{"id":13,"date":"2025-04-04T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:42:17","slug":"about-the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/","title":{"rendered":"The project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Circular BLUE<\/strong> project proposes to <strong>grow<\/strong> and <strong>dye<\/strong> textile with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persicaria_tinctoria\">Persicaria Tinctoria<\/a> (F\u00e4rber Kn\u00f6terich\/ Tade-Ai) in an urban community garden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> in Soldiner Kiez, Berlin. The project experiments with a fermentation indigo vat: a dye-bath that uses bacteria to dye fabric with Indigo and a Sukumo color extraction: hot composting Persicaria leaves to get colors from the plants. The project is about implementing a sustainable and circular textile dye practice in an urban environment together with neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We grow dye plants in the soil. And the used-up dye bath is given back to the soil. This will be a fertilizer for the next cycle of growth. <strong>A \u201csoil to soil\u201d circular system for textile dye<\/strong>. The project is inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/fibershed.org\/programs\/education-advocacy\/indigo\/\">the indigo project from the Fibershed.org<\/a> and their proposal for locally sourced and produced sustainable textile practice. We would like to produce a circular blue textile, made in Soldiner kiez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is <code>NEW<\/code> at the garden<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/shibori-experiment\/\" aria-label=\"Shibori Experiment\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4111-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/shibori-experiment\/\">Shibori Experiment<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Maria made this very beautiful shibori experiment in one of the workshop in September. But she run out of time and could not finish&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/shibori-experiment\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shibori Experiment<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-shopping-bag\/\" aria-label=\"Katazome shopping bag\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4099-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-shopping-bag\/\">Katazome shopping bag<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">October 30 I try making a shopping bag with the fabric I died with indigo + katazome. It was a try out for making&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-shopping-bag\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Katazome shopping bag<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/blue-shades-cotton-threads\/\" aria-label=\"Blue shades cotton threads\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3994-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/blue-shades-cotton-threads\/\">Blue shades cotton threads<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">These are cotton threads I dyed this year at the Farbehutte. How nice to see such a variation of blue!<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops and Events<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop-documentation\/\" aria-label=\"Weave Your Jeans workshop Documentation\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794-930x620.jpg 930w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_0794.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop-documentation\/\">Weave Your Jeans workshop Documentation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">on October 25th, we held weaving workshop at the F\u00e4rbeh\u00fctte. Emma brought her 8 shafts table looms to the Elisabeet. Despite the weather forecast&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop-documentation\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weave Your Jeans workshop Documentation<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop\/\" aria-label=\"Weave Your Jeans workshop\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-300x248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-1536x1268.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9710-22-2048x1691.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop\/\">Weave Your Jeans workshop<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">October 25 (Saturday) 11:00- 13:00 (slot 1) 14:00 &#8211; 16:00 (slot 2) Workshop Lead: Emma Wood Location: Elisabeet F\u00e4rbeH\u00fctte ( Friedhof St. Elisabeth II,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/weave-your-jeans-workshop\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Weave Your Jeans workshop<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-weekend\/\" aria-label=\"Katazome weekend\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3797-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-weekend\/\">Katazome weekend<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">September 20\/21 This was one of the last nice still warm and sunny weekend and we had a katazome experiment session with a small&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/katazome-weekend\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Katazome weekend<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 1: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A natural dye color field full of Persicaria Tinctoria and other natural dye plants like Tagetes and Krapp.  