Located 2 kilometers outside of Chennai, our farm has been called magical by our numerous local and international visitors. Our land is covered with trees, and it is one of the few places in the city where you see more green than gray. It’s the perfect place for adults, children, animals to live, work and learn from one another in
harmony.
Enjoy natural growth
We are an organic farm for natural growth. We believe in living genuinely, doing no harm to nature and taking care of the earth.
Jacob & Klooster Farms is not just a place. It's the realisation of our hopes and dreams to live more responsibly. A lifestyle we wish to share with many others.
So we welcome every visitor as part of our family. We will only offer organic products that our own children enjoy.
Jacob & Klooster Farms is not just a place. It's the realisation of our hopes and dreams to live more responsibly. A lifestyle we wish to share with many others.
So we welcome every visitor as part of our family. We will only offer organic products that our own children enjoy.
Inspire by example
We hope to inspire people by example, in an open and light-hearted way. Helping them to live true to their hearts and being kind to the earth.
We are 99% powered by solar energy. We have dug a water catchment system to attract beautiful birds and fish and charge our ground water. Our farm uses organic manure that we get from our cows and leaves. We believe every challenge is yet another opportunity to find creative solutions.
These practices lead us to live a genuinely happy, purpose-filled life.
We are 99% powered by solar energy. We have dug a water catchment system to attract beautiful birds and fish and charge our ground water. Our farm uses organic manure that we get from our cows and leaves. We believe every challenge is yet another opportunity to find creative solutions.
These practices lead us to live a genuinely happy, purpose-filled life.
Adventurous pioneers
We are adventurous by nature. In the early 2000s we traded our home and life in Amsterdam for our farm in Thalambur. At that time nothing existed, no internet or stable power or even a postal address.
Today our urban farm on the outskirts of Chennai is bursting with life and creativity.
A place we grow with love: our two boys, dogs, chickens, ducks, cows, birds, a vegetable garden and a fruit orchard.
Today our urban farm on the outskirts of Chennai is bursting with life and creativity.
A place we grow with love: our two boys, dogs, chickens, ducks, cows, birds, a vegetable garden and a fruit orchard.
Living responsibly
We are keenly aware of how each decision we make affects our world around us. Therefore we choose to live responsibly, make sustainable stylish and love functional beauty.
From our harvest we make jams, pickles, oils and juices locally. We fashion brooms from coconut tree blades.
We sell our natural products in our farm store, where you can enjoy an organic coffee in tranquility.
From our harvest we make jams, pickles, oils and juices locally. We fashion brooms from coconut tree blades.
We sell our natural products in our farm store, where you can enjoy an organic coffee in tranquility.
1. Innovation Centre
We run a business innovation centre in the farm, where companies, schools and various organisations come and participate in creative thinking sessions. We use a simple yet powerful tool to maximise the creative potential within teams.
In collaboration with Designathon Works, a Dutch innovation agency, we also invite children to brainstorm around the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Innovation Centre is an inspirational meeting location. With floor to ceiling windows you enjoy natural light and a complete view of our land. You can schedule your next offsite with our world class facilitators, or you may rent just this private location for your formal or informal meetings.
In collaboration with Designathon Works, a Dutch innovation agency, we also invite children to brainstorm around the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Innovation Centre is an inspirational meeting location. With floor to ceiling windows you enjoy natural light and a complete view of our land. You can schedule your next offsite with our world class facilitators, or you may rent just this private location for your formal or informal meetings.
2. Farm stay
We continue being super hosts with AirBnB. We host many local and international travellers at our farm. They love a quiet stay not far away from the city.
Our guests enjoy a peaceful day, watch the stars at night and wake up to a sumptuous fresh breakfast in the morning.
We provide a true eco-friendly farm experience where you can help milking the cows and feeding the ducks. We have plenty of toys and outdoor activities to entertain your children. Children love to explore our farm in their own curious ways.
Our guests enjoy a peaceful day, watch the stars at night and wake up to a sumptuous fresh breakfast in the morning.
We provide a true eco-friendly farm experience where you can help milking the cows and feeding the ducks. We have plenty of toys and outdoor activities to entertain your children. Children love to explore our farm in their own curious ways.
3. Coaching sessions
We are happy to coach high potentials to become better leaders in their lives and careers.
As a certified Marshall Goldsmith coach and creative executive leader, Shammy continues to develop and help executives and individuals to take the next step in their careers.
Charlotte is a PhD scholar in traditional medicinal plants. She is also well versed in various healing methods using energy as a framework. She holds numerous meditation and healing sessions in our farm.
As a certified Marshall Goldsmith coach and creative executive leader, Shammy continues to develop and help executives and individuals to take the next step in their careers.
Charlotte is a PhD scholar in traditional medicinal plants. She is also well versed in various healing methods using energy as a framework. She holds numerous meditation and healing sessions in our farm.
4. Farm food
We started planting our fruit trees to provide pesticide free and naturally grown products for our children.
Today we have over 300 trees, over 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables, pure country A2 milk from Gir cows, country chickens and duck eggs.
You are welcome at our one-stop-shop organic farm store that provides fresh vegetables and provisions. We also sell products from our community of organic farms and small businesses.
Come by for a hot coffee or refreshing drink while you shop.
Today we have over 300 trees, over 30 varieties of fruits and vegetables, pure country A2 milk from Gir cows, country chickens and duck eggs.
You are welcome at our one-stop-shop organic farm store that provides fresh vegetables and provisions. We also sell products from our community of organic farms and small businesses.
Come by for a hot coffee or refreshing drink while you shop.
You are welcome!
The best way to understand Jacob & Klooster Farms is to look at our visitors. It doesn’t matter how busy or stressed their lives are. When they enter our place, they start smiling.
We welcome you.
We welcome you.
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So great to know that we have hosted a 100 guests at Jacob and Klooster Farms who have enjoyed their stay. Thanks to all you beautiful people from all across the globe who consistently graded us as super hosts. We are growing and soon will have a better experience to welcome all of you again @tookamai1 day ago
What a great start to a Sunday. Picnicing in our own home. @thechennaipicniccompany picnic was awesome and thoughtful. Love them. They made our morning so meaningful2 weeks ago
So happy to see 136 residents of one of our biggest housing board tenement in Kannagi Nagar s beginning to segregate their waste. A small but important start as a result of our behaviour change exercise with @urbasersumeet s innovation team and Jacob and Klooster innovation. It's part of our "Give and Get" program. We incentivise them by making play areas accessible to their children. In any case, a small step for Kannagi Nagar, a giant step for Chennai. #sdg11 #swm #designthinking #humancentricdesign #wetwaste #drywaste #hazardouswaste #chennaicorporation1 month ago
Sign up your child for a fun Saturday solving some of the planets biggest issues. The ideas they come up with are eye opening and fresh1 month ago
Spreading the method of waste segregation through inspiring movies and a mobile display van graciously loaned to us by the Greater Chennai Corporation, everyday hundreds of children are given quality awareness on waste segregation. Hats off @urbasersumeet #innovation #sdg4 #swm1 month ago
