Country
Belgium
Meadow Birds Café
Domain of activity
- Agriculture
- Management of environment
Place of experiment
Farm of farmer who manages his meadows for
Description of experiment
This experiment is based upon the methodology and the design principles of the World Café Process.
• Create a space where people can meet freely without conflict
• Start with interactive course of a science expert about agriculture and meadow bird topics
• Set up a discussion between farmers and nature ngo’s, so people can listen to the different visions upon the management of grasslands and meadows
• Give a present ‘recognizing meadow bird booklet’ to all participants
• Set up a field visit for showing the experiences of farmers and nature ngo’s
• End the Café with an Informal discussion and networking moment
More information
[[http://www.theworldcafe.com/key-concepts-resources/design-principles/ Principles]]
[[http://www.vlm.be/nl/SiteCollectionDocuments/Beheerovereenkomsten/voortgangsrapport%20BO%20-%20lres.pdf Collection]] (Dutch)
Fichier : bf_fichierjoint_cafe.pdf
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Succes factor
to create a nice and 'safe' setting for bringing people together with
to create a networking evironment
to honour farmers and nature ngo's for their cooperative work
to give a present to the farmers
Met difficulties
Takes time to convince farmers, politicians to participate in the event.
Contact
Davy Noelmans (VLM)
Contact email
davy.noelmans@vlm.be
Address
Koningin Astridlaan 50, 3500 Hasselt
Town
Hasselt
Website
http://www.vlm.be
Author of the index card
Sylvie Fosselle, Davy Noelmans
Author Structure
VLM
Author Email
sylvie.fosselle@vlm.be