The mayor Petra Vrhovnik presented the URBACT BiodiverCity project and why such project is important for the community, beside that there were several activities going on such as:
a] storytelling: elderly explained how life lookalike in the old days to younger generations,
b] drawings: kindergarten children draw paintings, about the local nature, and express themselves how they perceive nature around them,
c] mingling: open discussions with locals how they feel about the surrounding nature
d] entertainment program: all generations presented themselves with singing, dancing, reciting, etc. Local farmers’ association prepared a feast with local delicacies.
This was the first such festival in Poljcane and it appear to be the showcase of the most exciting innovators in the field of “eco-citizen” science, designing and creatively enabling intergenerational dialogue. It actually empowered audience to become “agents of change” in the Dravina Valley and broader.
