Porrelen: het regenereren van de bollencultuur | KCCM

The Bollenstreek (Dutch bulb-growing region) is struggling with water shortages, salinisation, monoculture, and damage caused by pesticides. In Porrelen: het regenereren van de bollencultuur (regenerating the bulb-growing culture), KCCM and Copijn investigate how the region can transform from an exhausted monoculture into a regenerative landscape, based on polyculture and reciprocity. Here, the landscape is viewed as a living system and a partner. Through design-based research and local collaboration, new forms of land use and identity are worked out. The project is developing a timeline that visualises what the landscape was, what it is now, and what it could become. This timeline serves as a tool for discussion and reflection to explore alternative visions of the future. As well as KCCM and Copijn, NIOO-KNAW and Dendrologic are also part of the core team.