CELEBRATION DAY 2
160 years farm
30 years Boer Maarten
Date: Thursday 9 July 2026
Workshop: 10 am – 5 pm
Bar opens: 5 pm
Dinner: 7 pm – 9 pm
Bar closes: 10 pm
Organised by Boer Maarten in collaboration with NDRGRND, nadine, Lars Fischer (Common Room), De landgenoten and LOV2030.
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Workshop Storage possibilities (building storage – storage building) by Luc van Basten Batenburg and Barnabás Karakas. The farm is a place where storing things can take many forms. At first glance, it may seem like a mishmash of half-objects, weathered materials, and piles of shapes. But what happens when we learn to see its hidden opportunities?
By taking into account the farms temporary seasonal needs and wishes, we will explore new ways of storage on the farm. The morning starts with a hands-on approach by combining different stored objects into their own storage constructions. After lunch we will have a closer look to the constructions that we have made. Through group discussions we will identify their ingredients and create a step-by-step building guide, just like a recipe. By doing so, we will examine how these new storage possibilities fit into the context of the farm’s seasonal life.
Luc van Basten Batenburg and Barnabás Karakas are students at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven – Sint-Lucas Campus, Brussels. As part of their international master’s studio ‘Landing (The Farm)’, they visited the farm in October 2025 with lecturer and architect Lars Fischer for a two-day introduction.
For all ages • No specific experience is required • In Dutch and English • Including lunch (drinks not included) • Welcome at the courtyard from 9.45 am
Credits: drawing Structures © Barnabás Karakas
Dinner 3-courses by Veronique Batens, queen from the backstage kitchens. Veronique started out in the summer of ’99 working in the artists’ catering kitchen at the Rock Werchter festival. Just before that summer, she had received her degree in ‘Social and Cultural Work’.
After a two-year tour of ‘rock ’n’ roll’ productions in backstage kitchens, a long period of permanent backstage kitchens followed. STUK in Leuven, Ancienne Belgique in Brussels and, until October 2025, she cooked at Depot. There, Veronique introduced vegetarian cooking using local produce. Every week, she came to pick up her organic vegetables for the artists at Boer Maarten’s farm. Since the autumn of 2025, Veronique has been cooking at the care home in her village Tielt-Winge. There, they have a bistro for residents, family, the neighbourhood and passers-by. A place run by a Spanish artist, student workers and local volunteers. If it were up to Veronique, they would soon be cooking here with more local produce and fresh organic vegetables too.
We cook with organic vegetables from the farm and local products • By reservation only • Booked tickets are not refundable • Veronique Batens will be serving a menu with meat • If you have any questions or special diet requirements email: sara@ndrgrnd.be
Credits: backstage kitchen AB © veromique Batens