Opening Party and Open House!

April 29, Klein Glien

Get a sneak peek into Coconat at our new home with the freshly renovated Gutshof Glien & beautiful park,

and celebrate with us Berlin/Brandenburg style!

What is Coconat? Coconat is a space for anyone to be inspired, concentrate, work, and play in the countryside! Come as yourself or with a small group, stay for the day or for awhile longer, to relax and get some work done.

From 2PM-11PM we will open our doors to all.

Tours:

Take a tour around the rooms and property with us. It’s a great way to hear what we are planning, and to imagine yourself here. We are always open to new ideas, people, and projects joining in!

Music and Entertainment: Coconat is a place for EVERYONE. We have invited some our favorite musicians, bands, and DJs from Berlin and the Bad Belzig area to move us throughout the day and night.

Children will be delighted as well, expect balloons, clowns, and more!

Food:

Expect to be fed well. Some of Berlin’s favorite food trucks will join forces with Belziger locals, old and new, and if all goes planned even some Syrian delights!

Meet Partners and Friends:

We are inviting partners and new friends from far and wide to join us as well. Everyone can have a chance to meet exciting projects, talk with local and international businesses that feel home at Coconat, and maybe even get to try out some of their latest products!

If you would like to present yourself, let us know by 7 April, we would love to collaborate!

Overnights, but of course:

It’s a long weekend, why not stay for awhile. We have overnight possibilities to suit the style and desires of many.

Camping and indoor sleeping for everyone, as well as hotel rooms, with priority reservations given to families with young children (please get in touch right away if you would like a room, as there are a limited number!). Fill the form here.

More:

We would love to showcase friends old and new, and have a bit of space in the programme at the moment. Be in touch by 7 April and let’s see what we can do together!

Many details to come!

As various performers, artists of gastronomic proportions, and more confirm, we will share with you all

Support us: Until the opening is still a lot to do, if you feel like supporting renovations and gardening put yourself into the list. Maybe your basement some precious treasures unused and looking for the right home, check out our list of things we still need.

See you soon!!

Creative Chef

Head Creative Chef for our retreat near Berlin

Coconat Workation Retreat is a new hotel and coworking concept in the countryside one hour by train from Berlin. Coconat is a location for creative workers to concentrate, work and relax. We have been open since May 2017.

We are searching for an experienced chef de cuisine to establish Coconat as a culinary destination. You will create the menu, source regional produce, manage three meal shifts daily and interact with guests.
The menu should combine local and international influences with a creative twist. This requires an experienced, organized and proactive chef with original ideas and a cost-conscious manner. You should be especially enthusiastic about vegetarian cuisine.

The restaurant should compliment the concept of the retreat, which provides guests with the perfect combination of relaxation and creative productivity.

Coconat’s location is in a renovated historic manor house in the village of Klien Glien near Bad Belzig, 90km south-west of Berlin, reachable by the RE7 train direct from the city and airport. The kitchen already serves our overnight guests, and on the weekends provides for a small cafe. In the future we would like to develop more for local guests and tourists, as well as catering.

The following aspects are required:
– Completed apprenticeship as a cook
– Several years experience as chef de cuisine
– Certifications preferred
– Personal initiative, engagement and creativity
– Budgeting and stock management experience
– Teamwork and communication skills
– English and German language skills
– Drivers’ license a plus

There are 4 ways in which Coconat can imagine to work with a Creative Chef

• Join our 3 month ‘Chef in Residence’ programme
• Hire as an employee
• Rent out the kitchen to an external business
• Incorporate the Creative chef into the company through shares

 

Are you feeling inspired? Want to join our dynamic and adventurous team in creating an amazing destination that is already spoken of far and wide?

Send us the following application documents to janosch@coconat-space.com.
– Personal letter
– Curriculum Vitae with evidence of experience
– Certificates from present or previous employers

We can’t wait to hear your ideas!

Brandenburg/Berlin A Love Affair

Coconat is proud to partner with more than 10 Coworking Spaces in Berlin!

Our partnership goes both ways. Whether your home is in Berlin or Brandenburg,
your coworking community is there.

Members of all participating Berlin spaces receive a reduced rate of €10/day, or the cost of coworking at Coconat.
Our local members, from the Bad Belzig region, are also able to pop into the city spend the day at any of our partner spaces*!

Everyday I wake up…

…to the sound of birds and maybe a distant tractor in the fields.

…to the nesting pigeons and the hum of the city outside.

I jump in the train, knowing when I exit…

…I’ll breathe the fresh and walk amongst the endless trees with hawks above.

…I’ll breathe in the scents of the world’s kitchens and be energized by the vibrancy of all the people.

THANK YOU!

AHOY!    betahaus    co.up    Impact Hub Berlin    JuggleHUB    raumstation    Space Shack    St. Oberholz    Tuesday Coworking    welance

*Some restrictions may apply.

GLÜHWEIN am EIS!

Chase those Winter Blues away

Join us for in Klein Glein for Hot Mulled Wine, Grilled Sausages, Winter walks and maybe even some Ice-Skating!
Of course you can always cozy up by the fire inside too.

(please let us know if you plan to come so we have enough for everyone!)

2pm-6pm
21 January 2017

Community in the Country – HTW Master’s Students weigh in

 

by Julianne Becker

 

For 6 weeks I worked with a group of students who all share a passionate vision of working together to leave this world better than the way we found it. I had the privilege of harnessing this energy to focus it on the social ambitions of Coconat.

 

We dove head first into the world of social enterprise, with speakers from Imagine Cargo and Fahrwerk Kurierkollektiv, Wikimedia, Solidrinks, and non-profit working on various projects related to the Economy for Common Good.

 

The goal of all of this was to push forward with the social goals of Coconat. To use our sustainable business as a Launchpad for engaging the rural community in which we would be operating. We developed ways to engage the people who would be our neighbors.

 

What was great is that we all agreed that the best way to develop any project was to do it with the community we would be working with. They worked for 4 weeks on the ideas for engaging the elders and the youth of the community, finding ways for those groups to work together, but always with the caveat that ‘we need to talk with them about what THEY want’ before making any concrete plans though.

 

Really looking forward to presenting the ideas they came up with, and refining and reworking them with the community of Klein Glien and the greater Bad Belzig area. The final ideas included creating an informal social space – opening up the café/bar, sharing ideas – sharing knowledge, skills, cars, and equipment, and a community theatre project.

 

We’ll keep you updated about which of these will be fully realized with our new neighbors!