The document summarizes the results of a project in Denmark that tested the use of diverting dry toilets without water flushing in 89 allotment gardens. Key findings include: - Users found the toilets easy to install, clean, and empty, and had very few problems. - Daily use of the toilets was generally problem-free, though some women had difficulty aiming into the urine bowl initially. - Issues with flies, noise, and smells were minimal and easily addressed by users. - Urine collected was highly concentrated and low in heavy metals and organic compounds, making it well-suited for use as fertilizer. - No bacterial or parasitic infectious micro

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Employment and environment
Role and functions of voluntary work
Elisabeth Redler
Director of Anstiftung Research Association Munich
Are Hanneke van Veen and Rob van
Eeden, the Dutch authors of several
best-sellers on the virtues of miserliness,
guilty of a dual dereliction of the duty to
support job creation? Their books urge
us to reduce our levels of consumption
and so spare both our wallets and the
environment, with damaging effects on
employment in the manufacturing
and commercial sectors. Moreover, the-
se „new Scrooges“ have written various
guides on how best to make your money
work for you, trespassing on the preser-
ve of investment advisors, debt consul-
tants and various other professional
categories in the financial services sec-
tor. Like other voluntary workers, they
add their personal touch to the colourful
panorama of employment categories in
the fringes of the private and public
sectors. Their example shows that em-
ployment policy objectives do not always
mix well with environmental policy ob-
jectives. Likewise, schemes to promote
autonomy, exchange and sharing, which
are also sustainable forms of consump-
tion, find themselves charged with the
crime of destroying jobs by reducing
consumption.
Threat or opportunity?
Hugely exaggerated accusations of
this kind lead to many tentative initiatives
being abandoned before they really get
off the ground. The most serious aspect
in political terms, however, is probably
the fact that a sector of society which
so far has developed according to its
own rules – voluntary workers perform
tasks they have chosen themselves –
is being subjected to the rules of the
labour market, the economy and govern-
ment social policy. This trend can be
seen at several levels: the work of self-
help groups and voluntary associations
is increasingly being guided by the cri-
teria of efficiency and service to the
customer; governments grants are con-
ditional on quality assurance and the
integration of the long-term unemployed;
and the champions of the third sector
themselves, who have the wind in their
sails, emphasise the sector’s potential
in employment terms. Yet researchers
at John Hopkins University have shown
in an international study on the
third sector that only a very small
proportion (1,1%) of jobs in the
environmental sector involve non-
profitmaking activities, from which
they conclude that the third sector
is neither a threat to employment
nor a potential source of job op-
portunities.
Positive impetus
The great democratic value of
voluntary work must be properly
recognised. Unconventional, au-
tonomous voluntary work is part
of a society’s wealth and therefore
deserves to be protected and
supported. It shapes the activity,
flexibility and cohesion of the
community, thus contributing to its via-
bility. Voluntary work is a barometer of
unsatisfied needs. Citizens become in-
volved in areas where services are ina-
dequate, areas ignored by government
and the market, serving causes that do
not enjoy the favour of the prevailing
ideology.Alongside these efforts, political
initiatives sometimes also emerge and
fight hard to win financial support for
their objectives or to have stricter regu-
lations imposed. The voluntary sector
thus becomes a source of new, positive
impetus for the employment market,
and this influence is very noticeable, for
instance, in the environmental sector.
Job creation in non-profitmaking orga-
nisations in the environmental techno-
logy and monitoring sectors is among
the political successes achieved. Volun-
tary work acts as a force for innovation
here, including in the official sector. The
fact that the two objectives, environment
and employment, can be reconciled in
this way will of course be welcomed,
but no greater value will be attached to
it at political level than to the democratic
quality of voluntary work.
Voluntary work (honorary post) in Europe's leisure garden associations (York 2002)
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Changing functions
In performing a task they themselves
have chosen, individuals act for the
good of the community without waiting
for legislation, an employment contract
or pay to justify their work. Although the
intrinsic value of what they do is in no
way threatened by the creation of jobs
in associations and self-help groups, it
is threatened by the “colonisation” of
the third sector, which can involve the
following, for instance:
the third sector has to carry out all
the tasks which government and the
market are unwilling or unable to per-
form. The tasks are assigned from out-
side and not chosen by the sector itself;
the third sector has to absorb all
those who cannot find employment in
the conventional labour market. The
image of work for the public good be-
comes blurred with that of compulsory
work;
small-scale individual initiatives are
lumped together with the big traditional
charitable organisations, which then
play a dominant role in the political
evolution of the “third sector” defined in
this way.
