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Apply for HALM farm payments in Hessen

Apply for HALM farm payments in Hessen Farmers in Hessen can seek HALM farm payments in Hessen that offset extra costs when they manage land for wildlife, water, and soil. Picture a field edge bright with flowers that feed bees while the crop rows stay productive. What you can do in Wiesbaden - Read which HALM 2 measures fit your farm on the Hessisches Agrarumweltprogramm page - Download the HALM 2 Richtlinie 2025, the 2026 overview PDF, or the 15 December 2022 guidelines linked there - Plan organic management (B.1), diverse arable crops (C.1), or multi-year flower strips (C.3.2) - Ask about grassland extensification (D.1), vineyard pheromone traps (E.1), or steep-slope wine growing (E.3) - For orchard meadows (Streuobst), follow the Streuobstrichtlinie and contact the Streuobstwiesenzentrum Hessen How to join HALM is short for Hessisches Programm für Agrarumwelt- und Landschaftspflege-Maßnahmen. HALM 2 pays Landwirtinnen und Landwirte for especially environment-friendly management. The ministry page lists PDF rules rather than a single online form. The GAP-Strategieplan 2023-2027 page says the HALM measures offered by the Land run for a five-year term. It does not print one application closing date on the HALM page itself. Why it matters in Wiesbaden HALM farm payments in Hessen help keep living landscapes across the state: flower strips beside fields, careful grassland, and organic plots without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Cooperation measures (A.1 and A.2) let farmers work with neighbours on concepts and delivery. Habitat work (H.1 to H.3) and rare breed programmes (G.2) sit on the same programme page. Find more community projects in Wiesbaden. Good to know - Who can receive HALM farm payments in Hessen? Farmers. The payment covers extra costs or lost yield for more environment-friendly management. - How long do the HALM measures last? The GAP page says they have a five-year term. The HALM page does not list one application closing date. - Can I file a new HALM claim for an orchard meadow in 2026? No. New applications for measure E.2 are paused. Orchard funding in 2026 follows the Streuobstrichtlinie. The HALM page sends those questions to the Streuobstzentrum Hessen.
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Start a short food chain in Hessen

Start a short food chain in Hessen A new cooperation in Hessen can start a short food chain in Hessen that links growers, processors, and local markets for organic or regional food. Picture neighbours signing a cooperation contract before the first crate of apples reaches a village stall. What you can do in Wiesbaden - Read how the ministry backs supply-chain cooperation on the kurze Versorgungskette page - Open the RP Gießen page for selection dates, forms, and deadlines - Draft an action plan and a cooperation contract before the selection date - Ask the IfLS (Hessischer Innovationsdienstleister) at Kurfürstenstraße 49, 60486 Frankfurt am Main for non-binding feedback on a draft plan - Direct formal grant questions to Regierungspräsidium Gießen, Dezernat 51.1 Landwirtschaft, Marktstruktur via the ministry contact block How to join The grant supports horizontal and vertical cooperation to build short supply chains and local markets. Focus products are organic or regional. New cooperations of people and organisations in farming and food, or research institutes, may apply. One member can file if a cooperation contract binds the partners. The rate is 50 percent of eligible costs, for at most five years from approval, capped at 200,000 euro per project under de minimis rules. The project must take place in Hessen. Submit the action plan and contract at least four weeks before each selection date listed on the RP Gießen page. Why it matters in Wiesbaden A short food chain in Hessen keeps value near the farm: growing, processing, and selling in one region cuts haulage and builds trust between producers and eaters. The ministry says funded work should also help climate protection and adaptation. Find more community projects in Wiesbaden. Good to know - Who can apply for a short food chain grant in Hessen? A new cooperation of people or organisations in farming and food, or a research institute. One member can file the application if a cooperation contract links the partners. - How large is the grant? 50 percent of eligible costs, at most 200,000 euro per project, for at most five years from approval. - Where does the project have to happen? In Hessen. File the action plan and the cooperation contract by the deadline on the RP Gießen page, at least four weeks before the selection date.
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Join an orchard pruning course in Hessen

