Market Garden, Mixed Farm

Zonguldak

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SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH Ev sahibi, TaTuTa'daki en genç çiftçilerden. 2003'ten beri ailecek organik tarım yapan Yenerler, 2006'dan beri %100 Ekolojik Pazarlarda ürünlerini satıyor. Köyün farklı noktalarındaki tarla ve bahçelerde fındık, patates, yeşillikler, çilek, mısır ve çeşitli sebzeler üretirken, kestane ve ıhlamur ağaçlarının olduğu bölgede arıcılık da yapıyorlar. Eşiyle birlikte gönüllüleri ağırlayacak olan Ünsal İngilizce biliyor ve çalışma saatlerinin ardından yorgunluğunu deniz kenarında balık tutarak atıyor. Bölge Haziran'a kadar serin olup, Temmuz-Ağustos oldukça sıcak. MAR: Damlama sulama kurma, soğan, kabak, patates vb çeşitli sebze dikimi, kışlık sebze hasatı, ot yolma, pazara hazırlık NİS-MAY: Karpuz ve çeşitli sebze dikimi, ot yolma, pazara hazırlık HAZ-TEM: Yeşillik dikim ve hasatı, ot yolma, pazara hazırlık AĞU: Brokoli, karnıbahar ekimi, ot yolma, pazara hazırlık AĞU-EYL: Fındık hasatı (Eylül ortasına kadar), ot yolma, pazara hazırlık EYL-EKİ-KAS: Paketleme (fındık, ceviz, mısır unu, mısır, fasulye, ıhlamur), ot yolma, pazara hazırlık --- The host is the among the youngest farmers in WWOOF Turkey network. He has been farming organic since 2003 with his family, selling their produce at 100% Ecological Markets since 2006. They grow hazelnuts, potato, greens, strawberries, corn and various vegetables on their fields and gardens located at different spots of the village. They also do beekeeping on the land where chestnut and linden trees can be found. Ünsal, who will host their volunteers with his wife, speaks English and likes fishing at Black Sea to chill out after a long working day. This region is cool until June, very hot in July and August. MAR: Installing irrigation system, planting onion, squash, potato and other vegetables, harvesting winter vegetables, weeding, preparation for market APR-MAY: Planting watermelons and various vegetables, weeding, preparation for market JUN-JUL: Planting and harvesting greens, weeding, preparation for market AUG: Planting broccoli, cauliflower, weeding, preparation for market AUG-SEP: Hazelnut harvest (till mid-Sep), weeding, preparation for market SEP-OCT-NOV: Packaging (hazelnuts, walnuts, corn flour, beans, linden), weeding, preparation for market Certifications: . Internet access available

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Vegetable farming

Fruit or nut farming

Poultry farming

Beekeeping

Seed saving or production

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Host type

Nonprofit / Community

Certified organic

100 Hectares | 247.1 Acres

Accommodation

3 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Children accepted

Pets accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Length of stay

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Ünsal

Member since 2023

Languages spoken: English, German, Turkish

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June 2026 • Zala, Hungary

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Horváth

Hungary • July 2026

I stayed with Ünsal and his family for two weeks, and it was wonderful:) They are very welcoming and made me feel comfortable from the beginning. Ünsal is a genuenly warm, kind person, always happy to help and share stories. The farm itself is peaceful, lots of vegetables, strawberries, herbs, the work is mostly weeding, planting, harvesting. This was my first experience working on a farm, so it felt challenging on the first day, but everyone was sooo helpful. Ünsal and everyone around me regularly checked if I'm too tired, always asked me whether I wanted to work that day or have a break, they really made me feel comfortable. The highlight of my stay was definitely the people I worked with. They are some of the sweetest, funniest, and most genuine people I've met. They made every working day enjoyable with their kindness, laughter. I was also fortunate to visit their lovely house under construction in the mountains and we had a barbecue there, with traditional köfte and fish we caught the day before.And I must also mention the divine meals that Ünsal's mother cooked and we ate together:)) Meeting them was a real cultural exchange, I am very grateful for the time I was able to spend there.

Richard

France • April 2023

Merhaba! The days, punctuated by the women and by the calls to prayer, made me discover a sober and effortful daily life. Life in the house also taught me the richness of intergenerational relationships under one roof. The weeding times with the workers were an important time for me. In the midst of these long and time-consuming interventions, I felt strong emotions. First of all, we motivated ourselves in the effort by music through local songs and French songs. Then, the use of kazma reminded me of my grandmother's past experience on my farm and perhaps allowed me to better understand her experience. Finally, it is this sorority that particularly touched me by the care they take among themselves to continue to take care of the crops and the land. Thank you family Yener ziyaret talebi! Beno Benoît

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Sophia

Greece • September 2022

That was my best wwoofing exprience...there is always something to do so you will not get bored...the farm is really big and they produce many agricultural products from honey to vegetables and hazelnuts..the village is very close to the sea and our host used to take us to fishing and swimming and nice local restaurant which I exprienced the most delicious soup I ever tried..his mother cook for everybody including the workers and she cook wonderful food using only organic products from their farm and organic market all healthy they have fantastic diet..I was feeling that I became healthier after staying there for two month and something..they give the wwoofers an apartment with three bedrooms and beautiful balcony...and they are very very hospital I stayed there long time because I fell in love with the family..they even cook their own bread with wood burning traditional oven..we even went on camping and to mountain picnics together..the hours of working might be a bit high for people with less farming expriences..but it definitely worth the exprience and for me and my French roommate was normal because we wanted to learn about agriculture seriously not to holidaying 24.7h..I highly recommend this farm.. I decided to go there again!I really love the place the people and their lifestyle..

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