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Author: anke lichtmann

Can you identify these vegetables?

     CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE VEGETABLES?  Below is a list of vegetables shown in the picture puzzle, with their names in English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.         Solutions In English, German, Spanish, and Portuguese      Pole bean / Stangenbohne / Judía de enrame / Feijão-trepadorYellow cherry tomatoes / gelbe Cherrytomaten / Tomates

Visit a permaculture farm

     VISIT A PERMACULTURE FARM In the summer of 2025, the international Eco Club team met in Bavaria. We, the German team, took the chance to introduce them to one of our closest Eco Club supporters: Farmer Markus and his permaculture farm. We explored the vegetable beds and harvested

Imagine an Eco Club in every community

What if every local community had access to a program where people of all ages and backgrounds could explore hands-on sustainability, practical skills, and connect with others? WELCOME TO ECO CLUB PROJECTS Eco Club Projects are group activities that bring local people together to learn, make, grow, and repair.  At the heart of every

Join or organize a Repair Cafe

   JOIN OR ORGANIZE A REPAIR CAFE A repair cafe is a free community event where people come together to fix broken items with the help of volunteer experts.  People bring everyday things like small household appliances, clothing and textiles, bicycles, and even simple pieces of furniture, and then

Visit a permaculture farm

     VISIT A PERMACULTURE FARM In the summer of 2025, the international Eco Club team met in Bavaria. We, the German team, took the chance to introduce them to one of our closest Eco Club supporters: Farmer Markus and his permaculture farm. We explored the vegetable beds and harvested

Plant excellent CO2 reducers

  PLANTING SUNFLOWERS AND OTHER PRETTY CO2-REDUCERS Not everyone has the opportunity to plant trees. Unless you own land or have permission. But you can grow other CO₂ absorbers: fast-growing, one-season plants like sunflowers or corn. Thanks to their large biomass and rapid growth, they absorb a surprising amount

Community Events with Eco Club Program

      COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH ECO CLUB STATIONS When we talk about community events in rural areas, we mean all kinds of gatherings: farm festivals, farmers’ markets, local fairs, summer festivals, annual meetings, assemblies, exhibitions, flea markets… the list is long and far from complete. In this case,

Explore gourmet hacks

We've already tried out some initial kitchen upgrades and are super happy with the results. For example, we made dandelion honey, which turned out very delicious. It has a light herbal taste and is perfect on buttered bread and in coffee. We also infused chive