Tuesday 26th August 2025
Dear Centre Members, HDR Colleagues, and Allied members,
Peta and Jo have been networking in Denmark Europe – following our connections to CUHRE – the Centre for Understanding Human Relations with the Environment attending the International Eco-Literacy Research Festival. In response to our commitment to attending the Festival and curating connections for the CRF we are offering a different, visually reflective, community sharing newsletter this fortnight. You can expect a return to the usually informative community building newsletter on the 9th September.
The International Ecoliteracy Festival was co-hosted by the CRF and we have generated many exciting connections and possibilities to share with CRF members. The festival was located at Himmelbjerggaarden (sky, mountain, garden) – near Ry (on Jutland) – Denmark. We also attended the pre-conference Wilding Pedagogies event – and developed experiential insights into the value of landing early and taking time to get to know colleagues with flexible programming, camping, hikes, and preparing food together from the regenerative farm around the campfire in the ‘fire hut’.
It was so refreshing to share research and practice about ecoliteracy in such a perfect place. Himmelbjerggaarden provided opportunities for being together with human and more than human kin in different outdoor locations that made the sharing of knowledge and practices more meaningful. This will surely lead to lasting memories. Workshops, round tables and poster presentations connected the sciences, humanities and the arts to questions of ecoliteracy. This was a low technology and powerpoint-free conference. Presentations took place in natural environments, often involving movement through the forest or gardens. Having the poster presentations on trees in the He(art) Forest was magical.
We share some of these experiences in the pictures below and the good news that another Ecoliteracy Research Festival is being planned for 2027.
Please enjoy the images and have a great fortnight.
Peta & Jo