PubliFarm
Context
The Agora project DownloadPubliFarm (PDF, 6.5 MB) aims to communicate research results about the influence of agriculture on biodiversity and climate change to a broad public using a participatory and interactive approach, often at educational, science or agricultural fairs (for up-coming fairs, see dates below). Both scientific and applied agricultural aspects are popularized by participatory learning experiences. Lay people are involved via low-threshold interactive expositions at public events as well as through participatory research during local events on farm (“Research Days”; for up-coming fairs, see dates below).
Objectives
The main goals of PubliFarm are
- to raise public awareness of agricultural practices and their influence on biodiversity and climate change;
- to make research results on soil, plant and animal sciences that have a bearing on everybody’s daily life accessible to lay people. This is achieved by giving insights not only into the findings but also into the research approaches and scientific methods as well as into possible consequences for future agriculture in regard to its contribution to food security;
- to engage lay people to critically reflect on their consumer behavior.
Research Days in 2019
- Sunday, 15 September in Mönchaltdorf
- Saturday, 2 June in Bern
Exhibits during Fairs in 2019
- 29 August to 1 September 2019: OBA at OLMA
- 13 to 17 February 2019: external pagetunBasel
- 1 to 5 May 2019: external pagetunBern
Research Days in 2018
- Saturday, 28 April in Wangen, close to Olten
- Saturday, 9 June in Heimiswil in the Emmental BE
- Sunday, 2 September at the Hoffest Birsmattehof in Therwil BL
- Wednesday, 12 September in the Stäge close to Bern
- Sunday, 16 September in Hütten within the event «vo puur zu puur»
Exhibits during Fairs in 2018
- 27 April to 1 May 2018: external pagetunZentralschweiz
- 30 August to 2 September 2018: Bildungsmesse Ostschweiz (OBA)
- 12 to 14 September 2018: external pageKulinata in Bern, together with external pageClever
- 5 to 11 November 2018: external pagetun-Solothurn
Research Day in 2017
- Saturday, 10 June in Aesch BL
For further information, see external pagePubliFarm at FHNW
Publications
Keller S, Güdel K, Gyalog T, Buchmann N (2020) PubliFarm – Agrarforschung zu Biodiversität und Klimawandel erlebbar machen. GAIA 29: 189-194, doi: external page10.14512/gaia.29.3.11