📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The registered association “Ökowerk Brandenburg e.V.“ in 1993 acquired a heritage-protected castle in ruinous condition and renovated the object. Now it is used as an environmental educational institution and conference center. Part of this complex is an ‘ecological farm’ nearby, serving as environmental training place for different groups and visitors as well as research project for cross-linked climate protection and functional preservation of nature. Based on perma culture the ‘ecological farm’ and the theme-gardens of the castle are cultivated with the purpose of self-sufficiency in alimentation, energy generation and wastewater treatment in a climate protective manner. As examples there are perma culture gardens, a central wood-heating system, a sewage plant by reeds, sun collectors.
💼 What the programme involves
Different work projects with rotating groups guided by educators specialized in experience of nature: building with clay and straw,creating ponds and gardens, creating land-art objects.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In tipis on the ‘ecological farm’; one big dome-shaped tent serves as recreation room in case of bad weather.
Self-catering in a sheltered field kitchen; many different products from own organic farming.
📍 About the location
Tornow/Brandenburg
ℹ️ Additional information
Tornow is situated in a beautiful surrounding with forests and lakes of the natural preserve ‘Naturpark Uckermärkische Seen’. Daily swimming, excursions by boat and bike as well as a weekend in Berlin are possible.
The “Ökowerk” has developed a special concept to combine the protection of the ‘outer nature’ with the protection of the ‘inner nature’ of the human being. Therefore topics like healthiness and relaxation, using for instance yoga, aikido, judo or zen-meditation, are playing a big part.
More information can be obtained by: http://www.schloss-tornow.de.