Join an orchard pruning course in Hessen You can join an orchard pruning course in Hessen through clubs, nature groups, or the training list at the Streuobstwiesenzentrum. Streuobst means an orchard meadow: fruit trees in a field, not a tight plantation. What you can do in Wiesbaden - Start with local Obst- und Gartenbauvereine, nature groups, or Landschaftspflegeverbände (LPV) that often run beginner pruning courses (Fortbildungen overview) - Follow fruit-tree care training with the Pomologen-Verein AG Obstgehölzpflege - Check Altes Forsthaus Germerode for its year course in natural fruit-tree care and Streuobst pedagogy - Compare longer courses via Grün.land, LPV branches, Mainäppel Haus Lohrberg, or Naturschutzakademie Hessen on the same list - Read how orchard meadows support wildlife on the Streuobstwiesenzentrum Hessen home page How to join The centre says orchard meadows are part of the Hessen landscape, give regional fruit, keep old varieties, and feed many animals and plants. Its page cites about 17,500 orchard-meadow biotopes on about 9,100 hectares and lists them as endangered on a Red List without naming which list. The contact page has a phone and no street. The Fortbildungen page is a directory: confirm dates and fees on each organiser's site. The Germerode house calendar checked on 2026-10-05 did not list the year-long pruning course. Why it matters in Wiesbaden An orchard pruning course in Hessen keeps tall trees healthy so meadows stay open, fruity, and alive with insects and birds. LOGL and several LPVs train landscape-fruit growers and tree wardens named on the list. Find more community projects in Wiesbaden. Good to know - Where do I find a beginner orchard pruning course in Hessen? The centre says local fruit and garden clubs, nature groups, and landscape-care associations often offer one. - Does the Streuobstzentrum itself publish a street and weekly hours? No. The contact page has a phone and no street. It points you to courses and to funding advice. - Is the Germerode year course on the house calendar right now? The centre says the house offers it. The house event page checked on 2026-10-05 does not list it. Check the house site before you travel.
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Siehst Du mich? Dein Blick verändert ihr Leben. Tauben sind sehr standort gebunden. Sie kehren immer wieder an ihren Wohnort zurück. Was ist die Lösung? Tauben brauchen ein zu Hause! Und die einzig effektive Möglichkeit die Tauben Population zu regulieren, ist der Eiertausch! Das gelingt nur, mit festen, überwachten Brutplätzen. Daher brauchen wir dringen Taubenhäuser in Frankfurt. Denn nur so kriegen wir es hin das Menschen und Tiere gut miteinander leben können.
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CleanUp-Spaziergang am Fluss

Ufer Cleanup Gemeinsam am Flussufer entlanglaufen, Müll aufsammeln und Zeit mit Menschen verbringen, die einem wichtig sind. Inspiriert von Aktionen wie dem Frankfurt Cleanup und dem RhineCleanUp, wollen wir dasselbe Prinzip kleiner und persönlicher machen. Kein großes Event, keine Logistik, nur ein paar Freunde, Handschuhe, Müllsäcke und danach vielleicht ein Kaffee. Manchmal reicht es, einfach anzufangen. --- Riverside cleanup stroll Walk along the riverbank together, pick up litter, and spend time with people you care about. Inspired by initiatives like the Frankfurt Cleanup and the RhineCleanUp, we want to bring the same spirit down to something smaller and more personal. No big event, no logistics, just a few friends, gloves, bin bags, and maybe a coffee after. Sometimes it's enough to simply start.
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Join Frankfurt's water-saving pledge, one habit at a time

Join Frankfurt's water-saving pledge, one habit at a time The city's "Frankfurt spart Wasser!" campaign, now running its fourth-plus warm season, asks residents to treat drinking water as the precious resource it is as heat and drought periods stretch longer. Posters, tram wraps, and postcards carry pledges like "Ich dreh ab", "Ich spar's mir", and "Ich fang dich auf": turn it off, skip it, catch it. What you can do - Shower instead of bathing: five minutes under the shower uses roughly a third of a full bath (about 50 versus 150 litres), and a water-saving showerhead or flow restrictor cuts it further - Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth or lathering up: saving hot water saves energy too - Run washing machines and dishwashers only when full, on eco programmes, and look for water-efficient models when buying new - Water the garden or balcony pots in the morning or evening, collect rainwater in a barrel, and choose drought-tolerant plants How it works The city renews the campaign each warm season with posters on Litfaßsäulen, tram and digital ads, U-Bahn messaging, and postcards stocked at neighbourhood libraries, restaurants, and cafés. It is part of Frankfurt's municipal water concept for securing long-term supply, and even children get a turn, with a button-making station at the GrünGürtel-Tier's birthday festival. Why it matters Longer heat and dry spells are lowering groundwater levels in and around Frankfurt. None of these habits cost much, but multiplied across a city they ease pressure on a resource everyone assumes will keep flowing from the tap.
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Photograph insects for Frankfurt biodiversity research

