[April 2019]
On April 11th, the Agrocité celebrated its first year of operation. One year of exchanges, workshops on ecology, learning about agro-ecology and permaculture… Thanks to all those who came this Saturday 8th of April to celebrate this anniversary with us. For the occasion, Gilles Clément gave a conference on « jardins en mouvement». In his further speach, Mayor Patrice Leclerc took the opportunity to renew his support for the project and the commitment of the city of Gennevilliers to ecology.
All along the day, numerous speakers and associations came to lead workshops. We made seed bombs with the Syndicat des Eaux of Gennevilliers’ peninsula and the associations Urbanescence and Sanctuaire des Hérissons came to talk to us about garden aids and the benefits of hedgehogs for our vegetable garden. The League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) set up an exhibition on the facade of the building. We were also able to discuss on repairing practices with the association Récit Pro Cité. We also had a good meal concocted by volunteers and we ended the day with the sounds of the Bellette Brass Band. Thank you all and we look forward to seeing you all year round for our workshops !
posted 2020-05-29 12:09:55
RECYCLAB will be having an open door event on Friday and Saturday the 4-5 July at Colombes, boulevard d’Achères.
This Eco- Solidarity Platform introduces new strategies for the revitalisation of urban waste through ecological and socially responsible production. It is a space of co-production and work sharing between ‘makers’ of any kind (designers, architects, tinkerers, students, technologists) and a network of local actors. The space is equipped with power tools, a fablab, kitchen, offices and a large terrace under the canopy of a row of trees.
AGROCITE will also host open door events on the 5-6 July, 4-12 Rue Jules Michelet.
Come to see the garden, participate in guided walks, ateliers, discussions and score yourself a bargain in the grand trash and treasure market where nothing is lost, all is transformed! In this marketplace the currency is ‘trash’ and one person’s trash is another’s treasure! Bring along an object, whether it be a special recipe, crafts, clothes, furniture or something you’ve baked, and exchange it for another.
The nights of the 4-5 July : Buffet associative with local products and recycled music DJs
posted 2014-07-02 10:19:42
From June 4 to 7, the beekeeping season officially began at Agrocité, with initiation workshops into the arts and lives of bees! Workshops were run by Alain, a local beekeeper who has developed a small apiary, allowing interested inhabitants to learn and practice with him.
Workers, the queen, drone, swarming, queen cells, nectar, pollen, honey, propolis are all a part of what keeps bees busy and what nourishes our planet… It is in a spirit of respect for the bee and their needs that is crucial to beekeeping, as Alain has instilled in us. We thank him and invite interested parties to make themselves known because the magic of beekeeping has only just begun!
posted 2014-06-16 12:54:02
Agrocité has become new home to a collection of beautiful chickens and busy bees!
Eight chickens have recently inhabited the coop located towards the back of Agrocité. As you can see from the pictures below, these chickens are no ordinary chickens! They come in different shapes and sizes, colours and textures- some feathered and some fluffy, some with hair like mohawks while others with hair on feet!
The three hens pictured below arrived on the 12th of May and have already began laying beautiful eggs (which are for sale at agrocité’s non-consumerist shop selling delicious local produce)!
The other five chickens (pictured below) arrived a week later and are younger in age, meaning they havent began laying and are still a bit shy in their new home. These chickens were given to us by a local chicken appreciation society who will soon hold an educational workshop to teach us about our new feathery friends, including how to take care of them, their different personalities (what they like and dont like), the different breeds of chickens as well as answer any questions you might have!
Keep an eye and ear out for the chicken workshop- date is soon to be announced!
The other, less cuddly but nonetheless important, residents of Agrocité are the bees! Given to us by Alan the local beekeeper, this swarm of bees have been busy settling into their new surroundings, tasting the springtime flowers and making delicious honey! More hives are to arrive in the coming weeks.
We have built an area so you can come and watch the bees do what they do from a safe enclosure, while you are free to enter the chicken coop and say hi to our new feathered friends!
See you soon!
posted 2014-04-24 09:56:06
Agrocité is coming to life! We are finally using the building for one of its original purposes: as a greenhouse!
Currently growing is a selection of squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cabbage and lettuce! With new seeds sprouting each day, you can really watch life unfurl before your eyes..
posted 2014-04-23 12:23:55
In Agrocité, our plots are surrounded by hedges and alleys home to many small plants that we do not always know. These can be edible, medicinal and beautiful plants… They also tell us the characteristics of our land … yet most commonly, we refer to them as “weeds!”
Sylvie, host Nature Center, will teach us a little more about the flora that surrounds us!
posted 2014-03-19 14:36:23
Celebrate spring by planting a mound of aromatic goodness at Agrocité!
The entrance to the garden has been prepared to accommodate a selection of aromatic and medicinal plants. The mound is a perfect spot for these kinds of plants as they need more heat and drought than other plants, and the slope will allow us to create different environments to suit our companions of a thousand smells!
Come and join us in planting ans sowing thyme, rosemary, lavender, sage, parsley, coriander, sorrel, comfrey …
Entry free and open to all!
posted 2014-03-19 13:47:15
Next Saturday, Recyclab will host a special evening dedicated to urban agriculture and cooperative housing!
Program:
- URBAN AGRICULTURE IN BERLIN / Prinzessingärten
5:00pm – presentation and debate with MARCO CLAUSEN, co-founded of the project Prinzessingärten,
about an ecological and economic projectin Berlin.
- COOPERATIVE HOUSING IN EUROPE
5:45pm – presentation and debate with [ STEALTH ] and atelier d’architecture autogérée (AAA),
about various projects of cooperative housing across Europe.
Practical information:
Date and time: Saturday, the 19th of october, at 5:00pm
Place: Recyclab, 11 boulevard d’Achères à Colombes
Access: 5 minutes by foot from the train station “Le Stade” in Colombes; bus
Free entrance
posted 2013-10-17 09:45:00
End of summer… the mildew has started to affect tomatoes at Agrocité.
In order to not lose them, we did a big harvest of green tomatoes before they get sick with the mildew. Conclusion: 18 kg of tomatoes were harvested!
In France, we don’t use green tomatoes very often, except to make jams. In other countries, they make tins. At Agrocité, we tested both!
Final production: around fifty pots of jam and around twenty tins.
Find the recipes for green tomato jams and tins in the section “Local Products” of the website!
posted 2013-10-16 12:27:41
