8th European Annual Conference “Peace and Agriculture” in Novo mesto, Slovenia from 27th to 29th October, 2022

Subject of event: “Ensuring food security in terms of social development of rural areas“ Link to video 27th October, 2022 After the last face-to-face meeting of FriedensBrot’s network at the 6th European annual conference “Peace and Agriculture” in September of 2019 in Vilnius, Lithuania, followed by a pandemic-resultant substitute event in a small circle to […]

PeaceBread Dialogue in Romania

7th to 9th November, 2022 Cordial exchange with partners of the Union of former Bărăgan deportees The promise was made on the 2021 conference “Peace and Agriculture” which both Romania and Germany hosted in cyberspace (link to conference report 2021) because on-site events had to be canceled due to the pandemic: “Once the pandemic situation […]

7th FORUM FriedensBrot 2022: Agriculture in times of war and crises

Berlin, 19-10-2022 One could have heard the famous “needle in the haystack” drop during the FriedensBrot FORUM on 19th October, 2022 in the visitors’ center of the Berlin Wall memorial. This, the 7th FORUM, came under the headline “Agriculture needs peace: In the Ukraine, for Europe!”. Tense, sometimes even touched, the persons attending followed a […]

FriedensBrot Donations for Initiatives in Ukraine

Within the scope of its 7th FORUM, the FriedensBrot association supported two Ukrainian initiatives with funds from its Ukraine fund-raising campaign which was started early this year. One of these is the “Bortsch” initiative in support (seeds and plants) of Ukrainian families and farmers for home growing of vegetables for their national dish. For this […]

7th FORUM PeaceBread: “Agriculture needs peace: in the Ukraine, for Europe!”

This year, as an association that has been dedicated to the topic of “peace and agriculture” and European understanding since its founding, we have to face the war in Ukraine and its consequences. At the FORUM PeaceBread 2022, we want to do this with a particular focus on agriculture and the people in rural areas […]

Sachsen-Anhalt farmers’ association supports Fundraising of Association FriedensBrot e.V.

For several years now, a regional ecumenical thanksgiving service is an integral part of the Thanksgiving festival in the Magdeburg Elbauenpark. This service is organized by church communities, country women, and the farmers’ association to show their gratefulness. The persistent drought of the past few years made clear our dependence on climate and weather. No […]

Visit to Estonia from 13th to 16th August 2022 by FriedensBrot Partners

By good planning, it is possible to combine participation in the dedication of the Finnish Kärsämäki with a visit to FriedensBrot’s long-term partners in neighbouring Estonia. 13-08-2022 The chairman of FriedensBrot e.V. Udo Folgert and managing director Dr. Gibfried Schenk take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallin. FriedensBrot’s ambassador Ruve Šank (Schank), long-term staff member […]

Dedication of the Field of Peace at Kärsämäki in Finland

Vice chairman Udo Folgart and Managing director of the association FriedensBrot e.V. Dr. Gibfried Schenk at the invitation of Ms Hanna Karsikas, chairwoman of the friends’ association of the shingle church, attended the dedication of the Kärsämäki Field of Peace. At the initiative of the architect Mikael Merenmies, who lives in Berlin, this peace field […]

FriedensBrot Rye Harvest 2022 at Abeļi, Jēkabpils district, Latvia

Arvīds Krivens, member of the Department for International Relations sent us photos of the 2022 rye harvest. The young countrywoman Ms Lasma Lapina, who was actively involved in the FriedensBrot project in Latvia in the past few years, sowed the Berlin Wall rye at the Zarini G farm, Abeli municipality, Jēkabpils district. Here are some […]

Guests at the rye field at the Bernauer Strasse Wall Memorial

Since the founding of the association FriedensBrot e.V., Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank has supported the association and the international network “Peace and Agriculture” associated with it.On June 27, 2022, Jens Kollmann, general counsel, and Helga Immel, liaison office of Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, visited the Wall Memorial. They were accompanied by Dr. Antje Pecher, director of the Volkshochschule at […]