Global Field St. Michael

Njiva zemljanov Šmihel

The small Weltacker | Njiva zemljanov in St. Michael ob Bleiburg | Šmihel pri Pliberku is located on the border between Austria and Slovenia. Opened in 2021, this project is the first bilingual Global Field and is being shaped in a very special way by many small hands. The plants sprouting here are planted and cared for in close cooperation with local schools, after-school care centers and kindergartens.

Behind the many children is the colorful team of the non-profit association “Weltacker – Njiva zemljanov”. Organic farmers, hobby gardeners, educators, entrepreneurs, scientists and various educational institutions come together here. Together, they are creating a field that is not based on the classic 2000 m² concept. This is because the global field grows on 200 m² and is supplemented by extensive vegetable cultivation.

Na meji med Avstrijo in Slovenijo se nahaja Njiva zemljanov Šmihel pri Pliberku. Ta projekt, ki je bil odprt leta 2021, je prva dvojezična Njiva zemljanov, ki jo na poseben način soustvarjajo številne majhne roke. Rastline, ki tukaj kalijo, so zasajene in vzdrževane v tesnem sodelovanju z lokalnimi šolami, vrtci in otroškimi jaslicami.

Za številnimi otroki stoji pisana ekipa neprofitnega društva “Global Field – Njiva zemljanov”. Tukaj se zbirajo ekološke kmetice in kmetje, ljubiteljske vrtnarke in vrtnarji, pedagoginje in pedagogi, podjetnice in podjetniki, znanstvenice in znanstveniki ter različne izobraževalne ustanove. Skupaj ustvarjajo njivo, ki ni postavljena po klasičnem konceptu 2000 m², saj Njiva zemljanov tukaj meri 200 m² in je dopolnjena z obsežno pridelavo zelenjave.

In addition to educational work with and for children, the team from St. Michael ob Bleiburg | Šmihel pri Pliberku organizes events for adults to share knowledge and network with other institutions in Austria that deal with biodiversity, the preservation of diversity and sustainable, organic farming.

The work on this Global Field is characterized in particular by the following principles:

• Experiencing, learning and enjoying together
• Intergenerational activities
• Barrier-free learning and cultural participation

Poleg izobraževalnega dela z otroki in za otroke organizira ekipa iz Šmihela pri Pliberku dogodke za odrasle z namenom skupnega prenosa znanja in povezovanja z drugimi ustanovami v Avstriji, ki se ukvarjajo z biotsko raznovrstnostjo, ohranjanjem raznolikosti in trajnostnim, ekološkim kmetovanjem.

Delo na tej Njivi zemljanov temelji predvsem na naslednjih načelih:

– Skupnostno doživljanje, učenje in uživanje
– Medgeneracijske aktivnosti
– Učenje brez ovir in kulturna udeležba