Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta welcome a visit of Heidrun, Ludger, and Noemia. Especially with Heidrun, it is the third encounter, after two previous meetings occurred in Wittenberg, Germany in 2017 during the International Youth Camp activities commemorating 500 years of the Church Reformation. During their visit to Yogyakarta, Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta accompanied them in several activities (3-4/2/2024).

The activities carried out include observing vegetable gardens and cultivating oyster mushrooms at the Stube HEMAT garden in Gunungkidul. Trustha explained the existence of the Stube HEMAT garden in Gunungkidul as an activity space for Stube HEMAT students and anyone interested in learning, including children. Various things can be learned here, from vegetables based on the type of harvest that can be obtained, whether from roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruit. There is also a form of integration of fish ponds and vegetable irrigation. Trustha Rembaka also explained them how to handle 'baglog' from arrival, maintenance, harvesting, and post-harvest, including marketing. Heidrun herself pays close attention to maintaining oyster mushrooms, with baglogs arranged on vertical shelves. She also had the opportunity to harvest oyster mushrooms that were ready to harvest.

Apart from Gunungkidul, the visit also took place in Yogyakarta, at the Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta secretariat. Ariani Narwastujati guided them to study batik as a cultural heritage. First, they imagine a batik pattern, drawing it on a piece of cloth. Next, they inked hot liquid wax through a ‘canting’ on a piece of cloth. The next stage is to color the picture pattern that they have drawn before using the 'colet' (dabbing) technique. This was their first experience of making batik. Getting to know the city of Yogyakarta and its philosophical axis is interesting, starting from the white pal monument as the icon of the city of Yogyakarta, along Margautama, Malioboro, Margamulya, and Pangurakan streets to the Kraton. This axis symbolizes the harmony of the relationship between humans and God, humans and humans, and humans and nature. This also includes the unity of the elements of fire, earth, water, and wind. The existence of the Philosophy Axis with deep meaning has received recognition from UNESCO.

Stube HEMAT Yogyakarta as a Human Resources assistance and development institution opens opportunities for partners abroad and domestic, students, and anyone interested in learning batik for beginners, learning assistance, live-in, and gardening. Please call +62 821-3430-4524 (Ariani) or email [email protected]. Viva Stube HEMAT, Live Efficiently, Independently, Analytical and Perseverant. ***