Saturday 13 June 2026 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The Hummus Academy presents:

Four workshops, garden and Hakura tour, four course lunch and non alcoholic drinks all inclusive 52,50€

We are honored to be part of the Food Design Playground and the Bonenfestival. 

Our Saturday starts with stations of workshops which culminate in a lunch. 

First Station: We kick off at the altar of Baal—Palestine’s ancient Canaanite God of fertility, rain, dew, and good soil. We hear how Baal’s sister, Anat, the Goddess of love and war, saved her brother from death. Myth, drama, and resurrection.

What we do: We make tiny clay vessels and press beans and seeds in addition to our fingerprints to the body of the vessel. We burn frankincense and myrrh- ancient tree saps which arrived from the Spice & Silk Road-  sacrifice at the altar.

Second station: Zaatar Remix: Make your own Zaatar

Wild herbs, resistance, flavor bombs. Za’atar isn’t just seasoning—it’s memory, land, survival.

Baal is the God of all wild and foraged plants. Palestinians still call all foraged plants “Baali”. Zaatar belongs to the family of thyme and oregano and is an  iconic Palestinian staple. “We only had Zaatar to eat” means we had the bare minimum to survive. Israel has criminalised Palestinians from picking wild Zaatar, among other things.

Israel is fighting a 4,500 year old God. We take sides. We are on the side of the one who offers us food. 

What we do:  Build your own Za’atar blend from a lush spread of herbs, spices, and unexpected extras. Go classic or go rogue. Discover and experiment. Add roasted chickpeas, or think outside the box, twist the ratios, make it yours.

Third station: Dye your balls

Labneh—ancient, creamy, iconic, is getting a glow-up.

Labneh is as old as Baal. During the Agricultural Revolution, the shift from hunter gatherers to settled farmers came with the domestication of animals and with that we got our dairy. Linen cloth was already developed and in use during the Canaanite culture and so the ‘Hangop’ and preparing fresh cheese from yoghurt, the Labneh, was invented. 

 What we do: Roll your sleeves and think spices, petals, and edible blooms first.

Then feel the silky labneh rolled into soft clouds, then coated in bold spices and herbs:

greens, purples, reds, yellows, black, and pink. Zaatar, Sumac, sesame- nigella-, poppy seeds, lavender, dry mint, fresh dill, petals- you name it. Fashioned fresh cheese.

Fourth Station: Stuff & Roll

Leaves are the original packaging and make a cosy home for stuffings. There are more edible leaves than you can think of. Did you know that Palestinians used to roll the leaves of our wild cyclamen? This is part cooking, part composition, part theatre of color, scents and tastes.

 What we do: Pick your leaves: grape, fig, kale, malva, romain salad, currant, courgette, wild

chards. 

Then choose your stuffing and custom mix: Freekeh, bulgur, couscous or rice

Herbs: parsley, mint, basil, coriander, dill, and other

Spices: black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, chili pepper, salt, 7 spice, all spice, cumin, white pepper, seeds and more

Beans, lentils, and other vegetables

Different oils, pressed molasses and other

Join and combine your elements and stuff leaves of your choice.

While the leaves cook, getting ready for our lunch, step outside. Join the birds and the bees in the Silent Garden with a Palestinian Hakura.

Here Sylvia Avontuur, a permaculture designer, takes you on a tour of the Silent Garden she has created.

Now we are ready to lunch Palestine

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Sunday 14 June 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Beans and Bloom festival

You start with a communal lunch where you contribute yourself — a playful design centered around green beans, communication, and memory. Afterwards, you move freely through the festival: workshops, lectures, installations, and performances. What to expect:

– Workshop in the Silent Garden on beans and permaculture

– Bean Bar with surprising bean drinks

– Lectures and tastings by The Hummus Academy

– The Oral Oracle: let a bean predict your future

– Horny Houmous workshop (yes, exactly that)

– Bean soup at long tables with strangers

– Aquafaba flowers, bean disco, and art installations

Makers and voices from home and abroad fill the spaces with ideas, flavors, and energy.