26.6.2026, Berlin-Pankow: Gemeinschaftsgarten / Community garden

Beispiel eines nachbarschaftlichen Gemeinschaftsgartens, unter Beteiligung (lt. Aushang) von / An example of a neighbourhood community garden, with the participation (according to the notice) of:

(a) Iri-THESYS-Projekt HEBEDI, www.iri-thesys.org/research/research-projects/hebedi/: Healthy and biodiverse Edible Cities: A cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a biodiversity-focused community garden intervention on biodiversity and health in adults (HEBEDI 2023-2027) …

• Exploring the Impact of Biodiversity on Urban Health – Building on the successes of EdiCitNet and the HealthyLiving projects, the Research Group Multifunctional Landscapes at IRI THESys is collaborating with the Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health at the Medical Faculty Mannheim (Heidelberg University) to explore how biodiversity influences human health …
• Tackling Urban Health Challenges – City life often brings health challenges like heat islands, social isolation, and a lack of nature connection. Observational studies suggest that diverse community gardens, featuring elements like wildflower meadows and deadwood, can alleviate these issues by reducing stress and loneliness, encouraging physical activity, and fostering nature interactions …
• HEBEDI’s Innovative Approach – HEBEDI delves into the effects of biodiversity in community gardens on both human health and urban biodiversity. By randomly assigning garden spaces to either biodiverse or less biodiverse setups, this study not only examines correlations but also uncovers the causal impacts of biodiversity on human health …
• Contributing to Core Knowledge – … intervention study … will significantly enhance our fundamental understanding of how biodiversity impacts health, building on the findings of numerous observational studies

(b) GESOBAU, https://www.gesobau.de/ueber-uns/: … eine der sechs landeseigenen Wohnungsbaugesellschaften in Berlin … rund 48.800 Wohnungen in den Bezirken und Ortsteilen Reinickendorf, Wedding, Pankow, Weißensee, Hellersdorf und in Wilmersdorf … / … one of the six state-owned housing associations in Berlin … around 48,800 flats in the districts and neighbourhoods of Reinickendorf, Wedding, Pankow, Weißensee, Hellersdorf and Wilmersdorf …

(c) Ackerpause, www.acker.co/ackerpause: … Wir bringen den Gemüseanbau in Nachbarschaften, Unternehmen und Pflegeeinrichtungen. Durch interaktive Workshops innerhalb der verschiedenen Programme, lernen die Teilnehmenden unser Ökosystem kennen, wachsen zusammen und über sich hinaus … Unsere Wurzeln liegen im gemeinnützigen Acker e. V … Gemeinsam teilen wir die Vision von mehr Wertschätzung für Natur und Lebensmittel. Seit unserer Gründung 2019 ermöglichen wir mit der Ackerpause … gemeinschaftliche Gemüse-Erlebnisse im Wohn- und Arbeitsumfeld /

We bring vegetable growing to neighbourhoods, businesses and care homes. Through interactive workshops within our various programmes, participants get to know our ecosystem, grow together and surpass their own expectations … Our roots lie in the charitable Acker e. V. … Together, we share a vision of greater appreciation for nature and food. Since our foundation in 2019, through the ‘Ackerpause’ initiative, we have been facilitating communal vegetable-growing experiences in residential and working environments.

[Tansl.: DeepL, modif.]