Photograph insects for Frankfurt biodiversity research Frankfurt's Umweltamt supports SLInBio (Städtische Lebensstile und die Inwertsetzung von Biodiversität): researchers from Senckenberg, Goethe University, and neighbourhood partners study how everyday city life connects to insect diversity. Residents can join by uploading insect photos to the Insekten Hessen reporting portal. What you can do - Photograph bees, butterflies, or beetles in your garden, balcony, or park (no faces needed) - Upload sightings through the Insekten Hessen meldeportal - Follow project updates on insektenvielfalt-frankfurt.org and join open events when listed - Visit the Insect Embassy art installation by ISOE and HfG Offenbach to learn why urban insects matter How it works Scientists use crowd-sourced images to map distribution and population trends across Hesse. SLInBio links the data to questions about urban lifestyles, green yards, and shared stewardship with NABU Frankfurt, BioFrankfurt, and the Palmengarten. Why it matters Insects pollinate food, recycle nutrients, and signal healthy neighbourhoods. A few phone photos from many streets beat a lone expert survey.
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FrankfurtMon, May 25Ended

CleanUp-Spaziergang am Fluss

Ufer Cleanup Gemeinsam am Flussufer entlanglaufen, Müll aufsammeln und Zeit mit Menschen verbringen, die einem wichtig sind. Inspiriert von Aktionen wie dem Frankfurt Cleanup und dem RhineCleanUp, wollen wir dasselbe Prinzip kleiner und persönlicher machen. Kein großes Event, keine Logistik, nur ein paar Freunde, Handschuhe, Müllsäcke und danach vielleicht ein Kaffee. Manchmal reicht es, einfach anzufangen. Lass uns die der Pfingstmontag nutzen, langsam am Main entlang, und dann ein bisschen Picknick und Spielen :) Idee is dann von Ignatz-Bubis-Brücke (Sachenhausen, Frankensteiner Platz Haltstelle - Straßenbahn 18) bis zum Friedensbrücke (Sachenhause, Haltstelle Friedensbrücke) cleanup und dann wir schauen weiter. Ich freue mich auf eurer Kommentaren / Meinungen.
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FrankfurtThu, Jun 4Ended

#RespektTaube

Siehst Du mich? Dein Blick verändert ihr Leben. Tauben sind sehr standort gebunden. Sie kehren immer wieder an ihren Wohnort zurück. Was ist die Lösung? Tauben brauchen ein zu Hause! Und die einzig effektive Möglichkeit die Tauben Population zu regulieren, ist der Eiertausch! Das gelingt nur, mit festen, überwachten Brutplätzen. Daher brauchen wir dringen Taubenhäuser in Frankfurt. Denn nur so kriegen wir es hin das Menschen und Tiere gut miteinander leben können.
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Hochstadt am MainSat, Sep 5Ended

Main Cleanup Hochstadt a.Main

Main Cleanup Hochstadt a.Main The municipality runs this shoreline pickup along the Main as part of the local holiday programme, continuing a tradition from past years. What you can do - Register on the MainCleanUp listing - Meet on Hauptstraße, Hochstadt am Main with sturdy shoes and water When & where - Saturday 5 September 2026, 10:00 to 12:00 (local time) - Meeting point: Hauptstraße, 96272 Hochstadt am Main, Germany - Approximate pin: 50.0992, 10.4656 (Main shore, Hochstadt) How it works Open public cleanup. Organisers provide orientation on site; register online so they can plan materials. Why it matters Small Main towns keep their embankments welcoming for residents and visitors before the larger September network day. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: MainCleanUp: Main Cleanup Hochstadt a.Main.
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FrankfurtFri, Sep 11Ended

No-Input-Mixing workshop (Gallus kiosk)

Make electronic music from feedback sounds Gregor Glogowski hosts a No-Input-Mixing workshop at the DemokratieKiosk on Gusti Kulturkiosk: turn mixer feedback into mini concerts and short tracks with simple rules. What you can do - Walk in for the open workshop (no registration on the organiser page) - Explore more formats on demokratiekiosk.de When & where Friday 11 September 2026, 18:00 to 21:00 (CEST). Gusti Kulturkiosk, Mainzer Landstraße 399, 60326 Frankfurt (Gallus). Pin: 50.1042, 8.6365. How it works Free open workshop as part of DemokratieKioske. A second session runs 10 September at the UZUMUMBA kiosk (see WDC calendar). Why it matters When anyone can shape sound together, democracy feels less like a lecture and more like play. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: No-Input-Mixing Gallus · WDC 2026 — DemokratieKioske.
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