9:00 – 9:30
Registration
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin
09:30 – 10:00
Opening Speeches
Great Hall
- Jessica Baier – Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt/Engagement Global
- Karen Thormeyer – GRÜNE LIGA Berlin
10:00 – 10:30
Diversity and Significance of Urban Farming
Great Hall
- Marielle Dubbeling – RUAF Fondation
10:30 – 11:30
Open Space – 10 Projects
(10 min presentation & 10 min discussion each, 2 runs)
- Waltenegus Wegayehu, Case Study: „Sustainable Solid Waste Management“ – Adis Abeba, Ethiopia
- Andrea Petterson & Abdallah al Shaar, 15th Garden – Syria/Lebanon
- Yichen Jiang, Research: „Urban Agriculture Heritage“, RWTH Aachen – China/Germany
- Carolin Mees, NYC Community Gardens – USA
- Daniel Watman & Ricardo Arana, Friendship Park/Binational Garden – Tijuana/San Diego, USA/Mexico
- Luis Fernando Àlvarez, Agroarte – Medellin, Columbia
- Tori Okner, ICLEI „Orti per tutti“ – Bologna, Italy
- Katharina Böhme & Azadeh Rahnama, Spiel/Feld Mahrzahn – Berlin, Germany
- Benedikt Härlin, 2000m²-Garten – Berlin, Germany
- Davinder Lamba, Mazingira Institute – Nairobi, Kenia
11:30 – 12:45
Panel Discussion Global North – Cooperation between Local Governments and Civil Society in the Field of Urban Farming
Great Hall
- Rhonda Teitel-Payne, Coordinator Toronto Urban Growers –Toronto, Canada
- Laurence Baudelet-Stelmacher, Graine de Jardins – Paris, France
- Christa Müller, Anstiftung – Berlin, Germany
- Ursula Renker, Berlin Senate Department for Environment, Transport, and Climate Protection – Berlin, Germany
12:45 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
First Series Workshop
WS 1: Climate vulnerability and resilience of the urban food system (English)
Moderator: Marielle Dubbeling (RUAF)
Presenters:
- Christoph Kasper & Yassine Moustanjidi, Casablanca Project TU – Casablanca, Morocco
- Hassan Mohammadian Mosammam, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Beheshti University – Tehran, Iran
- Alexandra Rodríguez Dueñas, AGRUPAR – Quito, Ecuador
WS 2: Local Economies (English)
Moderator: Anja Steglich, ROOF WATER-FARM – Berlin, Germany
Presenters:
- Claire Gusko, INFARM – Berlin, Deutschland
- Farida Farag, Rooftop Farming Hub – Cairo, Egypt (GIZ)
- Ahmed Sourani, GUPAP – Gaza
WS 3: Women’s Agency and Empowerment (English)
Moderator: Joyce-Ann Syhre & Meike Brückner, HU Berlin – Nairobi, Kenia/Berlin, Deutschland
Presenters:
- Arnold Brouwer, Fundación Alerta Verde – Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Hesham al Omari, Agricultural Forum – Amman, Jordan
WS 4: Urban Planning (English/German)
Moderator: Carolin Mees, NYC Community Gardens – New York City, USA
Presenters:
- Dr. Pink Edit Éva & Panka Terdi, KEK – Budapest, Hungary
- Morgen Zivhave, Innovation networks in the urban agriculture value-chain, Johannesburg – Johannesburg, South Africa
- Michael Matthei, Berliner Landesverband der Gartenfreunde – Berlin, Germany
WS 5: Education, Training, Consulting (German/English/Spanish)
Moderator: Ulrich Nowikow (GRÜNE LIGA Berlin, IGA Campus) & Lea Hoyer
Presenters:
- Asmelash Dagne, SMART Ethiopia – Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
- Jesus Alfonso Martinez, Botanical Garden – Pinar del Rio, Cuba
- Jeremy Iles, F3 local food consultants – Bristol, England
WS 6: Connecting City & Countryside (Spanish/German)
Moderator: Wilfried Bommert (World Food Institute e.V)
Presenters:
- Christine Pohl, Ernährungsrat (Food Policy Council) – Berlin, Germany
- Javier Alejandro & Laura Bracalenti, Programma de Agricultura Urbana – Rosario, Argentina
- Rolf Born, KuLaRuhr, Sustainable Urban Cultural Landscape – Metropole Ruhr, Germany
WS 7: Edible Cities (German/English/Spanish)
Moderator: Nicole Paganini & Anja Schelchen (HU Berlin)
Presenters:
- Mary Clear & Judy Audaer, Incredible Edible Todmorden – Todmorden, UK
- Marcio Mattos de Mendonça, AS-PTA – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Lutz Kosack, Edible City Andernach – Andernach, Germany
15:45 – 16:30
„Berlin’s take on the Workshop Topics“ – Interview with Stefan Tidow, Deputy to the Senate Department for Environment, Transport, and Climate Protection, Berlin
Great Hall
16:30 – 16:45
Introduction to Excursions and Invitation to the Evening Reception at Prinzessinnengarten
Great Hall
16:45
Coffee Break and Networking Opportunity
16:45 – 19:15
Excursions to Local Urban Farming Projects (meeting point in front of Heinrich Böll Foundation)
Excursion 1: Allmende Kontor, Tempelhofer Feld
(U8 Boddinstraße)
Allemende Kontor, situated at the former Tempelhof airport, means »Reclaim the Commons«. They try to create garden areas for everyone in the city. »Die Gärtnerei« works
with young migrants from all over the world.
Excursion 2: Schul- und Umweltzentrum Mitte (SUZ), Alotment Garden Rehberge (by Bus)
The Schul-Umwelt-Zentrum Mitte is a part of the Gartenarbeitsschulen and provides an environmental education program for schools. The Kleingartenkolonie Rehberge is a typical allotment garden in Berlin.
Excursion 3: Mörchenpark / Holzmarkt S+U Jannowitzbrücke
(by public transportation)
The community garden Mörchenpark e.V. is part of the Holzmarkt. The operators won the referendum »Spreebank for everyone«.
19:30
Evening Reception at Prinzessinnengarten including Dinner and Hip Hop Concert
U8 Moritzplatz
Music: AKA (Agroarte, Colombia)