Umhvørvisvikan 2018

Saturday May 5th 10.00

Turið Horn, chair of the nature- and environment committee, officially opens the Environment Week at Vaglið “Plant a tree” Free plants will be available to take home For villages in the Tórshavn municipality, free plants will be handed out on Saturday 18th May Please bring your own bag to transport the plants home “Nettle Pizza” Tjóðhild and Barbara will be serving free tasters of nettle pizza in Gongugøtan (the pedestrian street) “Creative plant café” Knot your own macramé (hanging plant holder) in Tinghúsgarðinum

10.00 – 13.00 Market day in Gongugøtan (the pedestrian street) Market vendors will include: Gróðurstøðin, Hannedot, MBM búrøkt, Valdemar Lutzen, Jógvan Weihe, Flis.fo.

Sunday May 6th 14.00

“Plantschool” in Nólsoy with Maud W. Hansen The ferry (Ternan) will depart from Tórshavn at 13:00 and return from Nólsoy at 16:50.

Please sign up at uv@torshavn.fo. Participant places are limited

15.00

“Seaweed Tour” in Kirkjubø with Agnes M. Mortensen. The tour will start at the public parking lot by the church in Kirkjubøur.

Please sign up at uv@torshavn.fo. Participant places are limited

14.00 – 17.00 “Creative plant café” Knot your own macramé (hanging plant holder) at Býarbókasavinum (the library) 15.00

“Plant germination methods” Public lecture held by Christian V. Dalsgaard at Býarbókasavninum (the library) (The lecture will be in Faroese)

Monday May 7th 8.00

Workshop about resources for 5th grades in Tórshavnar kommunu The workshop will take place at Læraraskúlan. Register at erlao@setur.fo

9.00

Environmental scavenger hunt for day care centres, schools and after-school programs at Margarinfabrikkin in Tórsgøta. Register at fabrikkin@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 14.00 Day care centres, schools and after-school programs are welcome to visit Búnaðarstovan (the agricultural centre) to see Faroese farm animals including sheep, horses and cows. Register at uv@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 14.00 Gróðurstøðin (the plant nursery) is open and will host a “utility garden” exhibition.

10.00 – 18.00 “Creative plant café” Knot your own macramé (hanging plant holder) at Býarbókasavinum (the library)

14.00 – 17.00 “Aquaponics” theme day for fish farmers, gardeners and others who are interested, at Hugskotið.

Register at hugskotid@torshavn.fo. (The theme day will be held in English)

19.00 – 19.40 “Food self-sufficiency - what do we produce and what can we produce” Public lecture at Búnaðarstovan (the agricultural centre) held by Rólvi Djurhuus, agricultural consultant.

Following the lecture, tea/coffee and cake will be served and a tour of the centre will be possible for those interested 19.00

“Worm workshop” with Katja Dyhr Rehmer in Perlan.

Please sign up at uv@torshavn.fo. Participant places are limited

19.20

“Compost workshop” in Perlan with Sunniva G. Mortensen, Maud Magnussen and Turið Mariu Johansdóttir Please sign up at uv@torshavn.fo. Participant places are limited The first 10 participants who sign up for the workshop will receive a Bokashi bucket

Tuesday May 8th 8.00

Workshop on resources for 5th grades in Tórshavnar kommunu (the municipality) The workshop will take place at Læraraskúlan. Register at erlao@setur.fo

9.00

Environmental scavenger hunt for day care centres, schools and after-school programs at Margarinfabrikkin (where is this). Register at fabrikkin@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 14.00 Day care centres, schools and after-school programs are welcome to visit Búnaðarstovan (the agricultural centre) to see Faroese farm animals including sheep, horses and cows. Register at uv@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 14.00 Gróðurstøðin (the plant nursery) is open and will host a “utility garden” exhibition 10.00 – 18.00 “Creative plant café” Knot your own macramé (hanging plant holder) at Býarbókasavinum (the library)

16.30 -16.45 “Plant germination methods” by Christian V. Dalsgaard at Býarbókasavninum (the library) 19.00

“How can mushrooms grow in coffee?”

Public lecture by Kenneth Ellefsen in Posthúskjallarin. (Lecture in Danish) Appetizers will be served and Chef Gutti Winther will be talking about how mushrooms can be used in cooking.

Please sign up at uv@torshavn.fo. Participant places are limited

Wednesday May 9th 8.00

Workshop about resources for 5th grades in Tórshavnar kommunu (the municipality) The workshop will take place at Læraraskúlan. Register at erlao@setur.fo

9.00

Environmental scavenger hunt for day care centres, schools and after-school programs at Margarinfabrikkin. Register at fabrikkin@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 14.00 Day-care centres, schools and after-school programs are welcome to visit Búnaðarstovan (the agricultural centre) to see Faroese farm animals like sheep, horses and cows. Register at uv@torshavn.fo

10.00 – 18.00 “Creative plant café” Knot your own macramé (hanging plant holder) at Býarbókasavinum (the library)

13.00

“The innovation final” at Dansifrøi 5th to 9th graders in Eysturskúlanum have been working with innovation and entrepreneurship for three days and this is the final. The theme for this year’s innovation and entrepreneurship competition is “Innovation within natural recourses”.

Everybody is welcome

19.00

Theme night about natural resources (Reinsaríið) “Can the concept of Veltan be used around the Faroe Islands?”

Lecture by Katrin Petersen, Veltan “Challenges with regards to the globalization of food” Lecture by Leif Sørensen. Appetizers will be served.

“Cultivating in the Faroe Islands – opportunities and advantages” Lecture by Ragnheiður þórarinsdóttir (IS) - European expert in the field of aquaponics. (Lecture in Scandinavian) The successful recipients of the 2018 environmental grants will be announced and the Green prize from Tórshavnar Kommuna and the Green gift from Etika will be awarded.