Fruit trees instead of planes, herbs instead of the stench of kerosene. It happens on the outskirts of Berlin, where the legendary Nazi Tempelhof airport, one of the oldest on the Old Continent, is transformed into a gigantic and unusual urban garden, the Allmende Kontor, named after a medieval form of community gardening.
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Fruit trees instead of planes, aromatic herbs instead of the stench of kerosene. It happens on the outskirts of Berlin, where the legendary Tempelhof Nazi Airport, one of the oldest in the Old Continent, is transformed into a gigantic and unusual urban garden, the Allmende Kontor, named after a medieval form of community gardening.
The Tempelhof, which closed its doors for good in 2008 due to the low passenger flow, is a piece of German history, a symbol for Berlin and its citizens: it was built in the XNUMXs and the Lufthansa, then Hitler made it Europe's first modern airport. But for the Berliners Tempelhof is also the symbol of freedom and independence for the airlift that during the Soviet bloc, between '48 and '49, allowed Stalin to resist, thanks to the American pilots who brought coal, food, medicines, cigarettes and candy.
Perhaps it is also for this reason that in April a handful of Berliners, a dozen at the beginning, decided to invest time and money for save the old airport from the wear and tear of time, transforming it into a place to carry out one of the most ancient and noble activities of man: the cultivation of the land. The organizers received a license to use the 3-year site, extendable to another 3.
these “Urban peasants” have now become more than 300, also because access to the urban garden is completely free and free: just carve out your own garden, give it your name and start digging. However, it is forbidden to erect fixed or immovable constructions.
In short, all that remains of the Nazi airfield is the vegetable garden, where you can produce and not just consume.
For more information www.allmende-kontor.de
Roberta Ragni
