I’m working on a new project! Right now I am in the research phase of a photography project Stadsnatuur in which I capture the sometimes hidden, quiet nature within the city, with a special focus on the people who cherish and monitor it.
Plants, as natural optimists, thrive wherever they can—sprouting through cracks, flourishing between tiles. In 2023, I met some individuals and groups who work in their own ways to nurture urban nature. They, too, are optimists, often finding opportunities within the cracks of the system. These encounters inspired me to seek more stories about the relationship between nature and the city, and they are changing the way I view the urban environment. Nature is not only found in remote wilderness or towering mountains. Sometimes, the old oak tree at the end of the street can evoke the same sense of wonder—if we only take time to notice it.
If you want to chat, have some tips or want to be included in the project please email me! info@rosameininger.nl
Johan from Op De Beek in his young food forest.
Planting of a food forest border at Warmoezerij Wolfslaar. Design by Babbe Hengeveld of Oergroen.
Leonie in her paradise garden, a community garden where you can learn about permaculture in an approachable way, and roll up your sleeves to try it yourself.
The first trees of the new forest on the outskirts of the city are planted.
A new 10-hectare forest will be planted in the former 'polder' landscape. Native trees and shrubs are planted here.
Smooth Hawksbeard grows among agricultural tools.
Where city and nature meet. Tiny Forest in the Brabantpark district
Tiny Forest in the Brabantpark district.
Comfrey protects young tree saplings from being eaten. Its deep roots provide balance and protection during heat or drought and the plant is nutritious mulch material.
The nursery grows plants and trees for food forests, forest gardens and agroforestry projects.
Planting food forest border at Warmoezerij Wolfslaar. Design by Babbe Hengeveld of Oergroen.