We can harvest colors locally and color our fabric!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 2: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Natural dye F\u00e4rberei, a garden shed where natural Indigo dye-bath is located and ferment. Dying tools and materials are here and one can experiment with natural dye techniques. Hands-on workshops will also happen here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From October 2025 until May 2026 is a winter break for the Mitf\u00e4rbetag<\/strong>. This is because it is too cold for the fermentation indigo vat to function in winter. You can join us again on the <strong>Mitf\u00e4rbetag<\/strong> from May 2026, on every Friday afternoon (14:00 &#8211; 17:00, time may change as the sun gets longer and shorter) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a>. We will be planting and taking care of the Persicaria Tinctoria and other natural dye plants. It will be great if you &#8220;Do It Together&#8221; with us! When the fermentation vat is ready, you can also experiment with dyeing textile with indigo on the Mitf\u00e4rbetag. The project team will be happy to show you how to work with it. There are no sign-ups. If you are interested, just come by!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ainisomatte.net\/\">Melanie from Ainisomatte<\/a>, an indigo artisan in Japan will be giving us a series of <strong>online workshops<\/strong> (in English) and teach us: <strong>How to grow Persicaria Tinctoria<\/strong>, <strong>How to &#8220;build&#8221; indigo fermentation vat<\/strong>, and <strong>How to harvest and compost Persicaria Tinctoria to &#8220;Sukumo&#8221;<\/strong>. We will listen to her lecture online at the Elisabeet and apply what we learned at the field on the same day. Anyone with interest is invited to join us at the Elisabeet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We plan to hold a few <strong>weekend hands-on workshops<\/strong> on the topic of <strong>Indigo fresh-leaf dye<\/strong>, <strong>Shibori dye with Indigo fermentation vat<\/strong>, <strong>Up-cycling with indigo dye<\/strong>, <strong>Weaving with indigo dyed yarn<\/strong>&#8230; and more. The date of the workshop and how to sign-up will be announced on this website soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the success and the failure of the project process will be documented at this website under <a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/category\/process\/\">process<\/a> as an <strong>open source documentation<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"57\"  src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"56\"  src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schedule 2025 Spring &#8211; Summer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>end March &#8211; April:<\/strong> Sowing Persicaria Tinctoria and growing seedlings in indoor location<br><strong>May:<\/strong> Preparing &#8220;Natural Dye Gartenhaus&#8221;, Transplanting Persicaria Tinctoria seedlings to the field<br><strong>June:<\/strong> Starting indigo fermentation vat, weeding, watering and taking care of the plants<br><strong>July:<\/strong> 1st Harvesting, Fresh leaf Indigo Dye workshop, keeping the fermentation vat<br><strong>August:<\/strong> weeding, watering, Shibori workshop, Up-cycle workshop,  keeping the fermentation vat<br><strong>September:<\/strong> 2nd Harvest, Starting &#8220;Sukumo&#8221; compost, Weaving with indigo yarn workshop<br><strong>October:<\/strong> keeping &#8220;Sukumo&#8221; compost process, end of the fermentation vat<br><strong>November:<\/strong> Sukumo is made for the next year&#8217;s dyeing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-11\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elisabeet<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> is an urban community garden organized by a team from Elisabeet\/ Himmelbeet gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH. Weekly on Friday afternoons volunteers gather and work to grow vegetables together as Mitmachtag. It is located at the backside of the Elisabeth II Friedhof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The address of the Elisabeet garden is:  <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mertrqhbSqPE3qdcA\">Friedhof St. Elisabeth II, Wollankstr. 66, 13359 Berlin<\/a> (Soldiner Kiez, Wedding)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enter either from the entrance on the Wollankstrasse or on the Freienwalder strasse (from Soldiner strasse). Please respect the rules of the Friedhof when you enter the premises. If you come with a bike, please walk with your bike when you enter the Friedhof. