These four sessions in this ecopedagogy programme with the school Plan Dessus are modeled after various principles of agroecology, implementing  the foodscapes of Vevey as living classrooms. The residency period was accompanied by a research on the territory, generating a cartography of local ecopedagogy initiatives such as the Forest School with the class of Sabine Karambalakis and the Eco-Schools of l’EPS Lutry. This is part of larger, ongoing corpus of research which will be disseminated in fooduculture days 10 year anniversary publication, examining the convergence of ecopedagogies and sensorial pedagogies as way to catalyse relations to local foodscapes.

Session I - Biodiversity

The first session commenced with a conversation about biodiversity, using beans as an introductory metaphor, which was followed by the hand building of a series of ceramic bowls inspired by the diverse shapes of beans. The ceramics aspect was assisted by Maud from 1800 Degrés.

Session II - Biodiversity and Economic Diversification

During this session that delved further into biodiversity, students planted various bean varieties as part of a collaboration with Alex Baumgartner, learning more about their benefits and nutrient cycling, while also examining examining the implementation of beans in multiple culinary forms ranging from dry to canned, from hummus to flour, from chips to desserts. The group documented their seed-to-soil experiences through multimedia approaches, taking photos of each other and generating a small podcast about their relationship to beans. The session culminated with a small walking tour of nearby foodscapes, including a garden and Praz Bonjour's plant market, to understand the economic dimensions of food cultivation.

Sesion III - Co-creation of Knowledge and Recycling

This session commenced with a tour of Praz Bonjour’s farm and continued with an on-site activity that examined the co-production of knowledge through a lexicon of agroecology. The lexicon mapped a series of verbs tethered to land stewarding and agency, which were transcribed onto various upcycled kitchen towels and napkins. This lexicon will be rendered into a tablecloth, engaging a collaboration with Elena Braida, whom assembled and added printed images from the students.

Session IV - Coproduction of Knowledge

The final session of the programme includes the glazing of the bean-shaped bowls and the fabrication of a series of postcards around beans and biodiversity that will be implemented during the public presentation at the Verger Urbain in June. The students will engage in a co-curation of the images, collectively selecting the images for public dissemination, alongside proposing two bean dishes from their contexts to be cooked for the public presentation.

Session V - Synergies

The culmination of the residency manifests as a public presentation at Verger Urbain during the context of the biennale in June, featuring a communal tasting of student-proposed bean dishes served in their handcrafted, legume-inspired ceramics. This multisensory engagement with the public is complemented by an audio transmission of student-produced podcasts and the distribution of documentary postcards.