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We are the first veggie cooperative in the region of Berlin and Brandenburg. We grow our food all organic and plant-based. Located in the city Frankfurt (Oder), only 1,5 hours from Berlin, we connect the country-side and the country's capital. You will have the chance to grow with us and experience the whole project from the very beginning. We have just started planting in spring 2019, so everything is still new and in the progress.
Our cooperative started as a intiative of consumers being unhappy with the way their food is being produced. We want fresh and locally-grown vegetables without the suffer of any animals, but as much biodiversity as possible. Instead of getting frustrated we wanted to do something about it. Today we are a strong community working together for the same goal. We would love to welcome you on our farm, when you are also looking to make the world a better place for animals and nature, too.
Joseph, Simon and Timo are our dedicated gardeners. Freddy and Judith with the help of Veronika mostly work in the "office" and organise everything what the gardeners need on the farm and also the communitcation of our community-supported farm.
We are a young and dynamic team looking forward to introduce you in what we do and offer you space for your own ideas and initiatives, if you want to.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Interests
Self development
Sustainability
Vegetarian or vegan
Politics / Social justice
Events & social
Farming
Plant care
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Gardening
Photography
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Cycling
Dancing
Sailing / Boating
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Join us, if you want to learn more about gardening, community building and vegan healthy food. You can connect with our lovely members from Berlin and Brandenburg and can meet new people and friends.
You will receive free accomodation and fresh vegetable and fruit from our farm. You will be supplied with all basic cooking needs. You will be provided with food for three full meals a day. (Breakfast with whatever you want, a rich Picknick on the field, and a dinner, cooked together)
Gardening is a great body workout ;) You can spend much time outside and connect with nature and learn where our food comes from and how it grows.
Help
On a farm, there is a lot to do like planting, weeding and harvesting. The tasks can be very diverse. No gardening experience is necessary, as we are happy to introduce you to the tasks and share our knowledge with you.
No doubt, working on a farm can be physically challenging, especially as we work in almost every weather. However, you might find tasks matching your skills and interests. On Monday we start with a weekly meeting, brainstorming about what needs to be done or what we want to do during this week. On Wednesdays we need your help for harvesting. Otherwise every week looks kind of different.
As we are living together and share an apartment, we are all responsible for the tidiness of that space and the wellbeing of everyone. In the evening we have a big (vegan) dinner all together with fresh seasonal vegetables.
It would be preferably, if you have a driving liscence. Because it is often needed to move around harvest, gear or other things at the farm to different locations. Also you have to be able to communicate in English, German is nice, but no must.
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Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Polish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Our gardeners-apartment lays only a few hundred meters away from the farm. You will share a room with one other volunteer or the friend you are travelling with. It is fully furnished and renovated. We have a balcony, a dining room and an extra living/chill room to spend time together. We enjoy spending time together, while cooking, watching movies, going on trips in the surrounding.
In the kitchen you will find plenty of food and all basic kitchen needs. If there might be something missing, please let us know.
As mentioned before, in the evening we cook together vegan meals with the fresh harvested veggies. During the day we have a picknick at the field.
What else ...
There is a tram station right next to our farm to go to Frankfurt (Oder), the next bigger city. You can also go there easily by bike, as it is only 5km away. Berlin is very easy to reach by train too whithin 1.5 hours.
We are vegan-friendly!!! :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
You can park your van right at the field. It is beautiful to go to bed and wake up right next to the veggies. However, there is no running water or electricity. We have a compost toilet there. Fresh drinking water can be taken from our apartment, where you can shower, charge your phones and are always welcome for dinner and spending time together.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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We are so happy to have had the chance to spend time with you on the farm. Sadly, I was not able to be there myself so much during your stay. But you always had a warm smile on your face and I only heard good things about you from everyone. I would be very glad, if you choose to visit us again in the… read more
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We are so happy to have had the chance to spend time with you on the farm. Sadly, I was not able to be there myself so much during your stay. But you always had a warm smile on your face and I only heard good things about you from everyone. I would be very glad, if you choose to visit us again in the… read more
Work days would start around 7.30 am, with a lunch break at 11.30. Now that the days get warmer this break will probably last for… read more
You will join many gardening tasks, such as harvesting of salad, tomatoes, onions, beans…. This is a really big farmland, there are always something to help.
One thing to know is you have highly interests on whole… read more
We stayed at here for two weeks in late June and July and, had we not already made… read more
Their vegan cooking skills also have been a big win for everyone.
We are… read more
Tamara is very polite and a motivated volunteer. She has helped us a lot with weeding the cellery.
It was great getting… read more
