Mobile Urban Agriculture Blooms in Berlin’s Prinzessinnengarten

In Berlin's <a title="Mobile Urban Agriculture Blooms in Berlin's Prinzessinnengarten" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuzberg" target="_blank">Kreuzberg</a> district there is a luscious, self-sustained urban garden that is social, ecological and also <i>mobile</i>. <a title="Mobile Urban Agriculture Blooms in Berlin's Prinzessinnengarten" href="http://translate.google.com.ar/translate?hl=es-419&amp;sl=de&amp;u=http://prinzessinnengarten.net/&amp;ei=e0vmTufcOena0QHtroDCAg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CCAQ7gEwAA&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dprinzessin%2Bgarten%26hl%3Des-419%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DMFr%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1085%26bih%3D640%26prmd%3Dimvns" target="_blank">Prinzessinnengarten</a> is a not-for-profit open organic garden dedicated to engage people and exchange knowledge and work, while promoting sustainable living. The garden was started as a pilot project in the summer of 2009 by <a title="Mobile Urban Agriculture Blooms in Berlin's Prinzessinnengarten" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?prev=/search%3Fq%3Dprinzessin%2Bgarten%26hl%3Des-419%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DMFr%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1085%26bih%3D640%26prmd%3Dimvns&amp;rurl=translate.google.com.ar&amp;sl=de&amp;twu=1&amp;u=http://prinzessinnengarten.net/wir/&amp;usg=ALkJrhhb-2Upo1FavkI-64GZuQI-BQKTkQ" target="_blank">Nomadic Green</a>, on a site that had been a wasteland for over half a century; now, it has been transformed into a paradise for growing vegetables within the multicultural German capital.

Inhabitat writer Ana Lisa Alperovich visited Prinzessinnengarten and talked to Marco Clausen, who together with Robert Shaw created the fantastic blooming space.

Clausen told us how they were inspired by Cuban's 'agricultura urbana' philosophy of growing their own food while meeting people.

By growing vegetables in rice bags, plastic crates and milk containers they have created a dynamic mobile system and take the plants with them if a change of location is needed.

Anyone can pop in and help in the garden with whatever might be needed at the time, getting a whopping 50% off at the cafe!

As well as a massive garden full of organic loved vegetables, there is a wooden ready-made library that nurtures visitors with plenty of gardening books.

There is a temporary building made from locally found recyled materials for working outdoors, that could also be taken down and transport in no time.

A cute plants-shop sells live herbs and plants you can adopt and take care of at home.

A cafe-restaurant made from a recycled shipping container sells fresh food that was harvested in the garden.

As well as a mobile vegetable garden, library, cafe, shop and some beehives, Prinzessinnengarten has a fantastic shabby playhouse and replika of the Fernsehturm Berlin Tower.