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CANCELLED Participatory seminar: "Worldwide roots"
Attention: The event "Worldwide Roots", which was supposed to take place on September 16 and 17, has been canceled!
Learning can be fun at any age - perhaps we have found the right setting for this? We are offering a seminar for people who would like to work with others, approach a topic with all their senses and exchange ideas. Our idea is to learn from and with each other and to become active in the process. We want to bridge the gap between everyday knowledge and research, art and history(ies) and people and nature. During the breaks, we will relax with delicacies that match the theme.
Roots are usually hidden in the earth, in the dark. We want to shed light on the darkness and dig for treasures of knowledge. Under expert guidance, you will explore the "underground" treasures of the diverse "root" plants in the tropical greenhouse and in the teaching and learning garden.
Friday is all about roots worldwide. Botanically speaking, what are roots anyway, what do they do and what is the difference between tubers, rhizomes or turnips? We will be inspired by the variety of underground "fruits" such as manioc, sweet potatoes or yucca as well as their countless preparation possibilities in different cultures. We will also discover the "roots" of the contraceptive pill in the tropics! Literary samples and stories then show us unknown aspects.
On Saturday, we will deal with regional dishes in the cooking pot and medicine cabinet. As a journey through time, we discover the late summer teaching and learning garden, digging in and for known and unknown cultures from the oat root to the potato. How varieties feel or taste is just as much a mystery to us as the "hidden water" concealed in the fruit. We encounter stories about Frederick the Great and Van Gogh - they take us on an excursion to important tubers! There are also many medicinal plant treasures to discover underground. We explore valerian root for serenity, horseradish for the respiratory tract, comfrey for the bones and elecampane as a cure-all. Then we create a root artwork and fortify ourselves with "root food" during the breaks.
With agricultural engineer Ines Fehrmann and student Tony Lindenau.
Info: 05542-72812
Cost: 90€ incl. coffee breaks and materials. Registration until September 5.