IGOR

Festival of Tomato Fruits and Seeds, the Importance of Preserving Our Grandmothers’ Seeds and Biodiversity.
Native seeds safeguard and carry the codes of our land and tradition.

When: August 30, 2025, at the Center for Lifelong Learning IGOR, starting at 3:00 PM
Where: Marindvor 21, 34000 Požega, Croatia, EU

Program:
3:00 PM – Opening of the Tomato Festival
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Sharing Practical Experiences – Q&A
Speakers and topics:

Mario Juretić, bacc. ing. agr.: The Importance of Preserving Old Vegetable Varieties

Mladen Katić: Tomatoes, Pomodori, Pommes and Little Apples

Trudi Boršoš: Tomato’s Good Neighbors

From 5:00 PM onwards – Tasting of different tomato varieties🍅🍅🍅

As part of the Tomato Festival, we also popularize science…

7:00 – 8:00 PM – Lecture on the topic: The Global Meteor Network
Lecturer: Lovro Pavletić, mag. phys., President of the Academic Astronomical Society – Rijeka, Coordinator of Astronomers of the Alpe-Adria Region.

Free entrance to the Tomato Festival and all lectures!
You are warmly welcome! 💚

On June 16, 2025, a public lecture and astrophotography workshop titled Marindvor Under the Stars was held at the IGOR Center.

We sincerely thank Professor Hrvoje Mikolčević for his exceptionally engaging lecture, practical guidance, and the field exercise in capturing starry landscapes, the Milky Way, as well as celestial objects such as constellations, planets, and nebulae.

The entire event was space-themed – from the astronomy topic, to the drinks, to the desserts... 💚

With this event, we launched the Marindvor Monday initiative – a series of gatherings with experts from various fields, aimed at improving the quality of life in our community and promoting science.

Science popularization means presenting scientific content in a clear and engaging way, tailored to the audience, in order to make science more accessible to everyone interested. 💚

We’ll see you again soon – you are warmly invited to join us for Marindvor Monday! 💚