Talk and Enjoy, z.s

We are a group of friends associated in the Talk and Enjoy association, which was established 7 years ago in Jílové near Prague. The association ran a language school for several years and organized craft workshops and lectures on ecological topics. In 2017, we established a community garden and an eco-adventure center in Malešov (6 km from Kutná Hora), which we called Divočina - Komunitní zahrada a EKOzážitkové centrum. Any mentioning of Divočina - Komunitní zahrada a EKOzážitkové centrum in this the quality label means Talk and enjoy. The space we have created has an ecological, community, and social dimension. A community garden is a place where people of all ages and social classes meet for gardening, lectures and workshops, jam making or an evening campfire. However, the garden is also used by professionals working with socially disadvantaged groups, such as children from children's homes, to whom we are happy to provide appropriate facilities. Furthermore, we prepare interactive excursions and workshops for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools so children and young people can experience ecological approaches and technologies and understand the importance of biodiversity natural gardens and edible forests for the survival of endangered species of animals, birds, and insects. Specifically, we focus on pruning young fruit trees with a professional orchardist, soil preparation in a community garden, basics of ornithology, construction of simple worm composting bin, waste management, especially purification of gray water from households and its reuse in the garden, planting fruit bushes and trees and perennials under professional supervision, production of natural detergent, repellent and bio-fertilizers, composting, production of bags from "natural plastic" from canvas and beeswax, production of apple juice, drying of herbs and fruits, construction of birdhouses and feeders from recycled materials, etc. We also organize eco-adventure weekends, suburban camps, and summer camps with English, where we use fun and informal teaching methods, focused primarily on conversation, to help the children talk and learn about other cultures without prejudice. In the future, we plan to build a recycling workroom, where people will be able to remodel old pieces of furniture and give it new colors and life. Or they will learn how to refashion old clothes and create original pieces with a professional seamstress. We focus on environmental topics, language teaching, ecological awareness, intercultural education, and solidarity between people from all around the world. We mainly work with young people from the local community. We aim to promote cooperation and ecological awareness through education in the projects we participate with our partners. Through our activities, we want to prevent climate change in our country and the whole planet faces through sustainable use of our resources.