Preparation of a naked soil strip, Inauguration of a naked soil strip: Difference between revisions

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<li>The inauguration speech (see text right below)</li>
<li>The inauguration speech (see text right below)</li>


<li>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gl7wf-yA48&feature=youtu.be/ The dance ]<ref>Filmed by ©Manon Riet</ref> (~6min).<br>Nickie invited all the visitors our the performance to learn with her the steps of the “Plinn”, a traditional dance from the area, often used to level the ground of farmyards. Soon after, following one another from start to end, the dancers came to repeat the steps of the dance slowly, carefully, silently across the strip. By doing so, they stamped and prepared the soil for pollinators to dig their winter burrows in: insects such as the ‘Sultzer purseweb spider’,  or the ‘solitary bee’ who are more than effective (as opposed to the common bee) in pollinating the land.</li>
<li>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gl7wf-yA48&feature=youtu.be/ The dance ]<ref>Filmed by ©Manon Riet</ref> (~6min).<br>Nickie invited all the visitors our the performance to learn with her the steps of the “Plinn”, a traditional dance from the area, often used to level the ground of farmyards. Soon after, following one another from start to end, the dancers came to repeat the steps of the dance slowly, carefully, silently across the strip. By doing so, they stamped and prepared the soil for pollinators to dig their winter burrows in: different species of solitary bees who are more than effective in pollinating the plants around their nest.</li>


<li>Serving of the “[[Solitary bee bread|Solitary bee bread]]”<br>This recipe consisted of a crumpet made out of spelt sourdough, cooked on a bed of caramelized toasted buckwheat seeds. It was served with dandelion salted butter and pommeau syrup. The visitors were invited to butter their crumpet and add syrup themselves as you would for any 4 o'clock snack</li>
<li>Serving of the “[[Solitary bee bread|Solitary bee bread]]”<br>After the dance, participants received small packages of seeds from melliferous plants along instructions to prepare a naked soil strip at home (see images in the gallery). Soon after they tasted the “[[Solitary bee bread|Solitary bee bread]]”: this recipe consisted of a crumpet made out of spelt sourdough, cooked on a bed of caramelized toasted buckwheat seeds. It was served with dandelion salted butter and pommeau syrup. The visitors were invited to butter their crumpet and add syrup themselves as you would for any 4 o'clock snack.</li>
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