On August 20, the second workshop for the implementation of ECS in our Living Lab Marzahn Hellersdorf in the Front Runner City Berlin took place.

At the first workshop in July, the City Team there selected six topics to focus on: direct marketing of regional food, activities in the manor garden, product development, improving the accessibility of the garden, decentralized areas for food and conflict management.

During the second workshop, the participants (divided into small groups) developed project ideas on these topics, which can be further processed as edible city solutions. A ranking was used to select the three topics that should be further developed: activities in the manor garden for children and adults, decentralized areas for food and product development. The aim was to develop three projects from these themes as edible city solutions for the Hellersdorf site.

After the workshop, the project concepts will be worked out in the form of an “Implementation Plan” and coordinated with the City Team. All participants are invited to get more involved in one (or more) of the projects and to become part of a working group.

We are happy about this fruitful workshop and thank all participants for their active participation!

We are pleased to introduce to you the company Andernach.net, which is part of the Edible Cities Network.

Andernach.net is the official site for tourism in our Front Runner City Andernach.

They offer guided tours and walks through the edible city of Andernach, and regularly organise theatre and concerts. Additionally, the tourism platform provides information about hiking and cycling paths and offers round and stage tours.

Tourists which visit the city of Andernach are very interested in the project of the “edible city” for which reason Andernach.net is the intersection to transmit the activities of the project of EdiCitNet to the guests and to support the network with their expert knowledge in questions of marketing.

Find their projects and more information on their website: https://www.andernach-tourismus.de/

Become part of the EdiCitNet Marketplace along with many exciting initiatives like Andernach.net and register here: https://www.edicitnet.com/biz/

The Edible City – a strategic step towards healthy, liveable and sustainably productive urban landscapes – a panel discussion with EdiCitNet member Dr. Ina Säumel and science journalist Katharina Jakob.

On Monday, September 28 at 5.30 p.m.

The term “edible city” was established several years ago for cities that incorporate a holistic concept of urban gardening and sustainable nutrition into their planning. How is the situation in Berlin shaping up? What possibilities are there for implementing this concept here? These and many other questions will be discussed on Monday at Urania Berlin.

The event will be held in German and is free of charge, but there is a limited contingent, so you should register as soon as possible: https://www.urania.de/die-essbare-stadt-ein-strategischer-schritt-zu-gesunden-lebenswerten-und-nachhaltig-produktiven

We are pleased to introduce to you the platform mundraub, which is an official partner of the Edible Cities Network.

mundraub.org is the largest German-speaking platform for the discovery and use of edible landscapes. It enables you to map sites, create actions and found groups. mundraub.org creates awareness for regionality and seasonality and wants to motivate you to perceive and use your surroundings in a culinary way. So you can see on a map where you can pick fruit or harvest vegetables in your area. This mapping tool is already serving as an Edible City Solution itself. Their almost ten-year knowledge in collecting and visualizing data will aid in creating and visualizing the Edible City Network.

They also organize harvesting and planting activities and offer guided discovery tours and support municipalities in the design and implementation of edible urban landscapes and accompany them on their way to becoming an edible city.  They bring areas and surrounding neighborhoods together and initiate individual forms of citizen participation.

Find their projects and more information on their website: https://mundraub.org/

Become part of the EdiCitNet Marketplace along with many exciting initiatives like mundraub and register here: https://www.edicitnet.com/biz/

We are pleased to introduce to you the initiative Baufachfrau Berlin, which is part of the Edible Cities Network.

The non-profit association BAUFACHFRAU Berlin e.V. has been pursuing the goal of strengthening the chances of women in craft, technical and creative professions since 1988. They develop and implement projects within the framework of education and work, vocational orientation and qualification, education for sustainable development (ESD) as well as in the fields of women and gender justice.

In their idea and construction workshops, they develop and design their own living environment, open spaces, play areas, living spaces – from street furniture to intercultural gardens – in a participatory manner with the users. Conservation of resources, reuse and recycling as well as sustainable planning and construction are important to them, and they communicate this in exhibitions, publications, educational materials and in their practical work. In their work in the context of sustainability they include and promote the theme of Edible Cities, because they estimate it as important as well as integral relevant for changing cities to livable places for their inhabitants.

The initiative promotes ECS in its work theoretically and implements the realization of small ECS in Berlin in its practical participation projects. Its main service includes the promotion of ECS-Goals by work-based-learning-qualifications in the theme of “Green Cities” as well as by participation projects in the neighborhood within the themes of urban gardening and ECS.

Find their projects and more information on their website: https://www.baufachfrau-berlin.de/

Become part of the EdiCitNet Marketplace along with many exciting initiatives like Baufachfrau Berlin and register here: https://www.edicitnet.com/biz/