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Circular Blue project operates with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/berlincodeofconduct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Berlin Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/strong> We expect all community participants (contributors, paid or otherwise; sponsors; and other guests) to abide by this Code of Conduct in all community venues\u2014online and in-person\u2014as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to community business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The project is funded for the period of April to September 2025 and realised within the framework of the VOICE project (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/<\/a>) with support from the Horizon Programme of the European Union under grant number 101135803.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-15\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VOICE_LogoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" width=\"203\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EN_FundedbytheEU_S.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" width=\"270\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UKRI-logoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" width=\"200\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Circular BLUE project proposes to grow and dye textile with Persicaria Tinctoria (F\u00e4rber Kn\u00f6terich\/ Tade-Ai) in an urban community garden, Elisabeet in Soldiner Kiez, Berlin. The project experiments with a fermentation indigo vat: a dye-bath that uses bacteria to dye fabric with Indigo and a Sukumo color extraction: hot composting Persicaria leaves to get&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_en_post_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":146,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <strong>Circular BLUE<\/strong> project proposes to <strong>grow<\/strong> and <strong>dye<\/strong> textile with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persicaria_tinctoria\">Persicaria Tinctoria<\/a> (F\u00e4rber Kn\u00f6terich\/ Tade-Ai) in an urban community garden, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> in Soldiner Kiez, Berlin. The project experiments with a fermentation indigo vat: a dye-bath that uses bacteria to dye fabric with Indigo and a Sukumo color extraction: hot composting Persicaria leaves to get colors from the plants. The project is about implementing a sustainable and circular textile dye practice in an urban environment together with neighbors.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We grow dye plants in the soil. And the used-up dye bath is given back to the soil. This will be a fertilizer for the next cycle of growth. <strong>A \u201csoil to soil\u201d circular system for textile dye<\/strong>. The project is inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/fibershed.org\/programs\/education-advocacy\/indigo\/\">the indigo project from the Fibershed.org<\/a> and their proposal for locally sourced and produced sustainable textile practice. We would like to produce a circular blue textile, made in Soldiner kiez.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is <code>NEW<\/code> at the garden<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:latest-posts {\"postsToShow\":3,\"displayPostContent\":true,\"excerptLength\":24,\"postLayout\":\"grid\",\"displayFeaturedImage\":true,\"featuredImageSizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"addLinkToFeaturedImage\":true} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Workshops and Events<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:latest-posts {\"categories\":[{\"id\":7,\"count\":2,\"description\":\"\",\"link\":\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/category\/workshop\/\",\"name\":\"workshop\",\"slug\":\"workshop\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"parent\":0,\"meta\":[],\"_links\":{\"self\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/7\"}],\"collection\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\"}],\"about\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category\"}],\"wp:post_type\":[{\"href\":\"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=7\"}],\"curies\":[{\"name\":\"wp\",\"href\":\"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}\",\"templated\":true}]}}],\"postsToShow\":3,\"displayPostContent\":true,\"excerptLength\":24,\"postLayout\":\"grid\",\"displayFeaturedImage\":true,\"featuredImageSizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"addLinkToFeaturedImage\":true} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":125,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 1: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A natural dye color field full of Persicaria Tinctoria and other natural dye plants like Tagetes and Krapp.  We can harvest colors locally and color our fabric!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 2: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A Natural dye F\u00e4rberei, a garden shed where natural Indigo dye-bath is located and ferment. Dying tools and materials are here and one can experiment with natural dye techniques. Hands-on workshops will also happen here.