7. “Grätzlmarie” projects: focus on the environment

7.1 Healthy snacking in the park, potato pyramids

Since spring 2022 and also after expiry of the project, the youth organisation Kinderfreunde has been actively planting and tending “tasty bushes” as part of park supervision activities in Laubepark, Arthaberpark, Erlachpark and Barankapark, all of which are situated in the WieNeu+ programme area in Favoriten; potato pyramids were additionally planted in two parks.

Together with young residents, already existing raised beds were newly planted and new beds built as well. With these “tasty bushes”, Kinderfreunde aktiv communicates information about nature as well as values like community sense and responsibility in a playful manner – and older and younger kids greatly enjoy gardening!

Healthy snacking in the park

A mother wearing a red T-shirt and a young girl wearing a lilac raincoat are gardening together on a raised bed.

Fig. 36: Healthy snacking in the park. Copyright: City of Vienna / Martin Votava

PROJECT IDEA SUBMITTED BY: Wiener Kinderfreunde aktiv Parkbetreuung (park supervision), Jugendtreff Arthaberbad (youth centre)
TOGETHER WITH: Municipal Department 42 – Parks and Gardens, Verein Wiener Jugendzentren, Local Agenda 21, children and young people
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD: spring 2022 – ongoing and April 2023 – ongoing

“Our three-year motto is ‘Let’s save the world!‘ And we start with our kids in the parks to make sure that they will have a happy childhood and future! And we really have achieved quite a lot: many raised beds and tasty bushes for Favoriten’s kids!”

Michi Waiglein-Wirth

Wiener Kinderfreunde aktiv