Boerengroep 
Boerengroep is made by a multitude of people, and we thought it’d be nice to regularly introduce one of our board members in the form of a small interview. Who are the people in Boerengroep? Where do they come from? And what do they see in Boerengroep? This week we are happy to present an … Read more
We have finished the magazine! It will soon be available in print and online. Stick around for the big announcement. So far, we wanted to already give a sneak preview of what you can expect (the page numbers are not up to date yet). The magazine has four big chapters: Peasants, Fair Price, Environment and … Read more
Boerengroep is looking for interns! Specifically for two interns (from April until August) who want to help organize the amazing Farm Experience Internship (FEI), a four-week summer course on agroecology. The FEI uses an integrated learning approach where theory and practice are combined. There’s two weeks full of workshops and excursions in Wageningen, and two … Read more
[see pictures below] On November 4th, we were happy to receive dr. Godfrey Nzamujo in Wageningen! Dr. Godfrey Nzamujo studied and did research in microbiology, theology and philosophy, taught in university of California-Irvine and of Loyola Marymount. When he returned to Africa, he founded the Songhai Centers in Africa. In these Centers, he integrates Africa … Read more
RUW and Otherwise organized several events and a research last year about the Impact of Collaboration. RUW has now released a report with the results of these activities. In it, they also make recommendations based on what people found important, and this with regard to Transparency, Decision Making (process and kind of companies for collaboration), … Read more
The Boerengroep Year Plan 2022 is here! We are proud to announce that topic that we will be working on in the coming year is (Un)Framing Farmers. This year’s theme for Boerengroep addresses a neglected bottleneck for achieving change in our society: the way we actively and passively frame farmers and farming systems. It is … Read more
FEI 2021 On the 19th of July, a group of around twenty people came together at the creative community garden for the Farm Experience Internship (FEI) 2021, a 3 ECTS international summer course at Wageningen University. The group consisted of people from all over the world with different interests, work experiences and academic backgrounds. … Read more
Volunteers wanted! Sept 24: action in Utrecht during the Climate Strike The European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save Bees and Farmers’ has collected 760,000 signatures. Will you help to reach 1 million (deadline Sept, 30)? On Friday, September 24 we will collect signatures on the Jaarbeursplein in Utrecht during the Climate Strike (Klimaatstaking). Your job as a … Read more
Dear agro-ecologists, GraanGeluk is looking for help with weeding and seed collection! When? Friday 27th of August, 19:00. It’s the field next to the Belmonte Arboretum, we meet at the crossing of the Generaal Foulkesweg and the Holleweg. GraanGeluk is looking for people to help for an hour or two on friday evening (27-8). On … Read more
Last Thursday, we had a lunch event about the “Commons” with Pablo van Neste, Elianne Bakker and Maria van Maanen. During this event, Pablo and Elianne gave an introduction to the Commons and talked about the project of Toekomstboeren (Future Farmers) that they worked on for the past year, and Maria gave her perspective as … Read more