In future, full employment will depend
less on the creation of new jobs and
more on the fair distribution of existing
work. Taking on a task that meets one’s
own needs and those of the community
is one way of making good use of free
time and filling the vocational vacuum
left by the decline in paid employment.
Moreover, if the post-materialist ap-
proach is accompanied by a commit-
ment to work for the environment, it
offers a possible means of solving envi-
ronmental and employment problems
at the same time.
Article published in the journal
NATUROPA iss. 92/2000 Voluntary work in the allotment garden movement
Managing the heritage wisely and
creating jobs - the experience of Regional
Nature Parks in France
Jean-Luc SADORGE
Director of the Federation of Regional nature parks of France
Regional Nature Parks were first esta-
blished in 1967 as a means of contribu-
ting to both the preservation and the
economic development of France’s most
vulnerable regions. The parks do not
therefore set protection against develop-
ment, but build local development stra-
tegies based on making the most of the
heritage.
Three key concepts
Three key concepts apply here: regi-
ons, plans and contracts.
Regions
The boundaries of Regional Nature
Parks are determined by heritage criteria
relating to nature, culture, history and
landscapes.
Plans
The plans for the individual parks, on
which the entire system is based, are
laid down in ten-year charters. These
are drawn up following reviews of all of
the assets and constraints of the region
concerned, in both heritage and socio-
economic terms.
Contracts
Once they have been drawn up, the
charters have the legal force of con-
tracts. They are approved by all the local
authorities concerned and then officially
validated by decree for ten-year periods
on a proposal from the Minister for the
Environment.
There are now 38 such Regional
Nature parks in France. They are to be
found in almost every part of the country,
cover over 10% of its national territory
and have approximately 3 million inha-
bitants.
Five objectives
The Regional Nature Parks have five
statutory objectives:
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to protect the heritage, in particular
through appropriate management of
nature and landscapes;
to promote economic, social and
cultural development and improve the
quality of life;
to contribute to regional/spatial plan-
ning;
to attract visitors and educate and
inform the public;
to perform activities of an experimen-
tal or exemplary nature in these areas.
Responsibility for implementing these
objectives lies with autonomous public
bodies headed by local elected repre-
sentatives and assisted by multidisci-
plinary technical teams that cover the
fields provided for in each park’s charter.
The technical teams include biologists,
architects, agronomists, tourism experts,
educationalists, economists and fore-
sters, etc, with the skill mix being adap-
ted to the needs of the individual parks.
An asset for local development
Designating a region as a nature park
immediately gives it a positive public
image, which, in turn, is an asset for
local development. There are several
reasons for this:
Firstly, the system is operated by twin
„keys“. In other words, local initiative is
combined with official designation at
national level. Without strong commit-
ment at local level, it would not be pos-
sible to protect the heritage credibly on
a scale as large as that of the Regional
Nature Parks, as it would be impossible
to get local people to accept schemes
imposed by central government. On the
other hand, the fact that parks are desi-
gnated by central government decree
gives the procedure legal force.
Secondly, the credibility in conserva-
tion terms immediately becomes a tourist
asset. Following a well-established pat-
tern – which itself poses problems for
the managers concerned – the action
of protecting a particular region’s herita-
ge makes it more attractive to visitors.
At the same time, the impact of desi-
gnation as a Regional Nature Park is
not confined to tourism. “Regional Nature
Parks” is a registered trademark owned
by the French Ministry for the Environ-
ment. When a park is established by
decree, the body responsible for mana-
ging it takes over the trademark and
acquires the right to grant the use of the
corresponding logo to businesses within
the park, in accordance with specifica-
tions based on precise criteria. Regard-
less of whether they are in the productive
or service sectors, the businesses are
thus able to use the logo in their marke-
ting and profit from the park’s positive
image.
Lastly, designation as a Regional
Nature Park also helps make the region
concerned stand out as a recognised
and unique heritage asset, rather than
just a marginalized rural area. This is a
source of pride and dynamism for the
local community.
A role in job preservation
In view of all of the above factors, a
study conducted in 1996 on employment
and Regional Nature Parks showed that
the parks play a major role in stabilising
and preserving employment in rural
areas. They are not only employers
(direct employment) and investors and
buyers of goods and services (indirect
employment), but also the initiators of
projects (induced employment).
Since the jobs created are long-term
in nature, even though their number
does tend to decline over time, the study
concluded that Regional Nature Parks
created between 18 000 and 35 000
jobs lasting a year during the year under
review. When the number of jobs created
or preserved is compared with the total
budget of the Regional Nature Parks,
the great efficiency of the parks therefore
becomes clear.
