Suessem schmaacht
Making private home gardens available to the CIGL Sanem for the cultivation of vegetables.
Initiative phase: Well established and running
The respective owner makes his garden available and concludes a contract with the CIGL Sanem. In this way, for example, it is jointly regulated what is to be cultivated. This is because the necessary operation in the garden depends on the care required for the crop planted. This also determines the desired social contact. Here, access to the garden is to be regulated as a matter of priority and the sharing of the harvest is to be clarified.
The garden can be run by different groups. Organic cultivation without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides is guaranteed. In the first phase, the environmental agency is the direct contact. Companies can also make their outdoor areas available for the cultivation of vegetables or the planting of fruit trees. The environmental office of the municipality of Sanem pays for the plants as part of the Sustainable Vegetable Gardens Master Plan. The water is provided by the garden owner. The garden owner thus also determines the distribution of the harvest
Name of Organization
- Centre d’initiative et de Gestion Local Sanem
- ccl@cigl.suessem.lu
- suessem.lu/fr/emweltteam-suessem-schmaacht/
Address & geo
- 60 Rue de la Poste
- Rue de la Poste 60
- 4477 Sanem
Contact person
- David Hengen
- david.hengen@suessem.lu
Participation opportunities
A gardenInstitution type/carrier
Non-profit organisation
Institution-Name
Centre d’initiative et de Gestion Local Sanem
How is your initiative financed?
The initiative is funded by the Sanem Municipal Environment Department and CIGL Sanem
Participation opportunities
The work in the respective gardens is reserved for permanent workers.
What’s needed
A gardenObjectives
The aim of the action is to use the potential of cultivated areas in private gardens. In addition, vegetable gardens are to be preserved and new gardens created.
Target audience
Homeowners who are no longer able to maintain their vegetable garden due to age and young families to show them how a garden can be used.
Challenges and learning successes
As this is a pilot project, challenges arose over time. Such as the proper storage of seeds and harvest. Overall, several small challenges were solved as a team.
Through the work in the gardens, biodiversity could be increased and citizens could be introduced to gardening
The initiative information was originally written in German