Gardening in the cemetery: New organic beds for Viennese city dwellers!

Gardening in the cemetery: New organic beds for Viennese city dwellers!

In the heart of Vienna, something happens: The cemeteries Vienna continue their successful cooperation with "arable heroes" and expand their urban gardening project. At the Neustifter Cemetery in the 18th district, ten new vegetable beads were opened in May with 24 square meters each, which offer the population the opportunity to grow their own fruit and vegetables. The trend of urban gardeners has quickly established itself since the start of the project in 2023 and is also very well received at the central and southwest cemetery. Over three quarters of the previous gardeners have already extended their contract for 2025, which speaks for the popularity of the offer. OE24 reports that ...

The gardening island in urban space

The concept is simple and inviting: For 149 euros per year, users receive an all-round carefree package inside. This includes pre-planted organic vegetables, valuable garden tips, the necessary tools on site and personal support from the team of arable heroes. If you want to garden with the former graves, all you have to do is have a grave site at the cemeteries in Vienna. Registration takes place conveniently via the online portal "Digital Grave", which in turn is connected to every grave system free of charge.

The new beds are not only for their own well -being, they also promote the neighborly exchange and offer the community a space to come together. The Urban Gardening project belongs to the initiative "Together.Sorgsam.", Which has set itself the goal of strengthening biodiversity in the city and contributing to improving the urban climate. In Vienna, the cemeteries occupy about 1.2 percent of the city area and are therefore not only places of memory, but also of nature care. Kürhöfe Vienna informs that ...

Biological diversity in bed

The new garden areas are created on free meadow areas without graves, which means that care and harvesting can not only be made easier, but also more environmentally friendly. All seeds, young plants and fertilizers used are biologically certified, which means that the grown fruit and vegetables not only taste good, but is also healthy. The first access to this area is awarded according to the "First Comes-First-Serve" principle, and the interest is great. So if you want to start gardening, you should register quickly. OTS reports that…

part of Vienna's green future

The Knhöfe Wien GmbH, part of Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH since 2008, manages over 550,000 graves to 46 of the 55 cemeteries in Vienna. Over the years, the organization has specialized in using these places as a green retreat in the city. The Urban Gardening project is another step towards sustainable urban development and shows that cemeteries can also make a valuable contribution to promoting nature and improving the urban climate.