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Garden at the Bunkergarten on Thursdays in Oldenburg

Garden at the Bunkergarten on Thursdays in Oldenburg The Bunkergarten is the longest-running urban gardening project in Oldenburg: a public meeting place for growing, storing food, and swapping skills. It began in 2014 with plants in sacks, then raised beds, and has worked with the Ernährungsrat Oldenburg since April 2020. What you can do in Oldenburg - Come to the Gartentreff on Thursday from 17:00 - Read the KOSTBAR partner page for the address and tags - Bring questions on seed, veg, or storing the harvest How to join The garden sits at Leo-Trepp-Straße 13 next to Wilhelm 13. Thursday evening is the standing meet. The group works under a city permission contract won in 2015. Why it matters in Oldenburg A bunker-side garden keeps Oldenburg food skills in public space, not behind a club fence. Find more community projects in Oldenburg. Good to know - When is the standing meet? Thursday from 17:00 at Leo-Trepp-Straße 13, next to Wilhelm 13. - Is it a closed club? No. It is a public urban garden under a city permission contract.
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Join Thursday Gartentreff at the Bunkergarten

Join Thursday Gartentreff at the Bunkergarten Thursday from 17:00 the Bunkergarten opens as a standing Gartentreff. Neighbours garden, talk, and keep the raised beds going in public space. What you can do in Oldenburg - Arrive from 17:00 on Thursday at Leo-Trepp-Straße 13 - Help with beds, watering, or harvest as the group is working that week - Follow the KOSTBAR listing for updates How to join Walk up. It is a public urban garden, not a ticketed class. Ask whoever is on site how you can help that evening. When & where Recurring Thursday from 17:00. Leo-Trepp-Straße 13, beside Wilhelm 13, 26121 Oldenburg. Recurring: check the organiser website for dates. Why it matters in Oldenburg One weekly evening is enough to make the bunker garden a habit instead of a poster. Find more community projects in Oldenburg. Good to know - Do I need a ticket? No. Walk up on Thursday from 17:00 and ask how you can help that evening. - Where exactly? Leo-Trepp-Straße 13, beside Wilhelm 13, 26121 Oldenburg. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: KOSTBAR: Bunkergarten. Organiser: Bunkergarten with Ernährungsrat Oldenburg. Photo: Official programme image (see migration header). Details checked: 2026-09-19.
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Share growing and storing skills at the Bunkergarten

Share growing and storing skills at the Bunkergarten The Bunkergarten is also a classroom without walls: seed, self-provisioning, and storing food are part of the weekly mix, not an extra course fee. What you can do in Oldenburg - Bring a skill or a question on veg, herbs, or winter stores - Learn from the NABU, Slow Food, and Transition Town roots that started the site in 2014 - Use Thursday Gartentreff as your standing time How to join Knowledge moves person to person at the beds. There is no shop counter. Show up, listen, and offer what you know. When & where Recurring with the Thursday Gartentreff from 17:00. Leo-Trepp-Straße 13, 26121 Oldenburg. Recurring: check the organiser website for dates. Why it matters in Oldenburg Oldenburg keeps harvest know-how in a public garden instead of locking it in private allotments. Find more community projects in Oldenburg. Good to know - Is there a course fee? No. Skills move person to person at the beds. - When should I come? Use Thursday Gartentreff from 17:00 as the standing time. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: KOSTBAR: Bunkergarten. Organiser: Bunkergarten with Ernährungsrat Oldenburg. Photo: Official programme image (see migration header). Details checked: 2026-09-19.
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Co-found a community-supported agriculture (CSA) in Hamburg

Co-found a community-supported agriculture (CSA) in Hamburg The Solawi start guide walks groups through finding land, drafting a fair contract, and recruiting founding members before the first sowing season in Hamburg. What you can do - Read the gründen (start) resources and download the checklist for your region - Host an info evening in Hamburg with farmers, lawyers, and future members in the same room - Pair with an existing farm willing to transition from wholesale to community shares How it works Founders agree on pricing, labour expectations, and what happens in a bad harvest year. The network offers peer calls so new groups learn from farms that already run on solidarity principles. Why it matters Starting a Solawi creates permanent local food infrastructure, not a one-off box scheme.
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Copy Mietshäuser Syndikat ownership in Hamburg

Copy Mietshäuser Syndikat ownership in Hamburg The Mietshäuser Syndikat helps self-organised house projects in Germany: residents form a cooperative, the syndicate takes a stake, and the building stays permanently out of speculative resale in Hamburg. What you can do - Read how the Syndikat model withdraws homes from the private market - Contact the network if your group is forming a self-organised house project - Visit an existing project to see how residents share costs, repairs, and decision-making How it works A founding group finds a building, sets up a limited-liability housing cooperative, and invites the syndicate to co-own a non-voting share. That lock keeps the property community-held even when individual flats change hands. Why it matters Collective ownership turns rent pressure into shared stewardship. Neighbours who control their block can invest in efficiency, childcare, and common rooms together.
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Build a Fab City local node and open learning day in Hamburg