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":126,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>From October 2025 until May 2026 is a winter break for the Mitf\u00e4rbetag<\/strong>. This is because it is too cold for the fermentation indigo vat to function in winter. You can join us again on the <strong>Mitf\u00e4rbetag<\/strong> from May 2026, on every Friday afternoon (14:00 - 17:00, time may change as the sun gets longer and shorter) at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a>. We will be planting and taking care of the Persicaria Tinctoria and other natural dye plants. It will be great if you \"Do It Together\" with us! When the fermentation vat is ready, you can also experiment with dyeing textile with indigo on the Mitf\u00e4rbetag. The project team will be happy to show you how to work with it. There are no sign-ups. If you are interested, just come by!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ainisomatte.net\/\">Melanie from Ainisomatte<\/a>, an indigo artisan in Japan will be giving us a series of <strong>online workshops<\/strong> (in English) and teach us: <strong>How to grow Persicaria Tinctoria<\/strong>, <strong>How to \"build\" indigo fermentation vat<\/strong>, and <strong>How to harvest and compost Persicaria Tinctoria to \"Sukumo\"<\/strong>. We will listen to her lecture online at the Elisabeet and apply what we learned at the field on the same day. Anyone with interest is invited to join us at the Elisabeet. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We plan to hold a few <strong>weekend hands-on workshops<\/strong> on the topic of <strong>Indigo fresh-leaf dye<\/strong>, <strong>Shibori dye with Indigo fermentation vat<\/strong>, <strong>Up-cycling with indigo dye<\/strong>, <strong>Weaving with indigo dyed yarn<\/strong>... and more. The date of the workshop and how to sign-up will be announced on this website soon. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Both the success and the failure of the project process will be documented at this website under <a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/category\/process\/\">process<\/a> as an <strong>open source documentation<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":57,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schedule 2025 Spring - Summer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>end March - April:<\/strong> Sowing Persicaria Tinctoria and growing seedlings in indoor location<br><strong>May:<\/strong> Preparing \"Natural Dye Gartenhaus\", Transplanting Persicaria Tinctoria seedlings to the field<br><strong>June:<\/strong> Starting indigo fermentation vat, weeding, watering and taking care of the plants<br><strong>July:<\/strong> 1st Harvesting, Fresh leaf Indigo Dye workshop, keeping the fermentation vat<br><strong>August:<\/strong> weeding, watering, Shibori workshop, Up-cycle workshop,  keeping the fermentation vat<br><strong>September:<\/strong> 2nd Harvest, Starting \"Sukumo\" compost, Weaving with indigo yarn workshop<br><strong>October:<\/strong> keeping \"Sukumo\" compost process, end of the fermentation vat<br><strong>November:<\/strong> Sukumo is made for the next year's dyeing<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elisabeet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> is an urban community garden organized by a team from Elisabeet\/ Himmelbeet gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH. Weekly on Friday afternoons volunteers gather and work to grow vegetables together as Mitmachtag. It is located at the backside of the Elisabeth II Friedhof.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The address of the Elisabeet garden is:  <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mertrqhbSqPE3qdcA\">Friedhof St. Elisabeth II, Wollankstr. 66, 13359 Berlin<\/a> (Soldiner Kiez, Wedding)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can enter either from the entrance on the Wollankstrasse or on the Freienwalder strasse (from Soldiner strasse). Please respect the rules of the Friedhof when you enter the premises. If you come with a bike, please walk with your bike when you enter the Friedhof. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Circular Blue project operates with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/berlincodeofconduct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Berlin Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/strong> We expect all community participants (contributors, paid or otherwise; sponsors; and other guests) to abide by this Code of Conduct in all community venues\u2014online and in-person\u2014as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to community business.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The project is funded for the period of April to September 2025 and realised within the framework of the VOICE project (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/<\/a>) with support from the Horizon Programme of the European Union under grant number 101135803.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":385,\"width\":203,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VOICE_LogoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" width=\"203\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":383,\"width\":270,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EN_FundedbytheEU_S.