In 2017, after a year of traveling through South East Asia, we came back to Berlin with a desire to reconnect with nature, and decided to embark on a new adventure: to breathe new life into a little old farmhouse in Jüterbog, Brandenburg.
At our small permaculture farm, we grow our own vegetables, let our chickens and ducks run free, and embrace a slower, more intentional and sustainable way of life.
Our farm is more than just a place to grow food- it’s a space for connection, creativity and community. We host farm-to-table dinners, creative and educational workshops, team offsites and parties. We aim to offer an escape from the demands of the outside world, and hope to offer our guests a chance to reconnect with slow, mindful living, meaningful interactions, and the joy of life itself.
Artur
Thanh
Little Chickpea
Kruk
Banh Xeo
Blumenkohl
Mały Kruk
Blondie
Join us for a weekend of warmth and spice, inspired by the flavours of South Asia.
Shabnam brings the heart of Mama Shabz and the playful soul of Desi Diner to our farm kitchen, with a seasonal, slow-cooked menu full of vibrant flavours and comforting classics.
Enjoy a vegan/vegetarian three-course dinner on Saturday, and a laid-back brunch on Sunday, made with fresh produce from our small permaculture farm.
Welcome Snack
Mini Aloo Tikki with Grape Chutney
Crispy spiced potato patties served with a tangy-sweet chutney made from farm grapes, ginger, and warming spices
Starter
Gol Gappay (Pani Puri)
Handmade crispy semolina shells filled with spiced chickpea and mashed potato, served with:
Sweet plum & tamarind chutney
Mint-coriander chutney
Tamarind-mint pani
Main Course
Coconut Kadhi with Pumpkin Pakora
Tangy coconut yogurt curry gently poured around crispy pumpkin fritters, topped with a mustard seed & curry leaf tempering and a drizzle of Kashmiri chilli oil
Roasted Carrot & Broccoli Sabzi
Farm vegetables roasted with turmeric, mustard seeds & fresh curry leaves
Jeera Rice
Fragrant basmati rice with toasted cumin seeds
Dessert
Deconstructed Falooda with Roasted Plum & Rose Cream
Chilled rose-saffron milk with soaked basil seeds, stewed farm plums in jaggery & fennel, whipped rose cream, and a crisp vermicelli tuile. Garnished with pistachio & dried rose petals
Sunday Brunch
Main
Halwa Puri Channay
Suji Halwa – Ghee-roasted semolina pudding with cardamom & almonds
Kala Channay – Black chickpeas stewed with ginger, tomato & warming spices
Fresh Puris – Puffy, golden fried breads served hot
Side
Fruit Chaat
Seasonal farm fruit tossed with lemon juice, chaat masala, black salt & fresh mint
Sweet
Desi-Style French Toast with Caramelised Pears
Cardamom-spiced milk and egg-soaked toast, shallow-fried until golden, topped with warm caramelised farm pears and a dusting of cinnamon sugar
Drinks
Masala Chai
Saturday
Arrival from 4pm possible
5pm – farm tour & how we ended up here
6pm – dinner
Sunday
10am – brunch
Cost is 140 euros, which includes a 3-course meal, overnight stay at our farm in a cosy, shared space (private double rooms available at an additional cost) & brunch on Sunday.
Due to the nature of this event, cancellations are not possible, however you can transfer your spot to another person.
Email [email protected] to sign up. Places are limited.
Flämingo Farm, Fröhden
The farm is easily accessible by public transport.
Participants coming from Berlin can take a train Jüterbog and from that point take a bookable shuttle bus, or bike a 10km on a dedicated bike path to the farm.
Shabnam Syed is the cook and creative behind Berlin-based food projects Mama Shabz and Desi Diner.
Through Mama Shabz, she’s been sharing soulful Pakistani home cooking since 2015, while Desi Diner is her newer concept celebrating South Asian-inspired comfort food with a modern twist.
Her work blends heritage, storytelling, and community, always rooted in bold flavours and honest hospitality.
An intense weekend to workshop your novel and build a toolbox for your future writing. Bring your draft and let it soar!
Over the weekend at Flämingo, we will cover different aspects of how to build a novel. We will work on the anatomy of your novel, discuss forms and techniques, and write together.
We will read Zadie Smith, Olga Ravn, Carmen Maria Machado, Italo Calvino, Sandra Cisneros, Olivia Laing, Jamaica Kincaid, George Perec, Ibtisam Azem, and others, and look beyond literature for inspiration too—most importantly towards the generative force of nature. The permaculture farm of Flämingo Farm will not just be a setting and safe space for our writing to flourish, but its garden will serve as a model to understand what it means to write a novel.
Open to any writer working on a novel, whichever stage. Non-native English speakers are very welcome.
Session 1: Introduction: The Novel as a Garden
Session 2: Seeds
Session 3: Trails & Roots
Session 4: Harvest
SATURDAY
12:00 – Farm tour
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 16.00 – Session One
Introduction: The Novel as a Garden
Structure, timeline & protagonists: drawing up a map for our novel
16:30 – 18.30 – Session Two: Seeds
First page: discussing reading material
How to build a character: writing exercise & exploring techniques
19:00 – Dinner
SUNDAY
09:00 – Breakfast
10:00 – 12.00 – Session Three: Trails & Roots
Plot, process & possible endings
12.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.30 Session Four: Harvest
Editing & submitting your manuscript
Feedback and questions
220 euros, which includes 6 hours of workshops, overnight stay at our farm in a cosy, shared room of 3-5 people, and organic vegan/vegetarian meals.
200 euros, if you register and pay by September 15, or have attended a previous event at our farm.
Limited double private rooms are available for an additional cost.
Due to the nature of this event, cancellations are not possible, however you can transfer your spot to another person.
Email [email protected] to sign up. Places are limited.
Flämingo Farm, Fröhden
The farm is easily accessible by public transport.
Participants coming from Berlin can take a train Jüterbog and from that point take a bookable shuttle bus, or bike a 10km on a dedicated bike path to the farm.
Celina Baljeet Basra is a writer, curator, and art historian, based in Berlin. She published her debut novel HAPPY with Astra House, New York, in 2023 (New York Times Editor’s Pick). Celina has graduated in Art History in a Global Context, and has since worked as the curator of the art space Galerie im Turm, at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, and with Berlin Biennale. She is a founder of the curatorial collective The Department of Love, who recently commissioned the text-based Love Letter series inviting Sheena Patel, Priya Jay and Quinn Latimer, amongst others. Celina has been awarded residencies with the Shanghai Biennale and Kochi Biennale, and she has received both curatorial and literary research stipends of the Berlin senate. She is part of several juries for public art funding, and appointed member of the Berlin Atelierbeirat. She is currently working on her second novel.
TESTIMONIALS:
Celina has an uncanny ability to create a welcoming space for each of us to feel heard. Her insightful feedback, and the warm community she creates, moved my work forward in important ways.
— Ruth Sergel
Celina’s course offers a brilliant opportunity to explore the essential elements of writing a novel and take a dive deep into your own writing. While analysing the mechanics of successful first novels, writers investigate their own work in progress and elements of their book’s structure, characters, plot and tone. Celina is a thoughtful teacher, her feedback is insightful and encouraging, and the workshopping portion helps build a precious community of peers that can stay with you as you develop on your writing journey.
— Angela Sangma Francis
We’ve hosted a wide range of events—company offsites, permaculture and art workshops, vocal retreats, chess weekends, murder mystery parties, concerts, theatre performances, and farm-to-table dinners.
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