In Jatxou, 20 minutes from Biarritz and a quarter of an hour from Bayonne, Aukera, Le Champ des Possibles bears his name perfectly.
Aukera in Basque means choice, opportunity, possibility*.
And here, we have chosen to prove that another agriculture is possible and that we can, in the same day, feed, marvel and learn.
A farm in permaculture, autonomous and demanding!

At the heart of the crowns, the Aukera team cultivates according to the principles of permaculture: observe the living, work with him rather than against him, and strive for real autonomy.
The result is striking: the farm is autonomous in water and electricity, and grows without any chemical.
Verger, vegetable garden, nursery, nursery, various experiments.
Aukera is both a productive farm and a living laboratory of regenerative farming techniques.
It is also a conservatory, which hosts ancient varieties of trees and plants, and which participates in transmitting this knowledge through its formations.
Les Tables d'Hôte: a unique experience in the Basque Country!

The concept that makes the singularity of Aukera is its Sunday (and sometimes Saturday evening) experiences meals.
Every Sunday, 18 guests are welcomed in unusual places of the estate, not in a restaurant room, but in the heart of the living.
Before the meal, a visit to the farm allows you to understand where you come from.
At the stoves, chef Jessica Tanaka transforms citrus, vegetables, game and wild plants produced on site into plates full of ideas. The principle is radical: you only eat what you produce on site.
All accompanied by wines and cocktails, and subject to a theme that changes on each date.

Topics that really come out of the ordinary.

Aukera doesn't do in the already-seen. Some examples of the next host tables:

  • Lunch in black — menu freely inspired by Huysmans' novel Backward (coming dressed in black)
  • Dark Side of the Moon — menu inspired by Pink Floyd's famous album, with sound archives
  • The garden of delights — according to the triptych by Jérôme Bosch
  • Alice in Wonderland — from Lewis Carroll to Tim Burton via Gainsbourg
  • Louis XIV in Saint-Jean-de-Luz — around the Sun King's dinner before his wedding
  • The surrealist egg — where the chef changes the colour dishes and deceives the senses
  • Ravel bolero — Andalusian influences inspired by the ballet for orchestra
  • Tarot des Visconti-Sforza — divinatory menu with Italian influences

Each meal mixes culture, gastronomy and nature in a format that is not found anywhere else in the Basque Country.
Privatization possible on quote for the day of your choice, an idea of an event really out-of-standard for an anniversary, a wedding or a seminar that wants to get out of the frames.
More than a farm: a life project!
Aukera is also a nursery, editions, training in permaculture, and a whole long-term experiment.
A living association, a gentle activist, that proves that one can produce, transmit, nourish and marvel at the same time.
A rare address.
To put at the top of the list of nuggets of the Basque Country.