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" width=\"270\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":384,\"width\":200,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UKRI-logoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" width=\"200\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->","_en_post_name":"about-the-project","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"The project","_de_post_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":146,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7521-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} -->\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:spacer -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Das Projekt <strong>Circular BLUE<\/strong> schl\u00e4gt vor, Textilien mit <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persicaria_tinctoria\">Persicaria Tinctoria<\/a> (F\u00e4rber Kn\u00f6terich\/Tade-Ai) im st\u00e4dtischen Gemeinschaftsgarten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> im Soldiner Kiez in Berlin anzubauen und zu f\u00e4rben. Das Projekt experimentiert mit einem fermentativen Indigobottich: einem F\u00e4rbebad, das Bakterien zum F\u00e4rben von Stoffen mit Indigo nutzt, und einer Sukumo-Farbextraktion: der Hei\u00dfkompostierung von Persicaria-Bl\u00e4ttern, um Farben aus den Pflanzen zu gewinnen. Ziel des Projekts ist die Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen und kreislauforientierten Textilf\u00e4rbepraxis im st\u00e4dtischen Umfeld gemeinsam mit Nachbarn.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wir z\u00fcchten F\u00e4rbepflanzen im Erde. Das verbrauchte F\u00e4rbebad wird dem Erden zur\u00fcckgegeben. Es dient als D\u00fcnger f\u00fcr den n\u00e4chsten Wachstumszyklus. <strong>Ein \u201eErde zu Erde\u201c-Kreislaufsystem f\u00fcr Textilf\u00e4rbemittel.<\/strong> Das Projekt ist inspiriert vom <a href=\"https:\/\/fibershed.org\/programs\/education-advocacy\/indigo\/\">Indigo-Projekt von Fibershed.org<\/a> und deren Ansatz f\u00fcr eine nachhaltige Textilproduktion aus lokaler Produktion. Wir m\u00f6chten ein kreislauff\u00e4higes blaues Textil im Soldiner Kiez herstellen.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kommende Ereignisse und was NEUES<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:latest-posts {\"postsToShow\":3,\"displayPostContent\":true,\"excerptLength\":32,\"postLayout\":\"grid\",\"displayFeaturedImage\":true,\"featuredImageSizeSlug\":\"medium\",\"addLinkToFeaturedImage\":true} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":125,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/garden_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 1: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ein nat\u00fcrliches Farbstofffeld voller Kn\u00f6terich und anderer nat\u00fcrlicher F\u00e4rbepflanzen wie Tagetes und Krapp. Wir k\u00f6nnen Farben vor Ort ernten und unsere Stoffe f\u00e4rben!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Circular BLUE dream 2: <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Eine Naturf\u00e4rberei, ein Gartenhaus, in dem nat\u00fcrliches Indigo-F\u00e4rbebad fermentiert wird. Hier finden Sie F\u00e4rbewerkzeuge und -materialien und k\u00f6nnen mit nat\u00fcrlichen F\u00e4rbetechniken experimentieren. Auch praxisorientierte Workshops finden hier statt.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":126,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gargenhaus_wish-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Von Oktober 2025 bis Mai 2026 der Mitf\u00e4rbetag ist in winter pause.<\/strong> Grund daf\u00fcr ist die zu kalt Temperatur im Winter, die den Betrieb des G\u00e4rbottichs unm\u00f6glich macht. Ab Mai 2026 k\u00f6nnen Sie wieder am Mitf\u00e4rbetag teilnehmen, Jeden Freitagnachmittag (14:00 - 17:00 Uhr, die Uhrzeit kann sich je nach Dauer der Sonne \u00e4ndern) findet unser <strong>Mitf\u00e4rbetag<\/strong> im <a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> statt. Wir pflanzen und pflegen Kn\u00f6terich und andere F\u00e4rbepflanzen. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr mitmacht! Sobald der G\u00e4rbottich fertig ist, k\u00f6nnt ihr am Mitf\u00e4rbetag auch mit dem F\u00e4rben von Textilien mit Indigo experimentieren. Das Projektteam zeigt euch gerne, wie es geht. Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich. Bei Interesse einfach vorbeikommen!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ainisomatte.net\/\">Melanie von Ainisomatte<\/a>, einer Indigo-Handwerkerin aus Japan, wird uns eine Reihe von Online-Workshops (auf Englisch) geben und uns beibringen: <strong>Wie man Persicaria Tinctoria anbaut<\/strong>, <strong>wie man einen Indigo-Fermentationsbottich \u201ebaut\u201c<\/strong> und <strong>wie man Persicaria Tinctoria zu \u201eSukumo\u201c erntet und kompostiert<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wir planen mehrere praktische Wochenend-Workshops zu den Themen <strong>Indigo-Frischblattf\u00e4rbung<\/strong>, <strong>Shibori-F\u00e4rbung mit Indigo-Fermentations K\u00fcpe<\/strong>, <strong>Upcycling mit Indigo-Farbstoff,<\/strong> <strong>Weben mit indigogef\u00e4rbtem Garn<\/strong> ... und mehr. Der Workshop-Termin und die Anmeldem\u00f6glichkeiten werden in K\u00fcrze auf dieser Website bekannt gegeben.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sowohl der Erfolg als auch das Scheitern des Projektverlaufs werden auf dieser Website unter <a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/category\/process\/\">Prozess<\/a> als <strong>Open Source-Dokumentation<\/strong> dokumentiert.