There is a global call for biodiversity, the protection and conservation of species, habitats and genetic diversity. This requires people to make decisions and take action. Your own garden proves to be the perfect lever with which a lot can be achieved.
Even the smallest near-natural, organically managed garden, toad pond or hedgehog hideaway is a step in the right direction. Biodiverse areas are always also networking areas for migratory animals and plants. If you observe tits, sparrows and blackbirds in cities, you can see how they find food in one place and spend the night in other places. Hundreds of biodiverse areas in the city create habitats for hundreds of species.
How can you contribute to this? Some people create impressive garden paradises with qualified specialist companies, others roll up their arms and get stuck in themselves. But they all have one thing in common: they enjoy and learn from their garden as they tend and cultivate it.
And this is where everyone realizes how much there is to learn. Because simply buying a birdhouse doesn't necessarily bring the bird into the garden. Natural gardens are small, local ecosystems, with their very own dynamics and inhabitants throughout our four seasons. Plants, animals and fungi maintain diverse partnerships and, just like among humans, sometimes don't get along. Wind, water and sun create different locations that enable or prevent different things. And then there are you: People who want vegetables, fruit and relaxation; practical ways and effortless care.
Wanting, doing, observing, letting go and — growing with you.
As a gardener of such an ecosystem, there is not only a lot to learn about biological relationships or the gardening craft itself. Step by step, it also challenges us to let go of our ideas of how a garden should be and how it should develop.
As a bonus for connecting with nature, you can look forward to delicious organic vegetables, berries and fruit, unusual edible flowers and much more that you won't find in the supermarket.
Try it out for yourself: Bioterra connects people who are on this path, shares specialist knowledge and enthusiasm with Switzerland's most important magazine on organic and natural gardens. Bioterra offers courses and lectures, specialist conferences and experts, activities for children and families — all supported by 16,000 committed members.
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