Entdeckt Berlin! Naturnah gärtnern

In the organizer's words:

Allotment gardens and balconies are green oases in the middle of the concrete of the city. But in recent years, climatic changes have also had an impact here. On our Future Day in the Märchenland allotment garden site, we want to find out together with you how we can garden sustainably in the future.

Strawberries, tomatoes and fragrant lavender: small gardens are not only for recreation and self-sufficiency, but also bring a piece of nature into everyday life. However, climatic changes are also making themselves felt here: Drought, persistent heat and milder winters are changing soils, growth and cultivation periods. We have to adapt to these changes.

On our Future Day in the Märchenland allotment garden site, we will take a look at the latest findings on gardening in our region with our experts from research and practice. We want to find out what strategies we will need in Berlin and Brandenburg in the future. How can we protect the soil and achieve good harvests at the same time? And can small gardens even improve the urban climate?

Program

• Short workshops for allotment gardeners and offspring (from 6 years)
• Discussion rounds
• Individual gardening advice
• Exchange market for herbs and seeds
• and of course: homemade cake

Guests

• Nadine Lechner and Tomas Kiousek, Schreberjugend
• Sven Wachtmann, horticultural engineer and consultant for the Berlin Garden Friends
• Kristin Exner, garden consultant at the Märchenland allotment garden site
• Jutta Zeitz, former university professor, agronomist and expert in soil protection

Further information

• Address: Allotment garden site Märchenland e.V. in Weißensee, Reineke-Fuchs-Weg 55, 13088 Berlin
• Admission: free of charge
• Registration is not required.
• Interested people of all ages are welcome. We recommend participation from the age of 6.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair-accessible venue

The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone. If you have any other accessibility needs, please let us know. We will try to fulfill them: info@futurium.de

Photo & Video

Photos and videos will be taken during the event. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let us know in advance.

In our event series "Discover Berlin!" in June and July 2025, you will also find the Futurium at four other special Berlin locations. Here you can take a look at various facets of our thematic focus from a big city perspective. The events will be organized together with committed local people and show what shaping the future in our city can look like in concrete terms.

You can find all the dates here.

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The image used for the event was created using the AI-supported image generation technology Midjourney. It is for visualization purposes and may contain stylized or abstracted representations. All rights to the generated images are owned by Futurium or the respective authors, where applicable. The following prompt was used: A vibrant, high-resolution photograph of a lush, well-maintained garden in full bloom. The garden is filled with a variety of flowers as well as green leafy plants and vegetables. The foreground is densely packed with leafy greens, while the background features a small, quaint garden shed with a white exterior and a dark brown door. The garden is surrounded by a wooden fence, and the ground is covered in a mixture of dirt and gravel paths. The sky is clear.