EventFood & GardenFrankfurtVisit Rhine-Main organic farms this harvest wee in FrankfurtVisit Rhine-Main organic farms this harvest wee in Frankfurt Dottenfelderhof in Bad Vilbel, Querbeet's Pappelhof in Reichelsheim, and Die Kooperative's Cityfarm in Oberrad open for Foodtura: apple pressing, potato digging, a hen walk, a farm festival, and a free family Sunday with a Schnippelparty in Frankfurt. What you can do - Press juice at the Jahreszeitenwerkstatt (19 September) - Dig your own potatoes at Pappelhof - Meet the hens or join the free Hoffest at Dottenfelderhof - Close the festival at the Familiensonntag on the Cityfarm (free) - Book the Farm to Table dinner at Tonka if you want a long table of Cityfarm vegetables How it works Farm days list prices and booking links on each page. The Hoffest and Familiensonntag are free drop-in. Wear shoes you can get dirty. Why it matters Seeing soil, animals, and harvest in the same week as city kitchens makes regional food feel real.farmharvestorganic +2
VolunteerFood & GardenFrankfurtShare harvests with Solawi FrankfurtShare harvests with Solawi Frankfurt Solawi Frankfurt is a consumer cooperative that shares the costs and risks of Birkenhof in Egelsbach. Members receive weekly organic vegetables, fruit, and eggs while helping with delivery runs and farm logistics. What you can do - Read how solidarity farming works on frankfurt-im-wandel.de/projekt/solawi - Contact info@solawi-ffm.de about joining the coming harvest year - Volunteer for delivery coordination or distribution days in Frankfurt How it works The group estimates annual farm costs together, pays a fair share to the grower, and splits the harvest. New households are welcome each season. Why it matters Solawi keeps peri-urban soil in food production and gives city residents a direct stake in how their meals are grown.solawicsaorganic +2
Food & GardenWiesbadenApply for HALM farm payments in HessenApply 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.grantorganicwildflowers +1
VolunteerFood & GardenLisbonCommunity composting pilots: ZERO accompanies municipalities across PortugalOrganic waste stays local: feeds local soil ZERO is accompanying multiple Portuguese municipalities in launching community composting pilots, keeping food and garden waste in the neighbourhood loop rather than sending it to landfill. In Fornos de Algodres, the Muxagata project combines community composting with door-to-door collection: funded by Zero Waste Europe and GAIA. Castelo Branco is running a parallel composting pilot with ZERO's direct support. How community composting works - Residents deposit food scraps and garden trimmings at shared composting points - ZERO helps municipalities design, site, and monitor the composting system - Finished compost is returned to the community: for gardens, schools, or public green spaces What you can do - Ask your local council whether a community composting pilot is planned or running - Volunteer as a composting point steward: ZERO and partner municipalities recruit residents for monitoring roles - Use the ZERO website to find resources and contact information for composting support Why it matters Organic waste is about a third of Portuguese household rubbish. Keeping it out of landfill reduces methane emissions, builds local soil, and cuts disposal costs: three wins that make composting one of the highest-return interventions in any zero waste plan.compostingcommunityorganic +1
Join inFood & GardenNew DelhiSwitch to organic plots in OdishaSwitch to organic plots in Odisha The Back to Bio programme retrains government advisers and 40,000 smallholders in West Bengal and Odisha to drop costly chemical inputs. What you can do in New Delhi - Follow diversification plots and mushroom huts on the India organic agriculture page - Join farmer field schools on compost, ox teams, and multi-crop beds when local partners announce dates - Link to four new cooperatives and forty urban shops selling direct from small farms How to join Training seats go to registered farmers and government extension staff in the project districts. City readers can buy from listed fair shops when partners publish addresses. Why it matters in New Delhi Debt from agrochemicals drove many families to sell land. Mixed organic plots keep food on the table when one crop fails. Good to know - How many advisers? The page cites 2,000 state advisers training 40,000 farmers. - Project dates? Listed December 2020 to November 2025 with 2026 budget on the facts panel.organicsmallholdersbiodiversity +1
