Say the words “pop-up farming” and you’re bound to receive a few chuckles, but the Prinzessinnengarten revolutionized this concept on a former vacant lot near Moritzplatz. Once purely the domain of abandoned factories, power plants and apartment blocks, the company Nomadisch Grün opened this garden to demonstrate the feasibility of converting abandoned urban lots into small green pastures of fruits, fauna and veggies. Make a visit to their cafe for lunch, and learn how easy it is to go green amid endless blocks of grey.

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