Weltacker Berlin

The Berlin Global Field project began in 2013 as the world’s first Weltacker. Initially located in Spandau, the field moved to Marzahn-Hellersdorf for the International Garden Exhibition in 2017, before finally finding its permanent home in the Botanical People’s Park Blankenfelde-Pankow. The Weltacker Berlin e.V. has been recognised as a non-profit organisation since 2023.

On the 2000-square-metre Global Field, children and adults have the opportunity to reflect on their own footprint and to put their personal consumer behaviour in a global context. A wide range of educational opportunities, including tours and workshops, are provided throughout the year. This programme is complemented by online seminars that explore the global interrelationships of agriculture in more depth and also reach people who cannot be on site. In addition, several festivals are organised each year, and the Weltacker participates in numerous public events to bring the vision of the project to even more people and promote exchange.

A central theme of the Berlin Global Field is soil and its biodiversity. In the mobile ‘wormhole’, for example, visitors can experience the soil with all their senses and learn how important healthy soil is for fair and sustainable agriculture and the environment. In the future, the topic of water will also be given more attention, as it is an increasingly scarce resource.

The core team of Weltacker Berlin e. V. consists of six permanent members who are supported by volunteers, interns, student assistants and experienced educational officers. A special highlight is the Weltacker Youth Council, an association of young people aged 15 to 27. The youth council is working intensively on the question of how young people can get involved in the food transition, what challenges exist and what a socially just food system could look like. The aim is to motivate other young people to get involved in these issues as well.