Workshop Balkongroente & Geneeskruiden

Gardening workshop & learning about the power of herbs

Gardening is healthy and invigorating. Flowers and plants need energy, while also giving energy. You can experience this as an urban dweller as well.

Bloei & Groei is an organisation that uses city gardens to bring women together who wish to strengthen themselves, their environment or neighbourhood. The workshops are relaxed, instructive and one of a kind. They offer guidance to urban festival visitors who wish to cultivate green fingers but don’t quite know where to start.

In the workshop Moestuinieren op je balkon, you will learn about growing vegetables and herbs yourself. as well as In the workshops Tinctuur maken and Inheemse kruidenkunst herbal medicine and plant wisdom from other cultures will be discussed, and you will learn how to incorporate that into traditional herbal drinks, ointments or tincture.

Allow yourself to be inspired by the album Mother Nature from associate artist Angelique Kidjo: ‘I want to have people think about their connection to Mother Nature, and how dear this Earth is to us. Without nature, we don’t exist - it nurtures us, it nourishes us, and it does that with absolutely no judgement. And even though nature is under attack from our industries, she’s still always so generous.’

This programme is part of the overarching programme Manifesto for the living in a time of extinction.