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17. November 2019

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2000 Kvadratmeter Experiment in Sweden

Our Swedish correspondent Magda Knobel found a 2000 m² garden in Stockholm. On the island of Djurgården, between an amusement park, various museums (including the Abba Museum) and many trees, there is a garden which has a very special mission. At the end of the 18th …

1. November 2019

by Ben

mym2.de – wieviel m² hat mein Essen?

Wieviel Acker steckt in meiner Pizza? Macht die Salami einen Unterschied? Welchen Flächenverbrauch hat unser Abendessen, welchen das Morgenmüsli mit Kuh- oder Sojamilch? Diese Fragen beantwortet mym2.de, der Online-Flächenrechner des 2000m²-Weltackers der Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft.

27. August 2019

by Ben

A visit from Beijing

Eminent visitors on the weekend: Professors Li Yue and Dong Hongmin (surname before first name is the rule in China) from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing completed their four-day study trip on climate and agriculture organized by the German-Chinese Agricultural Center after visits …

21. January 2019

by Ben

Soup & Talk nach “Wir haben es satt!”

„Soup & Talk“ ist, wenn sich 150 bis 200 erschöpfte und ein wenig durchgefrorene Jugendliche aller Altersgruppen wohlig auf dem geheizten Fußboden der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung niederlassen und sich im 5-Minuten-Takt von ihren Taten und Träumen erzählen. Es war mal wieder ein grosses Fest der Ideen und Projekte, …

10. August 2018

by Magdalena

A letter from India

Magdalena and Sagar have spent 3 month with us in Berlin on the global field exploring the potential for an Indian-German collaboration around the 2000 m² idea. Now they have just arrived in Navdanya, an organic and diversity rich flagship farm near Dehradun, in India, where …

13. July 2018

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Recapitulating my time in Berlin | Impressions of our ASA Intern from Kenya

I am so delighted to be back home and have a reflective moment about my time in Berlin. Though long, it seemed and felt so short. Fantastic is an understatement of my description of the three months I had in Berlin. During this time I met …

16. October 2017

by Amelie Dupuy-Cailloux

‘Too big to feed us’ – Experts sound alarm on mega-mergers

NEW REPORT: ‘Too big to feed us’ – Expert panel sounds the alarm on mega-mergers and calls for urgent review 13th October – Rome: Dominant agri-food firms have become too big to feed humanity sustainably, too big to operate on equitable terms with other food system actors, …

13. September 2017

by Magdalena Mirwald

World Children’s Day!

20 September is World Children’s Day in Berlin! We will be celebrating on our Global Field with an AckerRally, a Global Field Quizz and a seedballs-workshop for children and the Young at heart, starting at 3.30 pm. If you want to take part, come to us …

11. September 2017

by Magdalena Mirwald

“Wandelwoche” (Transformation Week) on the Global Field

Thursday 7 September saw the third “Wandelwoche” (Transformation Week) take place in Berlin offering visitors a colourful programme on stage, a market of possibilities, and workshops in the Prinzessinnengärten (Princess Gardens). And the 2000m² Global Field was of course taking part. At a colorful information desk, …

11. September 2017

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The Global Field Video

We are really happy with our film about the Weltacker. Our piece of farmland at the IGA 2017 (International Garden Exhibition) and the project behind it are presented in a short film that shows our 2000m² piece of farmland from its best side. Watch, enjoy and …

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