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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Duckweed taste testing 2.0
Using duckweed as an alternative food source to feed our fish
Let me tell you about an aquatic plant I have come to love... Duckweed is a floating aquatic plant commonly found in ponds, lakes, and other still-moving bodies of water. Duckweed is commonly seen...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes
- with Saskia Frederiks28Nov 2021Have you been dreaming of being able to make your own kimchi? It is a delicious condiment, which brings fermented flavor of umami and tanginess, as well as beneficial microbes into your cooking .
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Sauerkraut: Co-design with Microbes
- with Saskia Frederiks17Oct 2021Sauerkraut is one of the oldest fermented foods that is around. Nowadays, most of the sauerkraut is made in one big factory. But did you know it is fairly easy to make it yourself? During this...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kombucha: Co-design with Microbes
- with Saskia Frederiks17Oct 2021Learn everything about kombucha; what it is and how you can make it yourself with the use of a SCOBY. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own kombucha to take...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kimchi: Co-design with Microbes
- with Saskia Frederiks19Sep 2021Have you been dreaming of being able to make your own kimchi? It is a delicious condiment, which brings fermented flavor of umami and tanginess, as well as beneficial microbes into your cooking .
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Water Kefir: Co-design with Microbes
- with Saskia Frederiks19Sep 2021Learn everything about water kefir; what it is and how you can make it yourself. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own water kefir that you can take home.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Kombucha: Co-design with Microbes
15Aug 2021Learn everything about kombucha; what it is and how you can make it yourself with the use of a SCOBY. We will discuss the basic principles of fermentation and you will make your own kombucha to take...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
30Jul 2021Explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations around the Biotoop, and peek inside our sensorial labs. ...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
23Jul 2021Explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations around the Biotoop, and peek inside our sensorial labs. ...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
16Jul 2021Explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations around the Biotoop, and peek inside our sensorial labs. ...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
2Jul 2021Explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations around the Biotoop, and peek inside our sensorial labs. ...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Open Friday Tour
25Jun 2021Explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations around the Biotoop, and peek inside our sensorial labs. ...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Elderflower Champagne 2.0
Popping champagne straight from the garden!
The first fermentation step for making Elderflower champagne started last week with a trial test of 20L! Here you can find the process, recipe, and some great action shots of the flowery business!
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
Tasting before wasting
Optimizing our African Catfish feed
My project for the past 8 weeks has been to look at how we could use waste streams from both the aquaponics greenhouse and the kitchen to feed our catfish to make the system as circular as possible.
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Exhibition:
Kunstformen der Natur in MoCA Busan
4May 202122Sep 2021The Kunstformen der Natur exhibition is back. This time in Korea, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Busan, as part of the Sustainable Museum: Art and Environment exhibition. In this era of growing...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft
7 kilos of Happiness
The ins and outs of weighing our fish
Every 6 months, we weigh our 128 African catfish. This is done to get a snapshot into the growth rate of the catfish and check on their general wellbeing. The Aquaponics Greenhouse currently has five...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark
Full programme overview 2021
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Nature Network
Mycorrhizal fungi and their function
As I wrote, fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The third big group is mycorrhizal fungi. Which to me is the most inspiring group. It is the fungi that is connected to plants.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Guards and Guides
Parasitic fungi and their function
Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The second big group is parasitic fungi. Of course, there are parasitic species for every organism, but they are mainly related to insects.
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Nature's janitors and Remediation
Saprophytic fungi and their function
Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt
Five kingdoms and Three terms
The fungi, the mycelium and the mushroom
First, let's tackle the fungi. Fungi are one of the species of the five kingdoms and it is the closest one to Animalia, ergo animals, including humans. Animals even evolved out of the fungi. That's...
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Kunstformen der Natur
Calendar
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Pigeon Tower Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Dominik Einfalt, Arne Hendriks
Yellow
Feb '21 – Pigeon Tower 06
The construction of this tower is mainly focused on speed and efficiency. It is a simple square design so we did not have to trim the blocks. To press them we organized a ‘Gentle Disco’. We gently...
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Organization:
Bio-Kultura
Bio-Kultura verkoopt drie kwalitatief hoogwaardige producten die geschikt zijn voor elke plant en elk type tuin. Hun biologische potgrond, tuinaarde en mestcompost zijn biologisch gecertificeerd. Ze...