exclusively food expenses.
We are isolated from civilization- surrounded by forests, valleys, mountains and ancient graves where you can get lost and go for long walks. There is cellphone coverage but no WiFi (internet can be reached by cellphone’s data).
HOW TO GET HERE
Even though isolated, it is fairly easy to get here. The closest airports are either Istanbul (6.5 hour bus) or Canakkale (1.5 hour bus).
From there you can take a bus to either Çan or Bayramiç. We are in the middle of both towns -30 minutes (bus/ hitchhike) from either.
Hope to meet you soon,
We wish you well,
Tin
Christina
Sebastian
Eva
Luca
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We don’t have WiFi but good phone reception to use hotspot.
Space for parking camper vans
Plenty of land to park.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 15 hours week
Feedback (12)
I had no clue that I would find my best friends there when I was driving towards your farm six months ago. This farm is very lucky that you have discovered it and made it your home for a year and a half.
My all three visits to your farm have been unique and very dissimilar to each other thanks to your changing and… read more
When he left I felt a deep sadness. I am honored to have met him and more honored that he considers me his friend.
If I stop and think of all the people he will meet, all the places along his way it gives me a deep joy.
It is in the shedding and becoming less, not more.
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I had no clue that I would find my best friends there when I was driving towards your farm six months ago. This farm is very lucky that you have discovered it and made it your home for a year and a half.
My all three visits to your farm have been unique and very dissimilar to each other thanks to your changing and… read more
When he left I felt a deep sadness. I am honored to have met him and more honored that he considers me his friend.
If I stop and think of all the people he will meet, all the places along his way it gives me a deep joy.
It is in the shedding and becoming less, not more.
We miss your food and your presence.
We love you very much Xavi and Paula. You will always have a home with us.
Until soon dear friends.
What a beautiful person you are.
Your presence here filled this place with laughter and joy.
Your inquisitiveness and eagerness to learn new things was very inspiring.
I was so amazed how your interactions with the kids was as if they where simply people and not children.
We are so greatful for your time here.
You have such a good… read more
They were our refuge when Turkey was lockdowned and we could stay for 2 months - which we still appreciate so much!
They were thankful for the… read more
He is by far the hardest worker we have had as a guest here.
He improved this place so much and made us restructure the way we organise ourselves and interact with this space. For this we are very greatful to you.
I wish you all the best my friend and I truly hope you… read more
My dear friend, my dear brother.
You are a true seeker, Nico.
You are an exceptional human being.
I am so happy you came. Your stay here was as refreshing as the cold nights you where here.
I love you my brother and I wish you well in your long journey,
Until a next life, my dear friend.
It was never about working, it was about meeting, seeking, talking, laughing, watching, reading. It was about understanding too. About trying… read more
My dear brother.
What an extraordinary person you are.
There is a brutal honesty and transparency about you that has marked me and now stayed with me.
Your presence here was beautiful and refreshing.
// anyone reading this- don't miss the opportunity to host Anas, he is exceptional //
I have a deep love for you and it makes me very… read more
Words do not suffice.
Dear Miriam and Val, we are so very happy to have met you. In a way, or rather in many ways you transformed this place with the joy and beauty that you brought. And I suspect it will continue to echoe-… read more
First of all, it will be hard to write a review without sounding cheesy, so prepare yourself.
We want this review to show any reader our experience, and for you, to smile and laugh about it by thinking back.
It was something around 3 weeks that we spend in this beautiful place, surrounded by stunning nature, a few cute… read more