Living laboratories for sustainable
development
Aware of the importance of these
findings, the Federation of Regional
Nature Parks is now conducting an inter-
park round of discussions and trial sche-
mes in eight pilot parks as part of an
ADAPT European programme, the aims
being to:
strengthen ties with the firms that
are the parks’ natural partners. This
involves working on the recognition,
enhancement and improvement of their
image, the quality of their products and
services and their compatibility with the
park charters. In other words, the efforts
are essentially geared towards optimi-
sing a strategy adopted by the firms to
make them stand out in their markets;
develop working relations with new
businesses (small and medium-sized
firms from all sectors), in particular those
involved in production activities, and
launch wide-ranging initiatives on issues
that have so far received little attention.
While maintaining their heritage-
based approach, the parks have every-
thing to gain from strengthening their
business culture ands their specific eco-
nomic development know-how. By put-
ting into practice on a daily basis the
idea that nature conservation will, in
future, depend on the commitment of
both business and society at large – a
position that has been universally ac-
cepted since the Rio Summit – France’s
Regional Nature Parks are acting as 38
living laboratories for sustainable de-
velopment.
Their experience shows that preser-
ving landscape and nature can be a
good means of contributing to the eco-
nomic and social development of a
country’s most vulnerable regions.
Article published in the journal
NATUROPA iss. 92/2000
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Denmark
Ecological sanitation - sustainable sanitation
in allotment gardens in Denmark, part 1
Resume
In the HYPHEN/BINDESTRICH
27/2001 the Danish project “Ecological
handling of wastewater in allotment
gardens by means of diverting dry toilet
systems and willow
evapotranspiration
beds” which is the
biggest and most
detailed ever done
about diverting dry
toilet systems was presented concerning
background and planned investigations.
No-mixing/diverting toilet systems
without water flush were established to
test and demonstrate organic and sus-
tainable sanitation systems as alterna-
tives to systems with chemicals or water
flushing closets in combination with
collecting tanks or sewers.
Many Danish gardeners have stop-
ped using pesticides and want to de-
velop a more ecological behaviour also
in sanitation. Water flush toilets in com-
bination with collection tanks are very
expensive resulting in economical and
social problems. Trucks collecting wa-
stewater destroys the often primitive
roads. Establishing sewage is also very
expensive and often resulting in different
problems. Both solutions with water
flushing toilets also works against the
idea of allotment gardens as only being
used half of the year and without some
of the features known from permanent
living. No mixing toilets/diverting toilets
were introduced to implement ecological
and sustainable behaviour with a high
sanitary comfort.
This article describes some of the
results from the project running from
1998 – 2002 as a co-operation between
the Danish Allotment Gardens Associa-
tion, 10 local organisations, A& B Back-
lund ApS, The Danish Technical Univer-
sity and the municipalities of Ballerup
and Herlev.The
project had Arne
Backlund from A & B
Backlund ApS as a
project manager and
was partly financed
by the Danish Environmental Protection
Agency.
Methodology
89 toilets were installed and experi-
ences from 81 of them could be collec-
ted. Participation was free for organiza-
tions and members and the choice
among a range of toilets and containers
were free. Information about the sys-
tems, the handling and the ideas were
presented on arrangements. The parti-
cipants were free to contact the project
manager concerning questions. The
participants were responsible them-
selves for mounting and running of the
systems. Written questionnaires played
a minor role. Information about among
others expectations and experiences
with installation and running were col-
lected. All participants were personally
interviewed by phone or at a visit. Many
of the installations were inspected. Sam-
ples of collected urine were taken from
10 allotment gardens and analysed for
among others nutrients, heavy metals,
organic compounds and microor-
ganism. The participants delivering urine
were especially interviewed concerning
questions relevant for the quality of the
urine. Sample of faeces/ composted
faeces were not taken and analysed in
this but in another project.
Main conclusions
Diverting dry toilets are good alterna-
tives. Mounting, cleaning as well as
emptying of the toilet were all found
easy to carry out.
The project participants in the inve-
stigation were very positive and have
had very few problems which were sol-
ved.
The daily use of the toilet were ge-
nerally without problems but some wo-
men found it difficult to hit the urine bowl.
After a period of getting acquainted with
the system only two women still had
difficulties.
Inconveniences in the shape of flies,
noise and smells have been minimal
and the users have solved the few pro-
blems occurring themselves.
