This Repair Remise workshop invites you to take a fresh look at what we usually view as the 'unusable' parts of plants, while in reality, these are often simply edible. You will work using the principle of root-to-fruit cooking. Location: Da Costakade 148, Amsterdam. Waste, compost or...? Cultural norms and a culture of convenience have caused us to forget how to be creative with what and how we cook. Or we think it is too complicated. For people living in cities, where composting is often less accessible, plant parts that are not used in the kitchen usually end up in the waste to rot away at the landfill. How can we throw away less food? When food breaks down without oxygen, methane is produced: a greenhouse gas that traps about eighty times more heat than CO₂ over a period of twenty years. So: how can we throw away less food (in general, but especially when we do not have access to a composting system)? The whole plant! In this workshop, you will work with common Dutch vegetables that are often only partially used, such as radishes, carrots, beets, leeks, and fennel. Together, you will prepare a simple, tasty, and zero-waste meal utilizing the entire plant. You don't need to bring anything, except maybe a small container or Tupperware in case there are leftovers to take home :) the land The Land (co-founded by Jessie Breslau + Elise de Jong) is an agricultural and social experiment that intertwines agro-ecological and community-building practices between Zuidoostbeemster and Amsterdam. The majority of the food they grow on their 1,400 m² plot is not sold, but used for workshops, dinners, and events in and around Amsterdam. They believe in building relationships through and around food, and that these connections grow stronger by making, feeling, and experiencing together. Repair Depot Reparatie Remise is a series of workshops in Amsterdam-West where artists and makers share knowledge about repairing and transforming everyday objects. All workshops are free and accessible to everyone, and encourage small-scale, locally rooted forms of repair.
