Beschrijving

Bioregional Activation Day North Sea Delta

Seeding Collaborative Learning across our Watersheds

Date: October 12, 2026 + tijden

Location: De Eemlandhoeve, Bisschopsweg 7, Bunschoten-Spakenburg

Dear Changemakers, Landscape Cultivators and Delta Stewards,

The regeneration of our landscapes cannot be designed from behind a desk. It is born on the ground, felt through the soil, and woven together through the unique communities living along our rivers and in our valleys.

On Monday, October 12th, 2026, we invite you to step into the living landscape of the North Sea Delta for a profound one-day immersion. Together with global bioregional leaders Joe Brewer and Penny Heiple, we will gather at the Eemlandhoeve to bridge local ground-up action with global and bioregional systemic wisdom.

Design School for Regenerating Earth

Joe and Penny are the founders of the Design School for Regenerating Earth, a global community working on bioregional regeneration in their own watersheds. We have the honour of welcoming Joe and Penny during their European bioregional activation tour across the Mediterranean, the South of France, and the rivers of the North Sea Bioregion.

This day is not a standard conference. It is a living laboratory. We will ground our senses in the physical landscape, enjoy the talk of Joe Brewer on bioregional regeneration and the Dandelion activation strategy and dive into practical, peer-led workshops to equip you with the tools, logic, and funding strategies needed to weave regeneration into your own watershed.

Takeaway

Go back to your own communities inspired and empowered to weave, regenerate and learn bioregionally, in deep and lasting connection with one another across the entire Delta.

What to Expect

Morning: Grounding & Vision

We begin by stepping into the landscape together. Through an Immersive Landscape Station Walk, we will quiet our minds and attune our senses to the ecology and the deep time of the Eemvalley. We will build a collective altar of our shared commitment, listen to the voices of the next generation of stewards.

The keynote will, of course, be delivered by Joe Brewer on bioregional regeneration and the Dandelion Strategy. Following his talk, you will have the opportunity to engage in a conversation with Joe. Afterward, the Bioregional Weaving Labs and the Bioregional Learning Center of the North Sea Delta will showcase their work, sharing how they are driving bioregional regeneration in our part of the world.

Afternoon: Deep-Dive Workshop Tracks

The afternoon is dedicated to capacity building and practical weaving. You will have the opportunity to join specialized parallel tracks, running across two rounds:

• The Bioregional Weaver Inner Work Immersive with Penny Heiple and Joe Brewer.
• Collaborative Funding & Resilience: Navigating place-based financing
• Youth-Led Regeneration: Fresh, generational perspectives on landscape activation.
• Activation: Practical, ground-up steps to kickstart your local watershed
• The Journey of the Transformative Fool: Navigating leadership for regional cultivators.

Evening: Harvesting & Weaving

We close the day with an open plenary Q&A to harvest our insights, followed by community drinks.