The urine was very concentrated
Ivan Larsen, Chairman of the Danish Allotment Garden Association
Arne Backlund, Project manager, Director of A & B BACKLUND ApS
Big success with no-mix toilets
without water flush
”It's the best thing I ever did.”
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because the users if they manually ad-
ded water after urinating only used small
amounts.
Concentrations of heavy metals and
organic compounds were low much lo-
wer than the limit values in the sludge
regulation. The urine was well suited to
be used as a fertiliser. The project par-
ticipants would have liked to use of
mixture of collected urine and water as
a fertiliser in their individual garden.
In the investigation neither bacterial
nor parasitic infectious micro organisms
of the types: Campylobacter, Salmonel-
la, Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia
duodenalis or other intestinal parasites
were found.
Diverting toilet systems without water
flush is a good ecological alternative to
chemical closets as well as an econo-
mical and an ecological alternative to
water flushing toilets with collection tanks
or sewage.
Project results
Characteristics of allotment gardensand
participants
The methods for collection of user
experiences were described. The ten
allotment garden associations were cha-
racterised through numbers and sizes
of the gardens. Garden sizes were ge-
nerally 390 – 400 m2. The age and the
sex of the users, and distribution among
the allotment gardens, were stated. 80
allotment garden houses had altogether
176 permanent users, slightly more wo-
men than men. 27 permanent users
were under 18 years of age and 13 of
those under the age of six. Answering
a questionnaire, 34 participating gardens
responded that they used the allotment
garden 60 – 230 days a year. The gar-
dens were in average used 145 days a
year. The water demand including water
for irrigating the garden was in five allo-
tment gardens from 4 - 20 m3 with an
average of 11m3. Finally the focus were
on the toilets previously used in the
allotment garden houses. The most
commonly used toilet was a chemical
toilet. 55 out of 81 toilets had been
chemical.
Choice of toilet and urine container
The participants could choose bet-
ween four toilet models in plastic, two
in wood, one in metal and one in sanitary
porcelain. The toilet stool in porcelain
has a collection unit under the floor to
collect faeces; all other models collect
faeces in the toilet above the floor. 76
participants choosed toilets with fans
(12V or 220V with an effect from 1W to
19W). Most frequently a ”Separett
Weekend”, 37 out of 89, was chosen.
80 participants preferred 25-litre urine
containers and only 9 the big 220-litre
containers.
Characteristics of the collected urine
The 10 households delivering urine
mixture for sampling and analysis were
described. The households were descri-
bed regarding numbers of permanent
users, age, sex, type of toilet, urine
container, efficiency of the source diver-
ting system and the frequency of empty-
ing the urine container. The results of
the chemical and microbiological analy-
sis were presented.
The urine mixture was very concen-
trated with a concentration of nutrients
of 5400-mg N, 360 mg P and 1100 mg
K per litre. The concentrations of heavy
metals were very low, much lower than
the limit values given in the sludge di-
rective and also much lower than the
contents found in other organic fertilisers.
The concentrations of the investigated
organic compounds were also low, much
lower than the limit values.
There were no findings of bacterial
infectious matters, such as Campylob-
acter or Salmonella or parasitic infectious
matters such as Cryptosporidium par-
vum, Giardia duodenalis or other inte-
stinal parasites, in the urine mixture from
any of the 10 households. Amounts of
thermo tolerant coliforms were already
at the first sampling below the detection
level (10-cfu/100 ml) for 9 of the 10 urine
mixtures. The sample, in which thermo
tolerant coliforms could be detected,
was under the detection level at the
second analysis approximately one
month after sampling in the allotment
garden. Amounts of enterococcus were
below detection level (10-cfu/100 ml)
for five of the urine mixtures at the se-
cond analysis approximately one month
after sampling. At the third analysis
approximately two months after sam-
pling additional four samples were below
detection levels. In the last urine mixture
the amount of enterococcus was not
detectable at the fourth analysis after
approximately three months. pH was
from 8.8 – 9.2.
Experiences from mounting and running
Installation of toilets, ventilation sy-
stems, and urine systems with 25-litre
containers were generally easy. To dig
down 220-litre containers demanded
more work and efforts. Experiences from
the running of the faeces system, the
urine system and the ventilation system
were reported. The experiences were
positive.
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Comfort of sitting
The comfort of sitting on the toilets
were reported in only positive terms by
63 users (nine users had provided foot
stools on their own). All of the partici-
pants using toilet models with sitting
heights of 40, 42 and 46 cm were satis-
fied. More different opinions were ex-
pressed regarding sitting heights of 49,
50 and 53 cm without stools, 18 of these
users would prefer a stool.
