BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21333@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:SES x Green Office: Plant Potting Paradise DTSTAMP:20260428T201323Z DTSTART:20260513T133000Z DTEND:20260513T153000Z DESCRIPTION:Dive into the world of gardening with SES & the Green Office th rough our\nrepotting workshop. Put a stop to buying plastic-wrapped herbs in the\nsupermarket and learn how to sustainably use and take care of herb s.\n\nHave you ever noticed that herbs are sold in supermarket only in two ways? You\ncan either buy three leaves wrapped in a plastic bag (you’re a lmost buying more\nplastic than basil...) or as a plant. While the potted plant might seem the more\nsustainable option\; if not repotted soon after or taken care of properly it will\nquickly die. In order to do the repott ing you’d have to buy a bigger pot\, more\nearth\, some tools\, when most of us have a 12m2 (at best) room\, where are we even\nsupposed to store al l this equipment?\nWe want to make planting and keeping herbs (or a mini-g arden) more accessible\nthrough our repotting workshop! Our workshop will contain of a brief lecture\nabout gardening & tips + tricks surrounding it followed by a tutorial on how to\nre-pot herbs bought in grocery stores. After all\, what better way to learning\nthan putting it into practice!\nT hat’s right\, not only are you walking away with knowledge on how to maint ain a\nherb garden. You’re walking away with your own herb in a pot too!\n \n\nPROGRAMME SCHEDULE\n\n15.15-15:30 Walk-in\n15.30-16.30 Mini-lecture\n1 6:30-17.30 Repotting\n\nWorkshop host: Martina Riva\nMartina is a media st udies student from Italy with a growing passion for plants\nand indoor gre enery. Coming from a family deeply connected to the land\, she was\ninspir ed early on by her grandmother\, who cultivated vegetables for the family\ ,\nand by her father\, who carried on this tradition by working and caring for\nrented land. Spending time in nature with him shaped her appreciatio n for the\npatience and dedication that plants require.\n\nWhile her famil y focused on growing food\, Martina began her own journey with\nplants two years ago\, choosing to care for indoor plants that enhance living\nspace s and support a healthier environment. Since then\, she has been learning\ nhow to nurture them and discovering the quiet\, rewarding relationship th at\ndevelops over time. Through her workshop\, Martina shares her experien ce and\ninvites others to connect with plants\, showing how much they can give back. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/ses-x-green-office-plant-potting-paradi se GEO:52.3690637;4.894763 LOCATION:VOX-POP - Binnengasthuisstraat 9\, 1012 ZA Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,burgwallen,food,lecture,plants,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dive into the world of gardening with SES & ; the Green Office through our repotting workshop. Put a stop to buying pl astic-wrapped herbs in the supermarket and learn how to sustainably use an d take care of herbs.

Have you ever noticed that herbs are sold i n supermarket only in two ways? You can either buy three leaves wrapped in a plastic bag (you’re almost buying more plastic than basil...) or as a p lant. While the potted plant might seem the more sustainable option; if no t repotted soon after or taken care of properly it will quickly die. In or der to do the repotting you’d have to buy a bigger pot, more earth, some t ools, when most of us have a 12m2 (at best) room, where are we even suppos ed to store all this equipment?
We want to make planting and keeping h erbs (or a mini-garden) more accessible through our repotting workshop! Ou r workshop will contain of a brief lecture about gardening & tips + tr icks surrounding it followed by a tutorial on how to re-pot herbs bought i n grocery stores. After all, what better way to learning than putting it i nto practice!
That’s right, not only are you walking away with knowled ge on how to maintain a herb garden. You’re walking away with your own her b in a pot too!

Programme schedule

15.15-15:30 Walk- in
15.30-16.30 Mini-lecture
16:30-17.30 Repotting

Workshop host: Martina Riva
Martina is a media studies st udent from Italy with a growing passion for plants and indoor greenery. Co ming from a family deeply connected to the land, she was inspired early on by her grandmother, who cultivated vegetables for the family, and by her father, who carried on this tradition by working and caring for rented lan d. Spending time in nature with him shaped her appreciation for the patien ce and dedication that plants require.

While her family focused on growing food, Martina began her own journey with plants two years ago, ch oosing to care for indoor plants that enhance living spaces and support a healthier environment. Since then, she has been learning how to nurture th em and discovering the quiet, rewarding relationship that develops over ti me. Through her workshop, Martina shares her experience and invites others to connect with plants, showing how much they can give back.

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