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {\"linkTo\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":57,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9557-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":56,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-scaled.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_9397-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:gallery -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Zeitplan 2025 Fr\u00fchling \u2013 Sommer:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Ende M\u00e4rz - April:<\/strong> Aussaat von Kn\u00f6terich und Anzucht der Setzlinge im Innenbereich <br><strong>Mai:<\/strong> Vorbereitung des Gartenhauses f\u00fcr Naturf\u00e4rbemittel, Auspflanzen der Kn\u00f6terich-Setzlinge ins Freiland <br><strong>Juni:<\/strong> Ansetzen des Indigo-Fermentationsbeh\u00e4lters, J\u00e4ten, Gie\u00dfen und Pflegen der Pflanzen <br><strong>Juli:<\/strong> 1. Ernte, Workshop \u201eIndigof\u00e4rben mit frischen Bl\u00e4ttern\u201c, Pflege des Fermentationsbeh\u00e4lters <br><strong>August:<\/strong> J\u00e4ten, Gie\u00dfen, Shibori-Workshop, Upcycling-Workshop, Pflege des Fermentationsbeh\u00e4lters <br><strong>September:<\/strong> 2. Ernte, Ansetzen des \u201eSukumo\u201c-Komposts, Workshop \u201eWeben mit Indigogarn\u201c <br><strong>Oktober:<\/strong> Pflege des \u201eSukumo\u201c-Kompostprozesses, Ende des Fermentationsbeh\u00e4lters <br><strong>November:<\/strong> Sukumo wird f\u00fcr die F\u00e4rbung im n\u00e4chsten Jahr hergestellt<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"66.66%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elisabeet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/das-elisabeet\">Elisabeet<\/a> ist ein urbaner Gemeinschaftsgarten, der von einem Team der Elisabeet\/ Himmelbeet gemeinn\u00fctzige GmbH organisiert wird. W\u00f6chentlich am Freitagnachmittag treffen sich Freiwillige und bauen gemeinsam am Mitmachtag Gem\u00fcse an. Der Garten befindet sich auf der R\u00fcckseite des Elisabeth II Friedhofs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Die Adresse des Elisabeet-Gartens lautet:  <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mertrqhbSqPE3qdcA\">Friedhof St. Elisabeth II, Wollankstr. 66, 13359 Berlin<\/a> (Soldiner Kiez, Wedding)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sie k\u00f6nnen den Friedhof entweder \u00fcber den Eingang Wollankstra\u00dfe oder \u00fcber die Freienwalder Stra\u00dfe (von der Soldiner Stra\u00dfe kommend) betreten. Bitte beachten Sie beim Betreten des Friedhofsgel\u00e4ndes die Friedhofsordnung. Wenn Sie mit dem Fahrrad kommen, gehen Sie bitte mit dem Fahrrad auf den Friedhof.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"width\":\"33.33%\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><!-- wp:image {\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.himmelbeet.de\/files\/oneo\/img\/Projekte\/ElisaBeet\/Wegbescheschreibung%20ElisaBeet.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Das Circular Blue Projekt arbeitet nach<\/strong> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/berlincodeofconduct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">dem Berlin Code of Conduct<\/a><\/strong>. Wir erwarten von allen Community-Teilnehmern (bezahlten und anderen Mitwirkenden, Sponsoren und anderen G\u00e4sten), dass sie sich an alle Community-Veranstaltungen \u2013 online und pers\u00f6nlich \u2013 sowie in der gesamten pers\u00f6nlichen Kommunikation im Rahmen der Community-Aktivit\u00e4ten an diesen Verhaltenskodex halten.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em>The project is funded for the period of April to September 2025 and realised within the framework of the VOICE project (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/voice-community.eu\/<\/a>) with support from the Horizon Programme of the European Union under grant number 101135803.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:columns -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":385,\"width\":203,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/VOICE_LogoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" width=\"203\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":383,\"width\":270,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EN_FundedbytheEU_S.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" width=\"270\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column -->\n\n<!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":384,\"width\":200,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/UKRI-logoS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-384\" width=\"200\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:columns -->","_de_post_name":"","_de_post_excerpt":"","_de_post_title":"","edit_language":"en","neve_meta_sidebar":"default","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":85,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1885,"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/1885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerding.at\/circular_blue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}