Ivan Larsen, Chairman of the Danish
Allotment Garden Association
Frederikssundsvej 304A, DK-2700 Bro-
enshoej, Dänemark
Tel.: +45 38288750, Fax: +45 38288350
E-mail: info@kolonihave.dk
Internet: www.kolonihave.dk
Arne Backlund, Project manager, Direc-
tor of A & B BACKLUND ApS
Ordrupvej 101, DK-2920 Charlottenlund,
Dänemark
Tel.: +45 39633364, Fax:+4539636455
E-mail: backlund@backlund.dk
Internet:www.backlund.backlund.dk
to be continued
”Separett Villa”
”H66”
Ecological sanitary installations can be an option in allotments
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France
The Garden of Eden
The earth for the people living at
biblical times is a reality promised by
God to the chosen people. On its small
territory even at the time of its greatest
extension under Salomon (970-931 a.
C.) the land was contained in narrow
limits: 230 kilometres from north to south,
27 to 150 kilometres between the Medi-
terranean and the frontiers of the desert.
On these restricted sources you can
find numerous landscapes and climates.
The internal snow of the Hermon moun-
tains are only at a few hours walk from
the solitude of the desert. The green
manures of Galilee touch the lunar areas
of the Jordan valley and the Dead Sea.
People of the Bible express these con-
trasts by saying that their country is both
the country where milk and honey flows
and the unmerciful earth that devores
its inhabitants.
The absence of rivers and brooks
makes the cultivation dependant on rain
and dew. The people living at that time
know how to irrigate the gardens by
following the example of what is done
in Egypt. But the shortness of water
limits a satisfactory irrigation of the ve-
getable garden and the orchard to supply
the needs of the families. He knows his
enemies: the hails and the flying gras-
shoppers described by the prophets
Joël and Amos. He uses iron tools: hoe,
plough pulled by two oxen or donkeys
with the prohibition to use two animals
of different species for the labour. How-
ever for the small works, tools of stone
or wood are of common usage. In order
to transport the harvest one uses don-
keys or charts pulled by oxen.
The people of that period live in brick
houses that are constructed around a
court yard. The roof is nearly flat but
has a small inclination in order to allow
the rain- waters to flow into a cistern.
Beside the house you find a vegetable
garden where one cultivates the regional
vegetables: peas, alliums, melons, oni-
ons, cucumbers and pumpkins. At the
font of the garden you find a few vines
and a fig tree that invoke the image of
a perfect happiness to the passing peop-
le.
They sow hard weat and bailey before
or after the first rains (November till
December) and the harvest takes place
in June or July accordingly to the diffe-
rent species and regions. Flax is culti-
vated for commercial aims. Fruit grows
all over the country. Vines, fig trees,
pomegranate trees, olives trees and
palm trees characterise the landscapes
of the Bible. One has to add apple trees,
hazel, and almonds trees. The law for-
bids to knock down a fruit tree.
After the first rains, women, old peo-
ple and children have to work on the
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fields by doing the works that are easier
than labouring and sowing: taking out
weeds, forking the earth. At spring time
the heavy work starts, for example: the
thrashing and taking out of the corn, the
vintage, wine production, the harvest of
olives and the fabrication of oils etc..
The climate and the flora stimulate
the growth of the bees. Honey is con-
sidered as a basic product. The wax is
used for the fabrication of candles.
The Man of the Bible uses aromatic
plants, that are very prosperous in the
heath land, for its food and the fabrica-
tion of perfumes: myrrhe, capers, seed
mustard (black mustard) camomile, ver-
bena, cumin, anise flowers of lily and
jasmine.
The work of the earth puts rhythm to
people’s life. The harvest, the vintages
and the harvest of olives are sung by
the farmers and their families. After the
vintages one celebrates the weddings
of the daughters.
The value of the work of the earth is
underlined very strongly by the dates of
the three main religious celebrations:
Pessah (Eastern) at the beginning of
the harvest of the barley, Soukot (Whit-
sun) during the fruit and corn harvest,
the Cabane (Feast of the Tabernacles)
at the end of the annual agriculture
cycle.
Article published in the Jardin Familial
de France n° 414/2002
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Germany
International garden exhibition in Rostock
2003 - a very diversified gardening culture
The year 2003 offers a special ad-
venture to all gardening friends: The
international garden exhibition (IGA) in
Rostock. During 171 days from April
25th till October 12th 2003 all the guest
can admire on the exhibition ground at
the border of the Warnow numerous
examples of domestic and international
gardening culture.
