LE PROJET :

Réhabiliter le jardin botanique et en faire un lieu de rencontre entre les habitants et les étudiants. Ce sera l’occasion de sensibiliser le quartier deSaint-Gilles sur la question de l’alimentation durable.

POINTS-CLÉS :

1. La maison

1 2. Les serres3. Le jardin

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1. RENOVATING THE HOUSE INTO AN ORGANIC CAFE-BRASSERIE.A café-restaurant where you can both have drinks or organic dishes,which products come from the greenhouses and local ranchers. There’s an open kitchen for more transparency.Prices are student-friendly.Here the atmosphere encourage meetings and discussions.

A place which promote projects for sustaina-ble food and/or neighborhood life providing:. flyers about social innovations. a display wall for classifieds.

The restaurant works in part-nership with Forem/CPAS and promotes integration jobs.

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Une grand- mère pour dîner

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2. USING THE GREENHOUSES FOR RESPONSIBLE FARMING.

The restaurant and the greenhouses are run by the same as-sociation and work together.

The greenhouses are run by volunteers(residents and students). This encou- rages knowledge transmission, human development, and makes closer social relations in the neighborhood.

Volunteers share the products grown or receivemeal vouchers for the restaurant. Money from sold organic food baskets is used for operating expenses.

RESTAURANT

waste for customers compost

fruits and vegetables

GREENHOUSES volunteers

organic foodbaskets

walkers/visitors

BOTANICAL GARDEN

3. SPECIFIC EVENTS PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FOOD TAKE PLACE IN THE GARDEN, THEY LIVEN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

One time a month, a local farmers’ marke takesplace in the garden, the greenhouses also sell its own fruits and vegetables.

The greenhouses are open to public, whereyou can (re)discover all aspects of responsi- ble farming.

As EAT! food festival (Bois de La Cambre), the gardenwill host an annual festival concerning sustainable food and bringing together various stakeholders : organic restaurants, local producers, social innovators ...