NDRGRND Summer Event: 160 Years of Farming & 30 Years of Farmer Maarten

In Attenrode (Glabbeek), a special place is thriving where agriculture, art, and sustainability come together. At the farm of organic farmer Maarten and visual artist Sara ten Westenend, experimentation, connection, and learning take center stage. What once began as a quest to trace the origins of food has grown into an inspiring hub for creative and sustainable initiatives.

From July 8 to 12, they will celebrate 160 years of the farm and 30 years of organic farming with a festive summer week full of workshops, gatherings, and organic, short-chain cuisine. The week doesn’t have an official name yet, but its program is rock-solid. It will be an ode to collaboration, sustainability, and land-based creativity.

What can you expect?

• Daily workshops led by architecture students (KU Leuven, Brussels campus) and other young creators. The roles are reversed: students become teachers. Their workshops explore themes such as the use of materials on the farm, textiles, ecology, and personal food stories.
• Accessibility is key: The workshops are offered free of charge; only lunch is paid for.
• Evening dinners prepared by chefs from the cultural sector, each featuring vegetables from the farm and surrounding organic farmers. Short supply chains are central to this. Ingredients come straight from the field.
• An open and social experiment, a combination of learning together, eating together, and discovering together.