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Dear Workawayers,
The Farm has been pioneering in natural, ecological and sustainable farming since 2002. We are a certified organic farm set over 1.7 km2 mainly focusing on growing vegetables from natural seeds with no fertilizers or pesticides.
We have a stable team of 8 women working on the farm, and get extra labor for demanding and specialty jobs, we don't expect our volunteers to keep up with them, they are professionals and have been doing this their entire life.
We use ideas from old wisdom, natural farming, ecologic sustainable systems, and mostly from plants themselves...
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our founder Berin is renowned in teaching principals of organic/natural farming as well as headaches of managing an organic farm, with more then 25 years of experience so your experience here will be an eye-opening one.
You can also learn how any plant is produced from seed to produce, how to grow without fertilizers utilizing natures own tools to replenish soil, even some natural tricks farmers do to make things taste better. :)
Help
Aiding in seasonal farming activities (planting, hoeing, collecting, packaging)
Helping with the rain water collection and irrigation systems (we are starting on our project)
Doing general maintenance of the houses and grounds
Helping with the dogs (we have 1 male Labrador, 2 cats, and chickens)
Also we are open to anyone with projects for up-cycling leftover vegetables as we hate to throw away anything
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
We have a volunteer house with 2 rooms with 2 single beds each, bathroom and a kitchen, hot water and internet access is available.
Food is cooked and eaten together, and we always have plenty of produce so feel free to cook something if you desire.
What else ...
We are situated in heart of natural sites to visit, to name a few:
Kartepe is a very nice mountain hiking route
Sapanca Lake is close by with sights and touristic options
Poyrazlar Lake is a natural resort
Karasu beach is a nearby black sea beach
Also Istanbul is 2 hours away with regular bus and trains going in both directions.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a small office with desk and internet access in the volunteer house.
Space for parking camper vans
We can accommodate any size.
Can possibly accept pets
We have a dog and two cats so cat friendly dogs are welcome
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
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Our long-standing dream was to live in nature… read more
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Our long-standing dream was to live in nature… read more
I was lucky and Beryn took me in at the last minute. She was every welcoming and friendly, as the entire team, that was made up of women✨ We lived together with two other beautiful souls ( Hi Irem and Victoria if you are reading ;)
The energy at the farm was very peaceful,… read more
The house was comfortable and clean and the food was delicious! We felt welcomed and were praised for our contribution. Overall it was a very positive experience and we would highly recommend this experience to other Workawayers.
Berin welcomed very warmly and sincerely and tried her best… read more
