Pelguaed Allotment Garden (Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, Estonia)
Tallinn, Estonia · Operator: NPO「ペルグアエド（MTÜ Pelguaed）」（代表：マルティン・ペンナステ）。整備はタリン市・北タリン地区政府が発注し、環境投資センターが資金を拠出 / The NGO Pelguaed, led by Martin Pennaste; construction commissioned by Tallinn city and the North Tallinn Government with funding from the Environmental Investment Centre
Overview
An allotment garden the city billed as Tallinn's largest community garden, built as an extension of an existing community space. Construction began on 1 August 2023 with a February 2024 completion deadline. It has raised beds and garden plots, a greenhouse, compost bins, water connections, street lighting, toilets and a roofed gathering area.
Citizen participation
Members of the NGO rent a plot for what is described as a symbolic membership fee, with a willingness to contribute to the garden's activities expected in return. Membership applications ran from 17 April to 8 May 2024. The garden is designed to be usable by people with special needs and by children, and doubles as an outdoor learning space.
Operating model
A public–NGO split: the city (North Tallinn Government) provided the land and paid for the build, while day-to-day running is the NGO's. Warren Teed Ltd carried out construction and F+A Landscape Architecture produced the preliminary design; the Environmental Investment Centre funded the works.
Impact
Capacity rose from about 40 people to nearly 100, and the project institutionalised — as a public works project — the allotment model of plot rental that is described as a new concept in Tallinn. No yield figures are reported in the sources.
Land tenure
The city commissioned the build on municipal land; the NGO Pelguaed runs it.
Crops
- Vegetables
- Herbs
Scale
3,000 m² — コルデ大通りとエフテ通りの角、約3,000平方メートル。整備費は設計込みで39万3,600ユーロ。拡張により受け入れ人数は約40人から約100人へ / Roughly 3,000 m² at the corner of Kolde Boulevard and Ehte Street; the works cost €393,600 including design, and expanded capacity from about 40 to nearly 100 people
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