Garden with neighbours in city plots in Bottrop

Garden with neighbours in city plots in Bottrop

GemeinSinnschafftGarten e.V. starts and links community gardens in Bottrop: with schools, housing companies, social groups, and Hochschule Ruhr West. Gardens are places to plant, harvest, talk, and learn across ages and cultures. Start from the association homepage for current sites, build days, and how to join.

What you can do in Bottrop

• Read how the association works and browse Der Verein
• Join a plot, a Bautag, or a garden Stammtisch when dates are listed
• Ask about tool loans, raised-bed builds, and advice for a new site

How to join

The club grew from a 2015 Zukunftsstadt project with the city and Fachhochschule Dortmund. Gardens have included the Kulturhof, Albert-Schweitzer-Schule / Beckedal, and Hochbeete in Proper III. Office: Spickenbaumsweg 14/1, 46242 Bottrop. Garden site: Otto-Joschko-Straße.

Why it matters in Bottrop

Bottrop gets more soil in the city when neighbours build beds together instead of waiting for a park redesign. Find more community projects in Bottrop.

Good to know

• Where is the office? Spickenbaumsweg 14/1, 46242 Bottrop. Garden sites include Otto-Joschko-Straße and school yards.
• How did the club start? It grew from a 2015 Zukunftsstadt project with the city and Fachhochschule Dortmund.

Source & repost

Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it.
Source: GemeinSinnschafftGarten · Der Verein. Organiser: GemeinSinnschafftGarten e.V.
Photo: GemeinSinnschafftGarten e.V. (Kulturhof garden).
Details checked: 2026-09-19.