*unfortunately this course is in Dutch* Permacultuur, hoe werkt dat in de praktijk? Wil je je eigen voedsel te verbouwen en je leven duurzamer te maken? Of Wordt je af en toe te moe van je (moes)tuin? Ben je op zoek naar nieuwe inzichten en inspiratie? In de cursus Permacultuur in de praktijk komen o.a. … Meer lezen
This is an exchange project among Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian and Romanian students called ‘Let’s work the land’. We will present the typical Dutch agriculture and compair this with the Hungarian, Portugues and Romanian agriculture. We are going to experience traditional agriculture in Romania and discuss about how to adapt this agriculture to the EU citizen. … Meer lezen
Autumn 2010. In the region of Herve, in Belgium’s east, the milk crisis of 2009 struck brutally at the dairy farms. In this profoundly estabilised context, the decision of the European Union to completely remove the milk production quota in 2015, and the determination of the World Trade Organisation to further liberalise the markets, directly … Meer lezen
The Program is online! More and more farmers, consumers, scientists and civil society organisations are working towards sustainable and fair ways of producing food. They are forging new relationships between farmers and consumers. They offer creative, dynamic and diverse alternatives to large-scale, anonymous and industrialised food production and the increasing influence of transnational corporations. Do you … Meer lezen
–Unfortunately, the discussion evening will be in Dutch. Though, it is possible to get a translator. If you are interested in this evening contact us on veetelers.socialeveningcie@wur.nl before February 24th!– Op dinsdag 25 februari 2014 organiseert Stichting Boerengroep ism de Social Eveningcie weer een erg interessante discussieavond voor jullie! Stadslandbouw: Onmogelijk of Fabulous?! Deze avond … Meer lezen
At care farm Makandra there are some big American Oaks waiting to be made in smaller pieces. Boerengroep will go there on Saturday 1th of February to help them sawing the wood. Come and Join! They take care of wood, saws and lunch! When: 1th of February Where: Makandra Time: 8.30 assembling in front of … Meer lezen
On the 29th of January Otto Vloedgraven gives us a course about pruning fruit trees on high trunks. Bring your own lunch and warm clothes/shoes as it will be outside! When: 29t January Where: Pakhuis Hemmen, Boelenhamsestraat 7 – 6672 MC Hemmen Or send an email to Boerengroep for carpool/bikepool options. Time: 10h-15h Costs: max … Meer lezen
Last summer a group of students from various countries and studies participated in Farm Experience Internship. After some days of preparation, they worked on farms for two weeks. Both students and farmers were enthusiastic about this experience. This Friday we meet to discuss the possibilities and ideas Farm Experience Internship 2014. The Farm Experience Internship is organized by … Meer lezen
On wednesday 22th and thursday 23th of January we will go to BioVak in Zwolle. Students can receive more knowledge about the organic agriculture and food quality. BioVak gives a view on Organic Agriculture from the soil and the farmers who work on it, to processing of the different product and how it is showed … Meer lezen
On the 25th of January we will visit a dairy farm with Jersey cows, a pig farm with rooting barn and a biogas installation in Drenthe/Overijssel! We will leave around 9h and be back around 17h. We will go by car, travel costs are 5 euro. For subscription please send an email to st.boerengroep@wur.nl