Build a Fab City local node and open learning day in Hamburg Fab City invites territories to commit to making more of what they consume in Hamburg. The How to Become a Fab City guide walks groups through stakeholder maps, pilot projects, and open learning days that welcome first-time makers. What you can do - Read the Fab City Hubs Toolkit with a small founding team - Host a monthly open lab afternoon: one taught skill, one shared tool, one neighbourhood challenge - Submit your hub story to the Fab City Learning Hub resource library How it works A local node partners with schools, libraries, or cooperatives for space and outreach. Pilots test circular products (repair, textiles, food processing) before scaling. The global network reviews and spreads what works. Why it matters Cities that learn to make together depend less on fragile supply chains. Open learning days lower the threshold for anyone curious about fabrication.
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Patient capital for African social startups in Hamburg

Patient capital for African social startups in Hamburg Impacc is a non-profit based in Germany, Kenya, and Ethiopia that uses business tools for social change in Hamburg. Instead of funding aid projects that end when the money runs out, Impacc invests donations in locally rooted, ecologically sustainable businesses, then reinvests any exit returns into the next cohort of founders. What you can do - Study Impacc's Cycle of Growth: due diligence on outstanding (often female) founders, patient capital to de-risk growth, and board support that helps companies attract follow-on investment - Adapt the model for your city: a revolving community fund that backs neighbourhood enterprises rather than one-off grants - Share the gap narrative with local policymakers: entrepreneurs who are too business-like for traditional aid but not yet bankable for commercial investors How it works (paraphrased) 1. Enable founders, select innovative models with job-creation potential in underserved markets 2. De-risk capitalization, scale proven ideas with venture building and patient capital 3. Perpetuate growth, minority stakes, board seats, and reinvestment of exits into new rounds (Impacc does not keep profits) Why it matters Development engines should keep running. A non-profit that treats social startups like long-term community assets gives builders a bridge between charity and venture capital.
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Visit the Integrationszentrum counter

Visit the Integrationszentrum counter Use the municipal counter at Wiener Straße 12 for resident questions about offers in the house. What you can do - Come Monday, Wednesday, or Friday 09:00 to 12:00, or Monday 15:00 to 17:00 - Book another slot if those hours miss you - Follow current offers on Welcome to Bremerhaven How it works Partner advice desks inside the building may use other hours. This pin is the city Integrationszentrum, not a seafarers club. When & where Recurring counter hours. Wiener Straße 12, 27576 Bremerhaven. Pin 53.5505, 8.5765. Why it matters Published walk-in hours beat a rumour about who is allowed through the door. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Integrationszentrum. Photo: Garitzko, Stadtpark Lehe.jpg) (public domain).
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Volunteer with the Integrationszentrum coordinator

Volunteer with the Integrationszentrum coordinator Marco Monetha coordinates volunteers who want to help with everyday support for people who recently arrived. What you can do - Write Marco.Monetha@magistrat.bremerhaven.de or call 0471 590 3557 - Read the everyday help call - Ask which shifts are open for residents (not a seafarers club rota) How it works The Magistrat matches helpers to needs in and around the house. Solarpunker does not screen volunteers. When & where Recurring. Wiener Straße 12, 27576 Bremerhaven. Pin 53.5505, 8.5765. Arrange a time with the coordinator. Why it matters A named coordinator is the difference between goodwill and a real shift. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Volunteer everyday help. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, Bremerhaven Deich (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Grey-seal training with the Rostock Robbenteam

Grey-seal training with the Rostock Robbenteam The BUND Robbenteam briefs new volunteers in Rostock before anyone stands a coast shift. Indoor training, then you are placed in the MV network. What you can do - Write or call via Robbenschützer werden - Complete the Rostock briefing before you go to the shore - Learn how to report sightings to the Deutsches Meeresmuseum How it works Training in the city; coast work comes after. Solarpunker does not run the course. When & where By arrangement with the Robbenteam. BUND-Robbenteam, Hermannstr. 36, 18055 Rostock. Tel. 0381 29065525. Pin: 54.0890, 12.1405. Why it matters A short indoor briefing keeps grey-seal rest respectful once you reach the Baltic sand. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: BUND MV: Robbenschützer werden. Organiser: BUND MV / Robbenteam Rostock. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, File:GreifswalderOieaerialphotograph1992-09-18HBdia03023.jpg (see file page for author and licence).
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Join a grey-seal coast shift in MV

Join a grey-seal coast shift in MV After Rostock training, volunteers work the wider Mecklenburg-Vorpommern coast: distance-keeping, guest talks, and temporary rest fences when officials ask. National-park rangers cover the Boddenlandschaft; southeast Rügen has its own net. What you can do - Wait for a placement from the Robbenteam - Keep dogs and walkers at a calm distance when a seal is ashore - Do not treat Warnemünde or any spa beach as the default site; the team names the coast How it works Regional seasonal coast work. The city pin marks the Rostock team, not a hotel beach. When & where Seasonal, after training. Organisational pin: Hermannstr. 36, 18055 Rostock (54.0890, 12.1405). Actual shore sites are named by BUND MV. Why it matters Quiet haul-out space is a gift you help hold, not a spectacle. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: BUND MV: Robbenschützer werden. Organiser: BUND MV / Robbenteam Rostock. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, File:LeuchtturmamDarßerOrt(Juli2018).jpg (see file page for author and licence).
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