Experiences​ 23 September

On this day you can visit one of our business clients, like Maakgemeenschap de Hoop, Roze Bunker and Biobrass.

See first-hand how savers' and investors' money is working towards positive change. The Experience Day is between 09:00 and 16:00.

Everyone travels with a pre-arranged bus to and from the client visit.

Maakgemeenschap De Hoop - Crealisatie (Amsterdam)

Maakgemeenschap De Hoop is a vibrant maker community where artists, designers, craftspeople and creative entrepreneurs collaborate, experiment and inspire one another. Located on the border of Zaandam and Amsterdam, De Hoop is home to more than 170 studios and over 320 makers.

In our former factory, a wide range of disciplines come together: from woodworking and metalworking to textiles, ceramics, jewellery, visual art and innovative making processes. Makers work independently, but actively share knowledge, techniques and ideas, and seek out collaboration with one another.

Throughout the year, De Hoop organises exhibitions, open studios, workshops and public events, giving visitors a taste of the power of making, meeting and working together. During a visit to De Hoop, meeting the makers themselves takes centre stage: visitors get a behind-the-scenes look and experience first-hand how inspiring it is to create something together.

Visit the website

The experience contains:

• A short introduction to Maakgemeenschap De Hoop, and a tour of several studios

• Workshop participants choose in advance from around five different workshops, hosted by makers from De Hoop, offering a glimpse into different disciplines and making processes, with an emphasis on experiencing, discovering and getting hands-on

Roze Bunker (Culemborg)

The Fruit Butchers (Fruitslagers) at Roze Bunker are revolutionising the soft drinks industry. They promote biodiversity, process waste streams, and collaborate to shorten the food chain. Soft drinks and aperitifs as the solution!

In collaboration with the industry, they are creating a circular fruit chain, from bud to stem. This year, they expect to squeeze 36,000 kilos of peeled lemons from the limoncello industry for the Citrus Movement, and they will brew a whole new line of condiments from the leftover scraps: Preserved. Is your mouth watering yet?

Visit the website

The experience contains:

• A reception

• A presentation about the Roze Bunker's vision on the food system

• A guided tour of the factory and the surrounding terrains

• A workshop and tasting

Biobrass (Zeewolde)

Biobrass is an organic vegetable company that dares to think big, staying true to its farming roots. Together with partners across the entire chain, Biobrass is building a future-proof organic category. This includes working through its network to scale up production without depleting the soil. Together with various retailers, Biobrass is also designing the shelves of the future, so that organic vegetables become the new normal for healthy, tasty eating by 2033.

Watch the video: Biobrass - Farm like the future depends on it

The experience contains:

• Experiencing organic farming and discovering how to find your rhythm again

• Lunch with a beet tasting

• A safari with the farmer: a ride through the fields, where you can also put together your own vegetable box