The ground of a surface of 100 ha is
a natural ground, crossed by rivers and
small running waters, that have been
put again in their original state for the
international garden exhibition. The area
of the borders of the lower Warnow has
been completely changed. The existing
constructions of the village of "Schmarl"
and the leisure gardens situated close
to it have been integrated in the exhi-
bition.
The great hall of more than 10.000
m2 that can be divided in different parts
with its characteristic ceiling will show
in a rhythm of one or two weeks a chan-
ging exhibition of flowers and plants.
On the rest of the ground you can find
for example a special place dedicated
to roses, and you will see throughout
the year different plant cultivations.There
will be thematic gardens and gardening
cultures from yesterday and today. The
visitors can as well learn everything on
annual plants.
If the suspended gardens have been
the main attraction of the exhibition in
Hannover, the swimming gardens will
be the main attraction of the green in-
ternational exhibition near the sea of
Rostock. Floating stages of different
sizes near the borders will change the
Warnow in a sea of flowers. Some of
these flower islands can be walked on
and you can find there grounds for the
organisation of meetings as well as
gastronomic equipments. In these swim-
ming gardens you can familiarise yours-
elf with the thematic liaison with the
element called water.
According to the international charac-
ter of the exhibition the national gar-
dens will give an exotic flair to the inter-
national garden exhibition. Very close
to the new leisure garden site you will
be able to admire for example the Chi-
nese garden.
A funicular will circulate in a trian-
gular way over the ground during the
period of exhibition. You cannot find
something similar in the whole North of
Germany. Another attraction will be
among others the cathedral made of
willow, the greatest construction of
living plants in which one can cele-
brate religious events, concerts, lec-
tures and as well weddings can take
place there.
Special conditions for the leisure
gardeners
The federation of the leisure garde-
The allotment settlement "Schmarl" have been intergrated in the exhibition
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ners of Mecklenburg and Vorpommern
proposes the visit of the international
exhibition 2003 at special conditions to
all German leisure gardeners. Are pla-
ned both one day excursions and jour-
neys with spending the night in the re-
gion and additional program.
The program can be adapted indivi-
dually for every group. The arrival can
be made either by bus, train or plane.
For journeys with some nights spent in
the region one suggests a planning in
good time considering the hotel situation
in Rostock and in the areas along the
coast.
Wishes and demands can be addressed already now to:
PTI Panoramica Touristik International GmbH
Neu Roggentiner Str. 3
18184 Roggentin
Person to contact: Frau Kratzsch
Telefon: 038204/65750 | Telefax: 038204/6588750
E-Mail: kratzsch@pti.de | Internet: www.pti.de
National gardens, the traditional ship and the cathedral made of willow are special attractions of the IGA
INORMATIONS FROM THE FEDERATIONS

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NEWS
News from the federations
Finland
September meeting of the chairmen of the member allotment garden associations in Helsinki
France
17. - 18. 05. 2003 National congress in Tourcoing (North) subject: "The allotment gardens in the heart of the city"
June 2003 National congress of social housing in Lille
Germany
14. - 16. 03. 2003 judicial seminar concerning financial questions
21. - 23. 03. 2003 meeting of the executive board
13. - 15. 06. 2003 seminar on biodiversity in the allotment and leisure garden: an ecological contribution of the leisure
garden movement
15. 06. 2003 European Day of the Garden in Rostock
11. - 13. 07. 2003 meeting of the technical advisers: subject "Roses"
07. 09. 2003 National congress of the German federation
19. - 21. 09. 2003 meeting of the technical advisers: subject competition
10. - 12. 10. 2003 judicial seminar concerning the evaluation an important element for a regulated change of leaseholders
24. - 26. 10 .2003 seminar concerning social questions. Subject: "Social changes in Germany and possible consequences
for the leisure garden movement"
Great Britain
07. 06. 2003 Annual General Meeting
Meetings and Organizations

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Luxembourg
13. 04. 2003 National congress dedicated to the 75th anniversary
07. 06. 2003 75th "mother day" celebration in Bettembourg
17. 10. 2003 Celebration for the 75th anniversary
Slovakia
Exhibition - Záhradkár in Trencina, Agricultural complexe in Nitra
Switzerland
14. 06. 2003 42nd Congress in Bern
Finland
Sustainable summer vacationing or "How to spend your summer ecologically",
France
Research work ordered by the Ministery of Agriculture: "Let us rehabilitate the allotment gardens",
Document: Let us create plots of happiness at the bottom of flat houses,
"Letter to the presidents of the associations" (6-times yearly,)
The French allotment garden (6-times yearly),
Germany
Green series: issue 157-162,
Brochure concerning the 20th federal competition 2002: "The gardens in the town planning",
Luxembourg
9 monthly reviews,
"Pocket booklet 2003": "Concerning the construction of dwelling houses and flats",
Switzerland
3rd edition of the brochure: "The leisure gardens cultivated in a nature-related way"
Belgium
Statutory renewal of the general assembly and the executive board
Documentations
Necessary Informations
NEWS

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France
Deposit in the House of Parliament of a draft law concerning the amendment of the existing texts on
allotment gardens and gardens for reinsertion of excluded persons into society:
Germany
International gardening exhibition 2003
integration of a leisure garden site in the exhibition,
exhibition of the central federation and the national federationduring 6 months,
seminar on environmental questions
Federal competition
The Central leisure garden federation evaluates the 20th federal competition,
many examples to be imitated by leisure gardeners were noticed.
