If you are interested, you can contact the student garden team via email:
There are also contact options, impressions of the garden and information about special events via the homepage or social networks (in German-language):
Student Garden
In the student garden, students from all departments of Ruhr University Bochum grow potatoes, blueberries and mint. Those who participate in the course “Gardening for non-biologists” even receive credit points.
Fancy sowing, weeding and harvesting? The student garden is located behind the Mensa of Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), right next to the children's daycare center and always welcomes active support.
Besides the variety of fruit and vegetables that are grown, there is also a dye garden with flowers and shrubs from which natural dyes are made. The association is also committed to animal welfare.
Gardening on Campus
The student garden is not (only) about home-grown produce for the shared kitchen: The project is backed by the association “RUB Studigarten Lustigs Erben e.V.”, which sees the student garden as an educational garden:
- The student gardeners learn about the complex balance of nature,
- observe the interrelationships in flora and fauna at the bee drinking trough and the meadow of beneficial insects and
- they provide their active support.
Credit Points for Gardening
In the student garden, students not only gain experience in gardening, but can also earn credit points: During the summer semesters, the “Optionalbereich” offers a course.
Picture Gallery: Student Gardeners, Fauna & Flora
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Studigarten_Kohl (Englisch)
Studigarten_Bienentränke (Englisch)
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Studigarten_Gärtner (Englisch)
Studigarten_Libelle (Englisch)
Report: The Student Garden in the News Portal
The article is published in German language:
- Building your own bee watering troughs
(“Bienentränken selbst bauen”)
Nature & Recreation