With a watering can and a shovel, urban visitors can experience firsthand how farmland is used around the world. Through weeding, sowing, and harvesting, they can see how our own consumption of food and agricultural raw materials affects various areas: the environment, society, the economy, health, and even food itself.
…gets to the bottom of questions.
What do we actually eat? How many square meters did I have for breakfast? And are my 2,000 m² in Germany or in another country? At the Berlin Weltacker, we find answers to these questions and document them here. Not only do vegetables and other crops grow in the field, but so does our knowledge.
...inspires a change in thinking.
With every purchase, we commission farmers to cultivate a plot of land in a way that meets the quantity, quality, and price requirements of our products. Weltacker Berlin e. V. demonstrates in a practical way how our consumption is linked to land management.
…highlights global connections.
If we need more than 2,000 m² of land per person, other people will have to make do with less. In the EU, we use an average of 2,700 m², while in China, each person has only about 1,000 m² of farmland. This raises questions about global justice. The fields that exist today or are planned—such as those in China, Turkey, and Scotland—show how different the climate, crops, and yields are across various countries.
…takes the environmental aspect into account.
We humans aren’t the only ones living on our 2,000 m². Many other living creatures share this space with us. They need the soil just as much as we do to survive. It is their habitat. The earth has increasingly become a garden for us humans. With our project, we want to help treat it more responsibly.
Directions
Since 2025, there have been two Weltäcker in Berlin.
The 2,000-square-meter Weltacker in the north is located in the Pankow Botanical Public Park at Blankenfelder Chaussee 5, 13159 Berlin. You can take the M1 tram to Nordend and then walk or bike about 1.7 km from there to the Pankow Botanical Public Park. Below you can see the exact route. Alternatively, you can take buses 124, 150, 250, or the M1 to Hermann-Hesse Str./Waldstraße and transfer there to bus 107 heading toward Schildow. It stops right in front of the entrance to the Volkspark (Caution! You’ll need to cross a 4-lane street without traffic lights here). By bike, it takes about 12 minutes from the Blankenburg S-Bahn station and 15 minutes from the Pankow or Schönholz S-Bahn stations.
And to the south is the 2,000-square-meter Weltacker on the grounds of the Späth’sche Baumschulen in Treptow. From the Baumschulenweg S-Bahn station, you can either bike for 8 minutes or take bus 170 or 265 to Baumschulenstr./Königsheideweg. You can also take the U7 to Blaschkoallee and catch bus 170 from there.
Our office is located in the rear building at Marienstr. 20–22 in Berlin-Mitte. The best way to get there is via the Friedrichstraße S-Bahn station.
For a small donation, we will also send you educational materials in print. Please use the order form, or alternatively, contact us at info(at)weltacker-berlin.de or by phone at +49 30 28482320.
With a watering can and a shovel, urban visitors can experience firsthand how farmland is used around the world. Through weeding, sowing, and harvesting, they can see how our own consumption of food and agricultural raw materials affects various areas: the environment, society, the economy, health, and even food itself.