Closed circuit, which means we create a garden: we sow seeds, plant plants and eat the harvest with appetite. With us, there is no waste: all the peelings and food leftovers are transformed into valuable compost that feeds our garden. The power of transformation and fertile transformation in practice.
On Saturday, 22 June, we invite you to Mistletoe Market for the first edition of Bizarre Bazaar #1 – FERTILISATION. We will be creating a Compost Circle together. This event is part of our larger series that combines the theme of food with urban lifestyle and art, creating a community where residents can open up to new experiences together.
Starting in the morning, we will be gearing up for a feast – an event titled ‘Feeding Artists’. Under the watchful eye of the performance hosts, we will be peeling potatoes and vegetables, cutting, chopping, mixing stuffing and sticking dumplings. Anyone who enjoys cooking and preparing food for the communal table is welcome.
From 10:00 to 13:00 we will create a composter from scratch. Dr Marta Czaplicka from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, a vine expert and coordinator of the university’s RWS, will help us understand the biological processes that take place in a composter. Marta, who runs her own vineyard and makes wine, will also share her experiences with viticulture and wine production in the context of urban farms. You will learn how to ensure the best conditions for turning organic residues into valuable compost and how to use it in your daily gardening practice. We will dispel myths about composting and discover its unique properties. Together, we will also prepare a social composter that will permanently settle on the Mistletoe Market and process the leftovers from our table.
We will plant a variety of plants, including flowers and vegetables, in previously prepared raised beds. This is the next step in the creation of a community garden on Mistletoe Street, which we started in autumn 2023. Step by step, we are creating a creative and vibrant space here.
⏰ By 13:00, we plan to finish the workshop part to sit down to a communal feast and complete the cycle of matter circulation. During the meal we will complete our discussions about compost, including its symbolic functions. A toast to the compost will be made by Katarzyna Roj from the Laboratory for the Study of Happiness, run by the Goethe Institut and, among others, BWA Wrocław. Kasia will tell us how soil is perceived by artists, curators, speculative designers, artistic-philosophical think tanks and groups promoting naturoculture.
At the same time, as every Saturday, it will be possible to visit the Short Road Bazaar and buy food directly from local farmers. There will also be a Vintage Bazaar at the Mistletoe Market that day, where you can find unique and stylish items.
🔵 The event is co-funded by the European Union, under the Horizon 2020 programme, FoodCityBoost project no: 101132315 Local coordinator: the Foundation for Sustainable Development in partnership with Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
⭐ Co-organisers: FER, Bazar Krótka Droga, Wrocław University of Life Sciences, Bazar Bizarre.
🛈 More about the project and activities: foodcityboost.eu
🛍️ The event is part of the Bazar.Bizarre series.
In addition, you can still get a free composter in Wrocław. There are over 400 to spend!
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Bizarre Bazaar takes place at open-air Jemiołowa Market and is a three-year project that explores the underlying themes of ecology, inviting artists and practitioners of the subject into the conversation. We are particularly interested in looking at ecology from the perspective of post-humanism, eco-humanism or dark ecology. Our aim is to see other non-human life forms and to revise the notion of subjectivity. It is also a special form of presenting art in the space of the bazaar and extending the function of the urban market with new and rare activities.