"European Day of the Garden" in Rostock on June 15th 2003
International subject: "The leisure gardens a social mission"
Foreigners Intergation
The Central federation deals especially with the questions concerning emigrant persons and develops
a specific programme with several steps. A specific person in every national federation will deal with
these questions.
SEMINAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
Seminar of the International Office
in Bratislava (Slowakei)
Provisional Schedule
Date : 28. - 31. August 2003
Location : Bratislava- HOTEL DANUBE
Opening Address Allotment garden sites- today and futures perspectives
Lecturer: Juraj KORCEK- Director of the Slovakian federation (SZZ)
NEWS

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SEMINAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
workshop I Water in the allotment garden sites
Lecturer: Dusan HUSKA - Slovakia
workshop II Ecological culture of fruit
Lecturer: Prof. HRICOVSKY- President of the SZZ
workshop III Allotment garden sites in the heart of the city
Lecturer: Jérôme CLEMENT- French allotment garden
federation
Expected number of particpants : 200 persons
Accomodation: Hotel DANUBE in Bratislava
Seminar expenses: Accomodation 3 nights:
single room: 72 € by the night
double room: 82 € by the night
Seminar fee: 300 € per delegate
200 € per escort
Thursday, 28. 08. 2003
to 2.00 pm Arrival of the participants
Accomodation in the hotel DANUBE
10.00 am General assembly International Office
3.00 pm Welcome of the participants by the president of the
Slovakian Allotment Garden federation - Mr. Ivan HRICOVSKY
Opening of the International seminar by the president
of the International Office - Mr. Bruno RAJAUD
Adress by the Secretary general of the International
Office - Mrs. Malou WEIRICH
Adresses by official guests
4.00 pm Introductory lecture: Allotment garden sites - today and
perspectives for the future
Lecturer: Juraj KORCEK
4.45 pm Coffee break
5.15 pm Discussions
7.00 pm Ceremonial dinner in the hotel-restaurant DANUBE
Friday, 29. 08. 2003
7.00 - 8.00 am Breakfast in the hotel DANUBE
8.30 - 11.30 am workshop I: Water in the allotment garden sites
lecture and discussions

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SEMINAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
workshop II : Ecological culture of fruit
lecture and discussions
workshop III: The allotment garden sites in the heart of city
lecture and discussions
10.00 am Coffee break
12.00 am Lunch in the hotel-restaurant DANUBE
1.30 - 5.00 pm Trip to Gabeikovo with refreshments
6.00 - 7.00 pm Visit of the Europe-place in Komarno
7.00 pm Dinner in Komarno
10.30 pm Return to the hotel DANUBE
Saturday, 30. 08. 2003
7.30 - 8.30 am Breakfast in the hotel DANUBE
9.00 - 11.30 am Report of the workshops l, II, III
Summary of the seminar
Mr. Wilhelm WOHATSCHEK, president of the executive board
Final words by the president of the International Office
Mr. Bruno RAJAUD
Final words by the president of the Slovakian allotment
garden federation, Mr. Ivan HRICOVSKY
10.00 am Coffee break
12.00 am Lunch in common in hotel DANUBE
1.00 pm Departure to Senica
2.30 - 5.00 pm Visit to the allotment garden site Senica-Kunov
Awarding the diploma for an ecological gardening
6.00 - 7.30 pm Visit to the castle "Cerveny Kamen"
8.00 - 10.30 pm Dinner in the wine castle - tavern Pezinok with wine- tasting
11.00 pm Return to the hotel DANUBE
Sunday, 31. 08. 2003
8.00 - 9.00 am Breakfast in the hotel DANUBE
9.30 - 11.00 am Sightseeing to Bratislava

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ADDRESSES OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
Nationaal Verbond van
Volkstuinen vzw/Ligue
Nationale du Coin de Terre et
du Foyer-Jardins Populaires
ASBL
Belgium association's place:
Vogelmarkt 11
B -9000 GENT
secretary's office:
c/o L. Van Bellegham
Oudburgweg 6
B-9830 St. Martens-Latem
Tel.: 09/329 85 22
Fax: 09/329 85 22
E-mail: n.ghesquiere@pi.be
Denmark Kolonihaveforbundet for
Denmark
Federikssundsvej 304 A
DK - 2700 BRONSHOJ
Tel.: 3828 8750
Fax: 3828 8350
E-mail: info@kolonihave.dk
Germany Bundesverband Deutscher
Gartenfreunde e. V.
