Repair & ReuseMunichHofflohmärkte, neighbourhood courtyard flea marketsBrowse linked tour plans through your Viertel Hofflohmärkte is a Germany-wide reuse programme: residents register a private courtyard, garden, or garage and sell pre-loved goods while neighbours follow a linked tour plan through the district. The platform runs in 30+ cities and 300+ neighbourhoods; initiator René Götz operates registration, participants organise their own courtyards. What you can do - Download the tour plan PDF for your Viertel (published about one week before each market day) - Walk the linked addresses and buy second-hand treasures from neighbours - Register your own Hof if you have landlord approval and goods to pass on How it works - Sales stay on private ground only, not sidewalks or public space - Typical hours: Saturdays 10–16, Sundays 11–16 (Munich also runs selected Friday evenings with M-net sponsorship) - No food sales; private sellers only, professional dealers are not welcome - Registration closes three weeks before each date for tour-plan marking; late sign-ups are accepted but may not appear on the map - Organisers may cancel a date if fewer than 30 courtyards register, fees are then refunded About Hofflohmärkte Neighbours register a private Hof, Garten, or Garage on Hofflohmärkte and sell used goods on scheduled Viertel days. Registered addresses appear on a tour plan published about one week before each date. Sales happen on private ground only. See city pages for local schedules and Spielregeln & Tipps for seller rules. Why it matters Every item re-homed from a courtyard is one less thing bought new or landfilled, and a chance to meet the people who live behind the front doors. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Hofflohmärkte · Rules: Spielregeln & Tipps. Platform operator: René Götz, participants organise their own courtyards.flea marketreuseneighbourhood +2
CommunityMunichRegister your courtyard for the Hofflohmärkte tour planOpen your Hof, Garten, or Garage for neighbours Want to sell pre-loved books, toys, or furniture without hauling everything to a central market? Hofflohmärkte lets you register your private courtyard for a scheduled Viertel day and appear as a stop on the published tour plan. What you can do - Choose your city and Viertel date on the Hofflohmärkte shop page - Pay the local registration fee (varies by city; early-bird pricing is often 50% off until year-end) - Receive tour-plan marking if you register three weeks before the date with a complete street address inside the prior-year Viertel area Seller rules (paraphrased) - Get landlord or owner approval before registering - Sell only on private ground, no stalls on sidewalks or public space - Offer used goods privately, no professional dealers or food sales - Plan for all weather; bring shade or cover if needed - You remain responsible for your Hof; the platform operator does not run the event on site Why it matters Courtyard sales keep reuse hyperlocal, neighbours meet on their own steps instead of hauling goods across town. About Hofflohmärkte Registration and tour plans are managed at Hofflohmärkte. Pick your city page (for example München) and read Spielregeln & Tipps before checkout. Late registrations after the three-week deadline are possible but may not be marked on the tour plan. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Hofflohmärkte · Rules: Spielregeln & Tipps. Platform operator: René Götz, participants organise their own courtyards.registrationcourtyardneighbourhood +2
Food & GardenLyonAdopt a fruit tree through a neighbourhood orchard programmeSponsor a tree your block can harvest together Vergers Urbains and similar programmes let households adopt trees in shared orchards: you help fund planting or care, and the neighbourhood shares the fruit at harvest. What you can do - Check adoption options and orchard maps on Vergers Urbains - Gather neighbours in Lyon to co-adopt a row and split watering shifts - Label your adopted tree on a public map so passers-by know they can ask before picking How it works Adopters pay a modest annual fee or volunteer hours. Orchard teams handle grafting, disease checks, and harvest days open to nearby residents. Why it matters Tree adoption spreads care across many hands so one expert gardener is not the bottleneck. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Vergers Urbains.orchardadoptionfruit +2
CommunityFrankfurtGreen the Bäckerplatz with Klimainitiative EschersheimFortnightly neighbours shaping a cooler, greener courtyard square On the sealed Bäckerplatz in Eschersheimer Gärten, residents formed Klimainitiative Eschersheim to beat heat and revive dying street trees. The group meets every two weeks to plan planting, entsealing, and their planned Klimakiste: a green, sprinkler-cooled meeting hut inspired by Hameln and Geisenheim. What you can do - Email klimainitiative.eschersheim@transition-town-frankfurt.de to join the next planning round - Help maintain raised beds, tree pits, and the seasonal Grünes Zimmer the city installed - Support the Ortsbeirat funding bid for the Klimakiste cooling shelter How it works Residents co-design raised beds, pergolas, and partial entsealing while coordinating with Transition Town Frankfurt and Klimaentscheid Frankfurt. Wins so far include a greener summer room on the square and enlarged tree pits. Why it matters Hot, shadeless courtyards become shared gardens when neighbours organise, not when they wait for a perfect master plan. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Transition Town Frankfurt: Klimainitiative Eschersheim.urban-gardeningcoolingneighbourhood +2
