Farm experiences that regenerate culture: soil, gut, craft & society

ABOUT NEAR

Step onto farms where the soil, the season, and the people inspire moments that feels alive.

Workshops, events, offsites, retreats & residency programmes: NEAR is a hospitality agency that helps farmers craft & deliver experiences for groups and individuals to create, learn, work, and reconnect with nature.

Farm Destinations and experiences
Hospitality services for farmers

Gateways to a desirable future

EXPERIENCES

An on-farm residency program for selected storytellers to grow place-based stories. Stories of this Land is to be distributed at national cultural events.

Storytelling residency at Erve Kiekebos

Explore project

Nature stewardship made tangible, on a regenerative dairy farm between Rotterdam, Delft, and The Hague.

Team offsites in Pijnacker

Explore experience

Coworking from an Amsterdam farm

Friday cowork retreats to rediscover how work feels when it’s held by nature’s pace. Hosted on a biodynamic organic farm in Amsterdam.

explore experience

Our experiences are an invitation to escape from the city, without leaving it behind.

Let the land feed your ideas, and your ideas nourish the land.

WHAT WE OFFER FARMERS

NEAR turns your regenerative farm into a welcoming, inspiring destination.

We support regenerative and transitioning farmers in transforming underused spaces and scattered guest activities into cohesive, income-generating hospitality ventures without sacrificing the core farming work.

From vision to operations, we offer full-spectrum support across the hospitality value chain, so you can open your farm to guests with confidence and ease.

PLAN A DISCOVERY VISIT

NEAR’s services

    • NEAR evaluates your farm’s potential and helps shape a clear vision aligned with your farm’s identity and values

    • We identify opportunities based on local context, infrastructure, and community

    • We design a multi-use hospitality concept: e.g. retreat venue, artist residency, farm coworking, etc.

    • NEAR shapes targeted hospitality offers like retreats, workshops, residencies, memberships, overnight stays, etc.

    • We develop experience packages that align with your land, story, and values

    • We structure pricing and handle seasonal planning

    • NEAR co-creates and manages events, retreats, and on-farm activations

    • We source and coordinate facilitators, artists, chefs, or educators

    • We manage bookings, logistics, and guest experience

    • NEAR matches you with aligned creatives, educators, and organizations

    • We form bioregional collaboration networks focused on community and art

    • Attract value-aligned partners to co-deliver or co-manage programming

    • NEAR builds tailored business models 

    • We develop operational systems for low-effort day-to-day management

    • We can co-manage operations long-term to maintain quality and ease your workload

    • NEAR develops or adjusts your brand strategy, positioning, and storytelling

    • We develop your visual identity and communication to guests