Repair & ReuseGöttingenBorrow and learn at Bibliothek der Dinge in GöttingenBorrow and learn at Bibliothek der Dinge in Göttingen Stadtbibliothek Göttingen keeps a Bibliothek der Dinge on the 2nd floor of the Thomas-Buergenthal-Haus at Gotmarstraße 8, beside the information desk. A home planetarium, table-tennis set, bike tools, keyboard, energy meter, projector, or ukulele can leave with a valid user card. Objects with a high injury risk are excluded. What you can do - Borrow objects for four weeks with three extensions, included in the library card - Use the same floor for garden books and, in 2026, the Saatgutbibliothek seed packets - Check the programme page for the live object list How it works Zentralbibliothek hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:00 to 18:00, Saturday 11:00 to 16:00, Wednesday closed. The 2026 seed season opened on 2 March on the 2nd floor. No extra registration for seed packets. Why it matters A things cabinet next to a seed library lets Göttingen residents try a hobby and grow a variety without a shopping trip.borrowlibrarytools +1
Join inRewildingBrasiliaJoin the Cerrado restoration network in BrasiliaJoin the Cerrado restoration network in Brasilia Collect native seeds, plant trees, and work beside local farmers to help the Cerrado savanna grow back around Brasilia. The Araticum network links seed collectors, farmers, and researchers across nine Brazilian states. What you can do in Brasilia - Fill the Araticum membership form and join the Cerrado restoration network - Take part in a working group on knowledge, local groups, maps, or public policy - Share a native seed restoration Cerrado project that uses natural regrowth, direct seeding, or native-tree farming - Learn from seed collectors, including Cerrado de Pé in Chapada dos Veadeiros - Read the member principles on inclusive restoration before you join How to join The public path is the form on the associe-se page. Members get periodic news and invites to meetings, events, working groups, and task forces. Members follow the charter: wide participation, science plus traditional knowledge, landscape-scale work that keeps farming and wild species together, cooperation, transparency, respect for traditional peoples, and environmental, labour, and human-rights law. The programme is ongoing. Why it matters in Brasilia Araticum (Articulação pela Restauração do Cerrado) started in 2020 with an aim of 2 million hectares by 2030 across nine Brazilian states. By June 2026 more than 27,000 hectares were under restoration, with seeds from more than 150 native species. More than 400 people from 180 organizations take part. Coordination includes Rede de Sementes do Cerrado, Semeia Cerrado, Embrapa, ICMBio, Agroicone, COOCREARP, and WWF-Brasil. The network was named a UN World Restoration Flagship in 2026. This row is separate from the Cultiva Lab garden at SESI Lab in Brasilia: here you join a national savanna network, not a single demo plot. Healthy savanna holds water in the territory, feeds native fruit, and can bring seed income to local groups. Find more community projects in Brasilia. Good to know - How do I become an Araticum member? Fill the membership form. You then receive news and invites to meetings and working groups. - Who can join Araticum? People and organizations that accept the inclusive-restoration principles. The network already holds more than 400 people from 180 organizations. - What will I actually do? You can join one of four working groups: restoration knowledge, stronger local organizations, territorial maps, or opportunities and public policy.restorationsavannaseeds +1
Food & GardenTodmordenShare seeds through a neighbourhood propagation stationLeave seedlings for the next gardener Propagation stations are simple shelves or cold frames where neighbours drop spare seedlings and pick up what they need. Incredible Edible groups use them to keep spring momentum without a single gatekeeper. What you can do - Set up a labelled shelf with a "take one, leave one" sign using the propagation station guide - Stock tomatoes, herbs, and pollinator flowers at the height of sowing season - Pair the station with a WhatsApp or noticeboard so people know when fresh trays arrive How it works A host garden or community centre offers shade, water, and a daily check-in. Contributors write the variety and sow date on each tray; takers replace with something else when they can. Why it matters Seedlings are the bottleneck for new growers. A propagation station turns spare windowsill space into shared abundance.seedsseedlingspropagation +2
FundraiseFood & GardenMunichOrganise a community seed library and annual seed in MunichOrganise a community seed library and annual seed in Munich The Solawi network seed sovereignty pages promote community seed libraries: labelled jars, simple borrowing rules, and an annual swap where growers trade what saved true in their soil in Munich. What you can do - Read the Saatgut (seed) resources and pick varieties suited to Munich's climate - Host a winter swap at a library or community centre with variety notes and sowing tips - Link your library to a Solawi farm so field trials feed back into the catalogue How it works Stewards catalogue donations, check germination, and enforce "grow, save, return" rules. Swaps stay small and neighbourly so beginners leave with something they can actually sow in spring. Why it matters Community seed stocks protect diversity industrial catalogues skip and keep adaptation local.seedslibraryswap +2
LearnFood & GardenAlgiersCultivate a Shared Permaculture Garden Near AlgiersCultivate a Shared Permaculture Garden Near Algiers Association Torba runs shared gardens (djnane) near Algiers in Zeralda and Douaouda, with permaculture training, seed swaps, and Tafas farm baskets. What you can do in Algiers - Rent a 25 to 100 m2 plot and grow seasonal veg without chemical inputs (Torba presentation) - Join permaculture level courses that hundreds of residents have taken since 2014 - Buy a Tafas short-chain vegetable basket on Fridays when slots open (Torba gardens story) - Visit farm days at Bouinane and help with harvests or eco-build days How to join Write Torba through their contact page for garden plots, courses, or Tafas waitlists. Shared garden days sometimes announce open doors at Douera; confirm dates on the news section. Why it matters in Algiers Peri-urban families meet at compost piles, trade local seeds, and taste lunch from beds they tended one day a week. Good to know - Do I need my own tools? Permaculture beds use hand tools and shared mulch; Torba pages describe manual methods. - Can children join? Torba Junior runs children's garden activities; contact the listed coordinator. - Where is the office? Headquarters: CD 233, route de Bouchaoui, Ouled Fayet 16000.permacultureshared gardenalgiers +2