CommunityFrankfurtBuild transition with Transition Town FrankfurtPractical climate and democracy projects you can join this week Transition Town Frankfurt am Main e.V. links neighbourhood groups working on food, repair, forests, mobility, and education. Instead of waiting for top-down fixes, residents prototype swaps, gardens, and conferences that make a post-fossil city feel tangible. What you can do - Browse active projects (MainWäldchen, Solawi, Klimainitiative Eschersheim, Wandeltag, and more) - Sign up for the newsletter and open meetings listed on the site calendar - Propose your own block project via the Dein Projekt channel How it works Transition Town provides scaffolding: publicity, networking with German-speaking Transition hubs, and shared spaces for workshops. Each project keeps local ownership while learning from others. Why it matters Frankfurt's climate future is built by many small crews that invite neighbours in, not by guilt slogans alone. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Transition Town Frankfurt am Main e.V..transition-townneighbourhoodvolunteer +2
CommunityLeipzigWednesday swap at Tauschladen TelemannstraßeWeitergeben statt wegwerfen In the Musikviertel, eight volunteers run a 25 m² neighbourhood exchange: bring well-kept clothes, books, toys, or homeware: leave with a new favourite without buying new. What to expect - Wednesdays 16:30-19:00 at Telemannstraße 3, 04107 Leipzig - Categories include clothing, shoes, bags, children’s toys, books, homeware, jewellery, baby items - Not accepted: bedding, underwear, socks, wool hats, electronics, furniture - You do not have to bring something to take something home Why it matters Born from neighbourhood initiative, the shop strengthens community while keeping usable goods in circulation: a low-barrier alternative to fast consumption. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Project page: Tauschladen Telemannstraße · Programme: Mein Leipzig schon ich mirswapneighbourhoodfree
CommunityKielSwap at neighbourhood TauschhäuserVerschenken statt wegwerfen Since 2024 Kiel runs Tauschhäuser in Holtenau, Hammer, and Suchsdorf where residents leave good-condition goods for others, no cash, just circulation. Ortsbeiräte and volunteers maintain the rooms with support from the “Gemeinsam Kiel gestalten” fund. What to expect - Bring clean, usable items; browse what neighbours already shared. - Holtenau started as a pilot under the motto “give away instead of throwing away”. Why it matters District swap rooms turn “too good to bin” into free neighbourhood finds without a shop trip. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Overview: Zero Waste News: Tauschhäuser · Find venues on: Zero Waste-Orte mapswapneighbourhoodfree
CommunityBerlinNeighborhood heat walks (Hitzespaziergänge)Walk your block's heat map with neighbours Hitzespaziergänge and Climatewalks let residents feel where asphalt bakes, where trees cool, and where the next shade project could go, guided by city staff, health groups, or urban planners. What you can do - Join a listed walk on Hitzeaktionstag or a municipal climate office open day - Note hotspots: unshaded bus stops, south-facing playgrounds, and heat islands around car parks - Bring suggestions back to a Kiez meeting or Bauausschuss Formats to look for - Talk and Walk routes (for example Stadt Viersen or Köln-Ehrenfeld) - Stadtteilspaziergänge comparing cool corners and sunny squares (Munich MVHS, Stuttgart Gesundheitsamt) - Architecture Climatewalks along green belts (Frankfurt Anlagenring) Why it matters You cannot plant shade for a street you have never walked in August, these tours turn data into stories neighbours act on. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Source: Hitzeaktionstag · Event calendar: Veranstaltungen · Health for Future, Hitze, initiative of KLUG.heat walkHitzespaziergangurban heat +2
CommunityMunichJoin a Nachbarschaftstag in your districtSperrmüll collection around the corner AWM sets up temporary neighbourhood collection points so residents can walk bulky items, scrap, small electrics, and textiles (max. two 60 L bags) without driving to a Wertstoffhof. What you can do - Bring bulky items, scrap, small electrics, and textiles (max. two 60 L bags) to temporary neighbourhood collection points - Email vertrieb.awm@muenchen.de if your sustainability group wants to co-host repair corners, bike fixes, or clothing swaps Why it matters Walk-up collection points make bulky disposal neighbourly, fewer car trips to remote yards. Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. Dates & rules: Nachbarschaftstage · AWM: Projekteneighbourhoodcollectionevents
