Rector Harald Kainz joins the Urban Gardening Project at TU Graz.
Urban Gardening
The Urban Gardening Project on the small green next to the bicycle parking spaces between Stremayrgasse 10 and 16 was launched in mid-April. At the initiative of TU Graz Student Union and supervised by Stefan Schweighofer, four off three square metre raised beds made of Styrian larch wood were erected and filled with woodchips, humus and garden soil. “The idea behind Urban Gardening is to revitalise dead surfaces left behind by the increasing trend to urbanisation”, explains Stefan Schweighofer. He specifically emphasises the community aspect: “If you water your own plants, it is worth having a look at the other flowerbeds to see whether they also need water.” Anybody is free to participate in the gardening work and harvest – if you are interested, all you need to do is contact the project team. Gardening tools and a water connection are available.
Watering the plants.
