Planting Solidarity | Placemaking Collective

Introducing the new LINA Fellows from the DAE community! Each year, the European Architecture platform– LINA European Architecture Platform holds an Open Call to discover emerging talent. Selected LINA Fellows present their work at the LINA Conference and are paired with member organisations for year-long collaborations as part of the LINA Architecture Programme. Among the selected fellows, the DAE-LINA included in the cohort are: Planting Solidarity | Placemaking Collective is an international association founded by Marie Tina A., focusing on food and land solidarity projects. The group includes Daniel Boris, a PhD researcher on Sustainable Food Systems, Luma Vidal Weinhardt, a Master’s student in Industrial Design, and Angela Häusermann, an expert in Economics and Spatial Development. szabadonbalaton is a research-based ecological initiative, created by PAD Foundation. They collaborate with GUBAHAMORI to address the ecological challenges of Lake Balaton through art, science and urbanism, co-producing events for BALATORIUM program for Veszprém-Balaton 2023. Lab212 Collective, founded in 2008 by Nicolas Guichard & Béatrice Lartigue , is a collective creating installations that explore space, sound, and the intersection of art, science, and technology. Their work focuses on materializing invisible physical phenomena and critically examining the role of technology in fragile environments. We warmly extend our congratulations.

Did you know that you can add elderflowers to your pancakes? 🥞 Elderflowers are currently blooming until end of June. Not only do they taste delicious, they also have many healing properties. Elderflowers are antiviral, anti-inflammatory and contain a lot of antioxidants. You have probably seen the elderflower trees by now. They can be found in light areas in the forest and the white flowers a sweet smell with hints of honey, hay and lemon peel 🍋✨. In collaboration with Planting Solidarity | Placemaking Collective, I am creating monthly local and seasonal recipes to educate about local biodiversity and demonstrate that eating locally and seasonally doesn't have to be limiting or difficult! You can watch the recipe video here: https://lnkd.in/e9dv6NeC

Discover how this self-managed cooperative nurtures the #community with fresh, locally-produced food and fosters a profound connection to our food system. We want to share about a local organization close to our hearts: ortoloco The regional farm cooperative ortoloco practices solidarity farming in Dietikon (ZH). They provide ourselves with our own fruit, sweet cider, cereals, pasta, bread, sunflower oil, meat, eggs, tofu and vegetables. They are organized as a self-managed agricultural cooperative. One of our founders, Angela Häusermann, has been a member of the Solawi cooperative Ortoloco for several years. Once you are a member, you can choose the subscription that suits you from the following month. At the moment, they are currently still looking for members and we want to raise visibility about their cause. Short Explanation of #Solawi concept: Participating in a Solawi is an opportunity to connect with our food system and show solidarity with collectively organized farms. Seeing the places with our own eyes where the plants we eat are growing is a unique quality. And this is often lost, especially in the urban context. As a cooperative member, you gain an insight into many work steps on the farm, as well as the logistics of distributing the produce. In 14 annual assignments, you can, for example, weed, harvest, pack and distribute vegetables, but also mow meadows with a scythe or maintain biodiversity areas on the farm. Last year, Planting Solidarity helped with an after-work weeding session and was able to see for itself that spending time in such diverse vegetable gardens and working with the plants that will one day nourish us is a healing process that many more city dwellers should embrace. This year, we are curious to learn more from Orto loco and their partners, in order to trace the signs of solidarity throughout the food system. With lots of love, Planting Solidarity #PlantingSolidarity #Solidarity #FoodSystems

MEET JOELLE, THE BEEKEEPER. 🐝🌻 (French translation in comments ⬇️) Welcome to our first #SpotlightSeries of the year! About a year ago our founder, Marie Tina A. went to Gabon on a research and feasibility trip. During this time in Gabon, Tina was able to meet various stakeholders from farmers, landowners, and municipal officials. Out of all those people Tina was able to meet and connect with Joelle—who is a permaculturalist, beekeeper, and fungi aficionado originally from Switzerland, but now has been based in Libreville for the last three years. This meeting and the wish to create a lasting connection with Gabon were what inspired us to create our association Planting Solidarity. Joelle joined from the start and became a connection point to helping us better understand the context and realities of tending to the land. 🌱 Joelle, together with her partner Ted have set themselves the goal of regenerating 1 acre including land impoverished by monoculture and pesticides. After two years, it started to regenerate thanks to the permaculture techniques they have applied. The edible forest is now home to more than 140 species of fruit trees, medicinal plants, vegetables, aromatic herbs, and flowers. 🌸 They have accomplished a workshop series on the theme of “permaculture and the fascinating world of bees” organized for the students of Malibe primary school as extra-curricular activities. She and Ted welcomed the students from first to fifth grade who participated in these activities with great enthusiasm. Apart from permaculture and beekeeping workshops, Joelle shares more about the local flora, fauna, and fungi in Gabon, as well as gardening techniques with her local community, family, and friends, as well as an international audience. 🗺️ #Follow Permaculture Gabon on Instagram to have an insight into the activities they do in solidarity with the land and activities they promote to take care of it. 🍃♻️ 🐛 #Swipe for some photos from their garden! Below are the names of the following plants in order: Stereum ostrea mushroom, Scotch bonnet chili Luffa, seeds received / exchanged, Long beans, Iboga, Pineapple, Mukwissa, Butterfly pea & African-pistachio. 🌾

“Recognizing the importance of both #Feminism and #Placemaking, we need to create cities that are truly loved and cherished. We believe that a city cannot be truly vibrant and thriving when a significant portion of its population, particularly women and marginalized groups, is suffering and facing challenges on the streets.” Nourhan Bassam of GamingX from her new book #TheGenderedCity: https://lnkd.in/ekFSgTMY The Gendered City, Placemaking Europe, Placemaking Education, Amaken Placemaking, #ArabPlacemaking, #PublicSpace, #PlacemakingForWomen #FeministPlacemaking

For more recent updates, please follow us on Instagram @plantingsolidarity In the meantime, here is what we manages to accomplish last summer.... 👀 🌿 https://lnkd.in/eK5g58nv

🥁 A message from our Founder! 🥁