Join the Garden: A Space for Growing, Relaxing and Gathering
Are your chloroplasts crying out for a break from screen-induced photoinhibition? Feeling over-fertilized by Teams meetings? Then it’s time to re-root yourself — in actual soil.
How lucky are we! Right outside our offices lies a glorious patch of potential: the Student Farm — a shared garden space for experimentation, sowing, growing, and showing off (and nurture) your cultivation skills.
Whether you're a Brassica boss, a legume lover, or just dream of a fresh Lactuca sativa for your future lunch — this space is for you.
Come dig in (literally):
🔁 Swap seeds like they're academic papers
🌱 Share tips, cuttings, compost, and cabbage
🤝 Co-learn and help each other on the wickedness of weeding
🌾 Trial experimental intercropping (or just aggressively mulch and hope for the best)
🫛 Debate the true function of root exudates over a fresh radish
🌍 Trial a new landrace or local variety from you home-place
🥕 Celebrate abundance through shared meals and science chats
Bring seeds, tools, your curiosity, and good spirit.
No experience required — just enthusiasm and maybe a sunhat.
🚩For all who are interested, we will meet at the Student Farm Thursday 15th May, 14:00
About the Student Farm
- The Student Farm was initiated last year and is located just behind the beach volleyball area. It is currently an open and evolving space with no fixed design or structure. Everyone is invited to contribute ideas, needs, and visions for how the space should be organised and used.
- Last year, participants cultivated individual plots, but collective or alternative approaches are equally welcome. Soil preparation has so far been done by Foulumgaard, although future management responsibilities are open to change.
- Basic tools such as shovels, rakes, and watering cans are available for shared use. The space offers an opportunity to engage in hands-on gardening, peer learning, grow your favourite veggies, and reflection in a practical and informal setting.
- Looking ahead, there might be potential to mobilise funding and develop infrastructure — such as a tool shed, composting facilities, irrigation systems, fencing, wheelbarrows, and seating areas — to create a more structured and inviting garden environment.