District Mayor opens community garden for refugees in Schöneberg

21. Mai 2024, 18:06 Uhr

Von NAG Redaktion

Bezirksbürgermeister Jörn Oltmann und Bezirksstadträtin Dr. Saskia Ellenbeck haben kürzlich einen Gemeinschaftsgarten für Geflüchtete des Schöneberg hilft e.V. eröffnet. Der Garten, der in der Kolonie „Grüne Aue“ im Schöneberger Südgelände liegt, erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von knapp 200 Quadratmetern. Bei der Eröffnung bedankte sich der Bezirksbürgermeister bei Henry Dinter, dem Vorsitzenden der Kolonie, für sein außergewöhnliches ehrenamtliches Engagement, das ihm bereits die Verdienstmedaille von Tempelhof-Schöneberg eingebracht hat. Bezirksbürgermeister Jörn Oltmann betonte die Bedeutung von Kleingartenkolonien als Orte der Stadtökologie und Begegnung. Er lobte das Garten-Projekt des Vereins Schöneberg hilft e.V. und die Unterstützung durch die Grazer-Platz Initiative. Der Gemeinschaftsgarten … — District Mayor Jörn Oltmann and district councilor Dr. Saskia Ellenbeck recently opened a community garden for refugees from Schöneberg. The garden, which is located in the "Green Aue" colony in the South site in Schöneberg, extends over an area of almost 200 square meters. At the opening, the district mayor with Henry Dinter, the chairman of the colony, thanked him for his extraordinary voluntary commitment, which has already brought him the Merry Medal of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. District Mayor Jörn Oltmann emphasized the importance of allotment garden colonies as places in urban ecology and encounter. He praised the garden project of the Schöneberg association helps e.V. and support from the Grazer-Platz Initiative. The community garden ... (Symbolbild/MB)

District Mayor Jörn Oltmann and district councilor Dr. Saskia Ellenbeck recently opened a community garden for refugees from Schöneberg. The garden, which is located in the "Green Aue" colony in the South site in Schöneberg, extends over an area of almost 200 square meters. At the opening, the district mayor at Henry Dinter, the chairman of the colony, thanked him for his extraordinary voluntary commitment, which has already brought him the Merry Medal of Tempelhof-Schöneberg.

District Mayor Jörn Oltmann emphasized the importance of allotment garden colonies as places in urban ecology and encounter. He praised the garden project of the Schöneberg association helps e.V. and support from the Grazer-Platz Initiative. The community garden in the Green Aue colony is said to be a place of calm and normality for people who are looking for peace and freedom in Berlin.

dr. Saskia Ellenbeck, district councilor for order, streets, green spaces, environment and nature conservation, emphasized that allotments offer many people relax from everyday life and are an important part of the city nature. She praised the initiative to lease an allotment garden as a community garden to Schöneberg in order to give more people access to allotment gardens and to promote integration into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Allotment garden colonies have a long tradition in Berlin and play an important role in the residents' recreation. They not only offer the opportunity to grow vegetables, but also serve as a meeting point and place of the community. The opening of the community garden for refugees in the Green Aue colony is another step towards integration and social participation.

In the following table, some facts are summarized that illustrate the importance of allotments and community gardens:

The opening of the community garden for refugees is an example of successful cooperation between the administration, associations and committed citizens to promote integration and participation in society.

Source: www.berlin.de