The Ecolothèque is an environmental education centre in the metropolis of Montpellier, located in Saint-Jean-de-Vedas. On an agricultural estate of 4 hectares, it offers its public a privileged space and a wide variety of activities intended to cultivate in young metropolitan an attachment to nature: gardening with respect for the land, caring for farm animals, identify little animals, understand the challenges of climate change, dream at the foot of a tree... The pedagogy deployed promotes active and autonomous discovery through experimentation.
Fragments of history, visions of the future: the Ecolothèque unveils itself
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Écolothèque
Mas de Grille, rue Théophraste Renaudot, 34430 Saint-Jean-de-Védas, Hérault, Occitanie, France
Come and discover an unsuspected architectural heritage, full of ancient history, nestled in the heart of a preserved environment. Housed in a former monastery of the 9th century, the Ecolothèque is today a living heritage that we are careful to protect as a true treasure.
Throughout the day, we will highlight:
- Visits to the historic building, bearing witness to a rich past, now weakened by time.
- A photographic exhibition devoted to the last inhabitants of the vineyard, precious memory of a territory in mutation.
- The discovery of ancestral gardening techniques, revisited in light of current practices in agroecology.
This agricultural heritage, in full transition, invites us to rethink our ways of cultivating in the face of the challenges of climate change and the decline in biodiversity.
For young and old, many activities will be offered: - For young and old, many activities will be offered from 10am to 12pm and then from 1pm to 5pm:
***** Visit of the building and the estate - From yesterday to today, discover the evolution that makes the Ecolothèque what it is today.
Start of the activity at: 10am - 11am - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm
*** Harvest of squash with the donkey -** Do a squash harvest and a tour of the estate with a donkey. Find out how heavy loads were transported before having tractors.
Start of the activity at: 10am - 11am - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm
*** Gardening and preservation of living soil workshop -** Learn the actions that protect living soil, a fragile natural heritage essential to our diet and the preservation of biodiversity.
Start of the activity at: 10am - 11am - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm
*** Meeting with the little ones -** 6 years and over, limited number of participants. Come and meet a living heritage: visit the apiary and tasting of honey "Écolothéquien".
Start of the activity at: 10am - 11am - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm
*** Exhibition -** A photographic exhibition dedicated to the last inhabitants of the vineyard, precious memory of a territory in mutation. Start of the activity at: 10am - 11am - 2pm - 3pm - 4pm
*** In search of the papé -** Go to meet him and question him about the agricultural history of the estate.
We will be delighted to welcome you and share with you this exceptional place, between memory, transmission and future.
Free admission – Come celebrate and reinvent heritage with us!
Informations
Free. Free entry.
Écolothèque
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Localisation
Mas de Grille, rue Théophraste Renaudot, 34430 Saint-Jean-de-Védas, Hérault, Occitanie, France
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Accès
Tram 2 stop Victoire 2\. Bike paths. Parking room Victoire 2.
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Téléphone
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