Who are we?

Stichting Boerengroep (Peasant Foundation) is a student foundation at Wageningen University that aims to connect the university (students, research, education) with the reality and challenges of farmers in the Netherlands and worldwide. In this way we fight for social, just and sustainable food production. We do this by bringing students into the fields and farmers into lecture rooms at the university.

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Upcoming events

Summer Excursion: Celtic Fields

05/07/2021 @ 17:30 – 19:00 – Please register here, spaces are limited: https://forms.gle/e52G2SxbZYNeZM1Y6 We’re squeezing in one real life summer excursion before the summer holidays really break in! On the 5th of July we will visit the Celtic Fields, the grain fields of Graangeluk, where old varieties of grains are grown to make the delicious and infamous Graangeluk beer and bread. Farmer […]

“Pathways for drought resilient agroecological systems”

21/06/2021 @ 19:30 – 21:00 – We’re happy to announce that on the first day of summer, 21st of June, Boerengroep is co-organizing a webinar on agroecological solutions for drought together with Agroecology Europe! The webinar will be live-streamed on the Facebook page of Agroecology Europe, which you can find here: https://www.facebook.com/AgroecologyEurope By longer and frequent heat waves and more sporadic […]

Commons: a solution to access to (farm)land

17/06/2021 @ 12:30 – 13:30 – Physical location: Generaal Foulkesweg 37, 6703 BD Wageningen [FULL] To join online: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85423086582 What if… land was not a commodity that can be speculated on by wealthy parties? What if we treated land, the primary resource for farming, in a way that allows farmers who mean well for the environment and the […]

Re-peat Peatfest 24 hours

29/05/2021 – 30/05/2021 @ 02:00 – Peat-fest is an annual festival organized by Re-Peat, and we are very excited to join! Below you find more information, or visit their website here: https://www.re-peat.earth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86gujmFQBy4   “About Peat-Fest Peat-Fest is one of our major annual events. It is a 24-hour virtual global festival celebrating and exploring the world of peat from multiple perspectives and interactive […]

Women in Agriculture/Vrouwen in de Landbouw episode 2

12/05/2021 @ 20:00 – 21:30 – Here is the Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82086734049 For questions/info, please send an email to st.boerengroep@wur.nl In april-mei presenteert Boerengroep u een webinarreeks over Vrouwen in de Landbouw in Chili (28/04/2021) en Nederland (12/05/2021) om netwerken te verbinden en te praten over de wortels en vruchten van het verzet van boerinnen over de hele […]

Women fighting for Food Sovereignty in Chile

28/04/2021 @ 17:00 – 18:30 – When is it? 28/04/2021 at 17:00 Where is it? Online! We are looking forward seeing you online ! Please register here to confirm your presence : https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSc7FLRDuYj…/viewform… In April-May, Boerengroep presents you a webinar series on Women in Agriculture in Chile (28/04/2021) and the Netherlands (12/05/2021) to connect networks and talk about peasant women’s roots […]

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