Branitzer Baum-Uin: Together shape the future of gardening!

Branitzer Baum-Uin: Together shape the future of gardening!

Cottbus, Deutschland - In Cottbus, an exciting project is launched: The Branitzer Baum-Uin is planning to establish a forest garden that is not only considered a sustainable agroforest system, but also focuses on community gardening. As the LR-Online should be reported in the spring The planting be started in 2026. The tree university pursues the goal of testing plants for future climate conditions.

A planning meeting for interested parties will take place on July 22, 2025 in the visitor center. Interested? Christian Böhm, the employee of the Branitz Baumfirungs, responsible for the forest garden, is already looking forward to numerous colleagues. If you want to know more, you can contact him on 0355 7515141 or by email at Christian.boehm@pueckler-museum.de

variety and advantages of a forest garden

The forest garden should offer a wide range of edible plants - from fruit and berries to herbs and vegetables. The advantages are promising: less care effort, a higher biological diversity, soil protection and improved water retention, which is particularly useful in dry phases. In addition, community gardening is not only desirable here, but is actively promoted. There are no costs for the participants, only time and commitment are required.

about ten interested parties have already registered and other participants are welcome. The meeting on July 22nd should serve to plan and create a schedule. By the way, the role models for forest gardens can be found in cities such as Berlin, Kassel and Potsdam.

The potential of the urban garden

Garden projects such as that in Cottbus go perfectly with the movement of the urban gardener, which is also very well received in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Nua on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment has launched the hiking exhibition "Urbanes Gärtnern-together gardening in NRW". This exhibition shows existing projects and encourages you to become active yourself. Whether community gardens, small and school gardens or even "guerrilla gardening"- the possibilities are diverse.

In urban rooms, not only vegetables and fruit are grown, but also social bottlenecks are bridged. In urban gardeners, neighbors can get to know, develop a sense of community and get involved in a better environment. The initiative promotes participation and stimulates civil society commitment, regardless of social and cultural origin.

sustainability in agriculture

The idea of Urban Gardening also contributes to sustainable agriculture. It relies on natural methods and promotes the preservation of urban biodiversity, as described on Pro-Local Urban Gardening works on balconies and terraces, but requires the use of organic materials such as biological seeds or compost to improve the soil quality. Rainwater collection systems are an excellent addition to optimize water use.