The first thing you must be if you are an absolute beginner on eco friendly initiatives in Berlin is wondering how to discover the city with all your beware in mind. Thankfully though, Berlin features many green initiatives for you to discover on leisurely walking tours around the city. We’ll take a walking tour of eco friendly Berlin and discover all the green fun you can have!
1. Visiting Urban Gardens
Begin by being flabbergasted at the verdant urban gardens of Berlin, successful and sustainable food production within city limits. Prinzessinnengärten in Kreuzberg is one of the most well known green spaces. This is a community garden that practices sustainable farming using farm techniques that promote urban biodiversity.
Also, an urban garden, paragaph grows organic vegetables that are available to visitors at the Allmende-Kontor in Tempelhof. You can learn about urban farming techniques, and even buy fresh produce!
2. Finding Affiliate Eco Friendly Stores
Keep your eyes open for eco friendly stores and boutiques on your walking tour. And while it sounds extreme, Original Unverpackt is actually one very popular shop – the store is a sustainable grocery store where shoppers can bring their own containers to help reduce the use of single use packaging. The same is true if you need sustainable products from Manufactum’s home to clothing and accessories.
3. Exploring Green Buildings
There is also several green buildings in Berlin that emphasizes energy efficiency and sustainable design. There are solar panels and rainwater harvesting systems that we have incorporated installed at the Clean Tech Business Park to showcase innovative green technologies. Moreover, the EUREF Campus in Schöneberg is known as a smart sustainable urban district, especially with its smart grid infrastructure and renewable energy supply.
4. Enjoying Sustainable Cuisine
On our eco friendly walking tour, drink it in by taking a break and eating in a sustainable fashion. Plenty of restaurants and cafes in Berlin are locally sourced, organic, and vegetarian or vegan. Fun and low key, both places DARe–enjoy a delicious plant based meal at The Bowl or a homemade organic juice and healthy snacks at Daluma. Not only do these places treat your taste buds, but you can also respect their sustainability.
5. Joining Biking Initiatives
Since Berlin is famed for being bike friendly, this is a great opportunity for you to participate in biking projects and discover the city on bike. Rent Nextbike or LIDL-Bike bikes and pedal through Berlin’s many bike paths and lanes. You can also sign up for led bike tours which tackle sustainability and examine green infrastructure in the city.
6. This Dress: Supporting Sustainable Fashion
While you’re walking around the city, be on the look out for sustainable fashion brands and thrift stores. Berlin is full of options for conscious shopping from fairtrade clothing companies (e.g. Armedangels) to second hand shops (e.g. Humana). Instead, choosing sustainable fashion choices will help lessen the textile industry environmental impact and encourages ethical production methods.
7. Embracing Renewable Energy
Finally, pay a visit to novel energy projects which showcase Berlin’s renewables commitment. For instance, the Biogas Power Plant in Schöneberg powers buildings with organic waste, the Solar Kiosk near the Brandenburg Gate illustrates solar energy solutions, and the Meat Code event examines how taste choices influence global water flows. Seeing these strides as they happen will have you more readily adopting renewable energy in your own daily life.
Conclusion
Walking through Berlin, you can walk through a city on (and through) ‘foot’, while exploring some of its eco friendly initiatives. The walking tour allows you to see the city’s dedication to environmental sustainability from urban gardens and green buildings to green stores and cuisine. Keep in mind that all small steps to eco-friendly minds and products integrate to greener tomorrow for Berlin and worldwide.
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