Winti priest Okomfo Nana Efua (a.k.a. Marian Markelo) made a libation here.
Speaker for the living: urban ecologist Geert Timmermans.
Fanfare band JBB entertainment.
Dansmakers led by Mirjam Lobbes and Nicolien Pot and musician Simone Mariposa.
Workshop making willow fish with artist Geertje Tjalma.
Dishes by chef and ditch doctor Sara Botschuiver.
Cattail cookies and swamp tea, coloring plates, lemonade and water.
Coffee, tea, brownies and blondies of Kinny’s Kitchen.
Canoe safari’s through the gardens starting at 11:00 a.m.
This is the first official swimming location in the Centrum district, with a lot of attention to bathing water quality and urban ecological water quality. The Binnenhaven on the Marineterrein in Amsterdam has been a popular swimming spot among Amsterdammers for years. In recent years, we have regularly measured the quality of the bathing water here, and it is and remains good. The soil has been thoroughly checked and the gaps and gaps between the quay walls and the bottom have been filled. As a result, the province of North Holland has designated the Binnenhaven as the first official swimming location in the Centrum district.
Various projects are underway in the Binnenhaven to improve water nature and water quality, under the name Dobbernatuur. Most of its makers are also involved in the Water Caravan. The name Dobbernatuur may suggest that it is mainly about a green top, but a lot of attention is paid to the impact of the floating gardens on water quality and biodiversity in the water, and this will also be monitored.