Platanenallee 37
D - 14050 BERLIN
Tel.: 030/30 20 71-40/-41
Fax: 030/30 20 71 39
E-mail: bdg@kleingarten-bund.de
Great Britain The National Society of
Allotment and Leisure
Gardeners Ltd.
O'Dell House/Hunters Road
GB - CORBY,
Northants NN17 5JE
Tel.: 01536 266576
Fax: 01536 264509
E-mail: natsoc@nsalg.demon.co.uk
Luxembourg Ligue Luxembourgeoise
du Coin de Terre et du Foyer
97, rue de Bonnevoie
L - 1260 LUXEMBOURG
Tel.: 48 01 99
Fax: 40 97 98
E-mail: liguectf@pt.lu
Norway Norsk Kolonihageforbund Gronlandsleiret 23
N - 0190 OSLO
Tel.: 22-17 23 71
Fax: 22-17 33 71
E-mail: forbundet@Kolonihager.no
Poland Polski Zwiazek Dzialkowów Krajowa Rada
ul. Grzybowska 4
PL - 00-131 WARSZAWA
Tel.: 22-6546232
Fax: 22-6206112
E-mail: krpzd@dzialkowiec.com.pl
Sweden Svenska Förbundet för
Koloniträdgardar och
Fritidsbyar
Åsögatan 149
S - 116 32 STOCKHOLM
Tel.: 8-74 30 090
Fax: 86 40 38 98
E-mail: leif.thorin@koloni.org
Switzerland Schweizer Familiengärtnerverband Sekretariat:
z. Hd. von Frau Ruth STEINER
St. Georgenstra. 71a
CH - 9000 St. GALLEN
Tel.: 41 71 222 98 26
Fax: 41 61 31 13 10 3
E-mail: ruth.steiner@dtc.ch
Slovakia Slovenský Zväz Záhradkárov
Republikový Výbor
Havlickova 34
SK - 817 02 BRATISLAVA
Tel.: 7-54 77 54 22
Fax: 7-54 77 77 64
Finland Suomen Siirtolapuutarhaliitto ry Pengerkatu 9 B 39
SF - 00530 HELSINKI
Tel.: 9-763 155
Fax: 9-763 125
E-mail: sgarden@siirtolapuutarhaliitto.fi
France Ligue Francaise du Coin
de Terre et du Foyer
11, rue Desprez
F - 75014 PARIS
Tel.: 1-45 40 40 45
Fax: 1-45 40 78 90
E-mail: c.denis@jardins.familiaux.asso.fr
Netherlands Algemeen Verbond van
Volkstuinders Verenigingen
PO-Box 9094
NL - 3506 GB UTRECHT
Tel.: 0031/346 561612
Fax: 0031-346 56 40 92
E-mail: info@avvn.nl
Czechia Ceský Zahrádkárský Svaz ústredí Rokycanova 15
CZ-130 00 PRAHA 3 - Zizkov
Tel.: 2-22782710
Fax: 2-22782711
E-mail: zahradkari@vol.cz
Austria Zentralverband der
Kleingärtner, Siedler
und Kleintierzüchter Österreichs
Getreidemarkt 11/10
A - 1060 WIEN
Tel.: 1-587 07 85
Fax: 1-587 07 85 30
E-mail: zvwien@chello.at

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editor: Office International du Coin de Terre et des Jardins Familiaux a.s.b.l.
20, rue de Bragance, L - 1255 Luxembourg
date: Janurary 2003
concept and realisation: Bundesverband Deutscher Gartenfreunde e.V.
editorship Malou Weirich, Office International
layout/ dtp: Thomas Wagner, BDG
source of pictures: Thomas Wagner, BDG, pages 21, 22, 23 (pictures 1 and 2): Larsen/ Backlund
the Office online: www.jardins-familiaux.org