Well... since we posted about Antwerp, it was only fair we showed you what we found in Rotterdam!
Just like in Antwerp we found some urban agriculture sites in the neighborhoods of Rotterdam. We had a great time, learned so much and met lots of very interesting people... and most importantly it was a beautiful hot spring day! We visited two very interesting urban agriculture sites. The first one is called Proefpark de Punt. We were welcomed by three very kind people who work there, and they explained to us what the situation of this project was. Basically it is only a temporary project which can be shut down any day. Because of the economic crisis the land owners can't build on it and therefore was temporally lent for better use. The plan was for only 2 years... about 7 years have passed! We talked to some people who were relaxing there and they were really enthusiastic about it! People in the neighborhood love it; children can play, vegetables can be grown and delicious barbecue parties can be organized!
If you live by Rotterdam and feel like relaxing in a beautiful green area, this is definitively a place to visit!
Here is the website for more information: http://www.proefparkdepunt.nl/
The second urban agriculture site we visited is called the Dantetuin, which we discovered it is not so close to the actual street called Dantestraat... However, we managed to find it and we thought it was interesting to see how different it was from the first site. Unfortunaly there was no one we could talk to and it seemed like they haven't really started growing yet. Also it was much smaller and fenced, which is a clear difference from the first site. Nevertheless, we did some research and it is another very well organized urban agriculture project which is very involved with schools (especially the one right in front of it) and it is very focused on the educational aspect of urban agriculture!
Dantetuin (next to a playground)
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