Neustift cemetery becomes the green community garden for Vienna!

Neustift cemetery becomes the green community garden for Vienna!

In the heart of Vienna, a new project blooms that strengthens the neighborhood and at the same time ensures fresh vegetables. The cooperation between the arable heroes and the Vienna cemeteries has opened the common garden. In the required room there is now the Neustift cemetery, where the first ten beds are available that offer the citizens: inside to actively garden in their own vegetable patch. The starting signal for the new beds was found in May 2025, as OE24

The idea behind this innovative garden project is simple: promote community and well -being. It is not just about the cultivation of fruit and vegetables, but also the opportunity to close new acquaintances and support each other. The concept has proven itself since spring 2023 and so you can see gardeners: inside in the central cemetery and the Southwest cemetery at work.

gardening made easy

The ten beds in Neustift have a size of 24 square meters each and are ideal for everyone who is interested in a green thumb or just interested in gardening. "No basic knowledge of horticulture is required," says Jan Pech, Managing Director of Ackerhelden. The offer supplies the gardeners: on the inside with pre-planted organic vegetable cultures that are easy to look after. And the best: support is available in the form of care and harvest tips as well as garden tools that are available on site.

An all-round carefree package that is offered for participation at a price of 149 euros per year is well received. In fact, about three quarters of the previous gardeners have extended their contract for 2025. Registrations are made via the digital "Digital Grave" portal, which has been part of every grave plant since 2020. It should be noted that the beds can only be booked for people with a grave site at the cemeteries in Vienna.

a place for nature

The cemeteries occupy around 1.2 percent of the entire area of ​​Vienna and therefore not only offer resting locations, but are also important for the city climate and biodiversity. Together in the initiative. In addition to Urban Gardening, numerous other projects for promoting nature and wildlife are integrated. This garden project also contributes to the fact that city dwellers: can experience nature more consciously inside.

The new beds are open to the open meadows, which means that they were not put on or between graves. Here it is ensured that gardening takes place in harmony with the surroundings. The seeds used and the young plants are bio-certified, which should be an additional incentive for numerous Austrians: to grow their own foods.

The project is more than just a standardized garden: it creates rooms for encounters, for the exchange of tips and for gardening together in a pleasant atmosphere. Who knows, maybe there will be the first harvests in a few months. If you want to try this garden, you can register via the online portal www.digitalesgrab.at and look forward to the green thumbs under the neighbors!