Talks, Walks, Games, Demo’s & Presentations

These offerings will all be offered free of charge - donations are welcome. If you have something to offer please email us and we will see if it’s a good fit. info@vonhandfestival.com

More to come!

Yoga

Begin your day with morning Yoga. The class will take place outside before breakfast each morning around 7:15/7:30. Bring your own mat or blanket to move on.

Telling the wood from the Trees

by Michail Schütte


Have you ever wondered which wood to use? 

Michail will talk about:

  • the past uses of a variety of our native trees,

  • the current availability of different species

  • old friends and newcomers

  • the changes in the woodlands around us

  • the suitability of different types of tree for different projects
    based on over 35 years of experience in using a wide range of locally grown wood.

Presented on Wednesday Evening

Shrink pot Lid Making Demo

by Bettina Lutzke


Unfortunately, shrinkpots always have to dry for a few weeks before it makes sense to make a lid. And I'm always asked in the workshops how to make them. Well, maybe this demo is just the right thing. I bring shrinkpots that need a lid and I show you how I do it, which steps I follow, which tools I use, where dangers lurk, what I have to watch out for, what can go wrong, something is bound to go wrong, as always when you demonstrate something. But no matter, we all learn from it. In the end, you've seen how it can work. You can ask any questions that interest you.

Circle Songs

Hosted by Gwendolin Altenhöfer

An evening or two during the festival.

You are invited to join us in singing simple, earth and nature-connected songs and rounds from different parts of the world. Many are chants or circle songs, that are easy to learn and unfold their power through repetition. The songs are mostly in german or in english, some in other languages.

Just come along and enjoy a relaxed evening in a circle around the fire! You don’t need any musical qualification: if you can speak, you can sing as well :-)

Treetime: Stories, Myth, & Legend of Trees and Timber

Michail Schütte, tree-lover and green woodworker, leads a walk through the woods:

-Telling of the history of trees as the Earth’s largest living beings and how mankind depends on them;

-Speaking not only of myth and legend surrounding trees but also of the traditional uses of woodland and timber;

-Touching on what the future may hold for the relationship of man and tree.

Approx 3 hours.

Held on two occasions in the second half of the week.

by Michail Schütte


Community Market

by All of you!

Bring your handmade pieces and wares to show, trade and sell with everyone else. This will be our final event of the festival!

Community Market will be held in conjunction with the Tool Flea Market on Thursday Evening.

If there is enough interest/demand we will have a second community market on Saturday after closing circle.

Tool Flea Market & Seed Exchange

Hosted by Andreas

Sauerbrey & all can participate!

Bring your old or unused tools to barter, trade or sell!

This was very successful last year so we are excited to offer it again.

The Tool Flea Market will be held in conjunction with the Community Market on Thursday Evening.