{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{"alt":"Urban Farming: Roof-Top Garden in Berlin","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-farming-roof-top-garden-berlin/himmelbeet-urban-farming.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-07-25T13:47:03Z","description":"Berlin is going to get its next urban farming project! The Himmelbeet project transforms an car park into a community garden space...","html":"\u003cp\u003eThe urban farming project \u003cem\u003eHimmelbeet\u003c/em\u003e (sky patch) is currently planning an extensive roof-top garden over Berlin! On the top of a former multi-storey car park in Berlin-Wedding, the nonprofit project is going to open an open gardening zone as from May 2013\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn addition to the crops a beekeeper will supervise beehives. Workshops, cultural events and a coffee shop will revive the environment. We  take a stand for maintaining of regional varieties, and want to grow organically and by the principles of permaculture. Gardening will take place in mobile raised beds. In addition to the community garden space, it will be possible to lease an own bed for a season.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://himmelbeet.com/2012/05/27/hallo-welt/\"\u003eloosely translated\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe entire project is inspired by the famous urban farming project \u003ca href=\"http://prinzessinnengarten.net/about/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinzessinnengärten\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e in Berlin-Kreuzberg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nThe urban farming project *Himmelbeet* (sky patch) is currently planning an extensive roof-top garden over Berlin! On the top of a former multi-storey car park in Berlin-Wedding, the nonprofit project is going to open an open gardening zone as from May 2013...\n\n*In addition to the crops a beekeeper will supervise beehives. Workshops, cultural events and a coffee shop will revive the environment. We  take a stand for maintaining of regional varieties, and want to grow organically and by the principles of permaculture. Gardening will take place in mobile raised beds. In addition to the community garden space, it will be possible to lease an own bed for a season.* ([loosely translated](http://himmelbeet.com/2012/05/27/hallo-welt/))\n\nThe entire project is inspired by the famous urban farming project [*Prinzessinnengärten*](http://prinzessinnengarten.net/about/) in Berlin-Kreuzberg.\n","tags":["Urban Planning","Urban Culture","Urban Gardening","Urbanism Berlin"],"title":"Urban Farming: Roof-Top Garden in Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-farming-roof-top-garden-berlin/"}