Long Day Of Nature In The City 2024
The FEZ Joins in!
Each year since 2007 Berlin's Stiftung Naturschutz association has been organising this annual event that puts the city's biodiversity in the spotlight. There are around 500 events in around 150 locations showcasing the best nature has has to offer in Berlin.
Please note: We recommend you travel by public transport as parking spaces are limited and cost €3.00.
Our FEZ Programme for Young & Old
Registration required via www.langertagderstadtnatur.de or telephone hotline +4930-26394-141
Explore the World of the Spices of Indonesia
Sat 8th June, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Interactive workshop for everyone aged 6 and up
You'll use all of your senses as you embark on this incredibly fragrant journey to Indonesia. You'll gain fascinating insights into the land of 1000 islands with a particular focus on the the country's people and a specific look into the island of Bali.
Once you reach the FEZ's mini rainforest, you'll see, smell, taste and touch a variety of plants and spices that were viewed as precious commodities in the Middle Ages while also learning about their origins, their cultivation and their potential uses. Last but not least, you'll get to prepare a tea mix of your choice and taste your wares.
Led by: Ni Ketut Warsini
Start Location: FEZ Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin, Main Entrance, Participants will be collected from there and led to the Eco Island
A Garden in a Glass
Sat 8th June, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Interactive workshop for everyone aged 8 and up
The Garden in a Glass workshop will see you dive into a sensory world of herbal teas, garden lemonades and shrubs & syrups - all procured from the gardens and nature around us. A variety of fruits, wild flowers and garden herbs can contribute to refreshing lemonades, flavoured waters, sophisticated teas and other delicious drinks based on homemade syrups.
Each participant will get to know different fruits and herbs using all their senses as well as learning how they are preserved and the different ways we can extract their flavours. We'll make our own ice tea drinks and experiment on how to add delicious flowery or fruity flavours to water using everything from syrups to oxymels. The garden is also an enchanting place to be thanks to the visually appealing herb and flower beds.
Led by: Nina Fuchs
Start Location: FEZ Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin, Main Entrance, Participants will be collected from there and led to the Eco Island
The Hidden Kingdom - Visit The FEZ Bees
Sn 9th June, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Together with the Köpenick Beekeeping Club (Köpenicker Imkerverein) we invite you to take a fascinating glance into the life of the Wuhlheide's honey bees. Thanks to the viewing windows, you can see into the various bee houses and observe just how hard the colonies work. Can you spot the queen among the diligent drones? We'll also be harvesting honey and procuring beeswax. If you feel like lending a hand, then we'll be glad of the help and, of course, you can try the honey right away. You may also prefer to stand back and wait until the honey is ready for tasting and, if you enjoy the taste, perhaps buying a jar or two from the beekeepers. We're looking forward to showing you how important bees are to this city and the environment in general.
Led By: Hendrik Stampe, Astrid Erichsen
Provided By: Imkerverein Berlin-Köpenick
Cooperative Partner: FEZ Berlin
Please note: Clothing must cover arms and legs
Start Location: FEZ Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin, service entrance in the car park. Participants will be collected from there and led to the Eco Island
From Grain to Bread, From Fish to Tomato
Sun 9th June, 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Interactive workshop for everyone aged 6 and up
Bread is one of the world's staple foods. It's healthy and it contains many essential nutrients and fibres. So let's look at different types of grain. How many types do you know? What structure does grain have? How is it processed? In this workshop, each participant will be able to follow the whole journey from cultivation of ingredients via the kneading of the dough through to the baking of the finished loaf. That's because each participant will be making their own bread - with herbs direct from our garden if they wish.
Big juicy tomatoes and large fish? Where can you find them in the FEZ? In fact, you can find them all in one place because, soon, you'll be discovering the secrets of the 'tomato fish'. While the bread is baking in the oven, you'll be taken into the mini rainforest and learn about our aquaponics system, how we can improve sustainable diets in the future, how the water is cleaned in the system and where the energy comes from. We're also very keen to show off our new solar energy system. And, last but not least, how DO those tomatoes taste? You're welcome to try them!
Led by: Brigitte Kießling and Eva Kulla
Start Location: FEZ Berlin, Straße zum FEZ 2, 12459 Berlin, Main Entrance, Participants will be collected from there and led to the Eco Island
Subject to change!