Since 2011, i can change the world with my two hands has been working on a more sustainable Amsterdam in an inner area of ​​1,200 m2. In ten years time, a vacant lot has been transformed into a green, edible oasis. On the site, small-scale urban agriculture is combined with vegetable gardens for local residents. Residents who want to reduce their footprint can hand in their fruit and vegetable waste and/or buy local vegetables, herbs and cut flowers. At I can change 'Waste to Harvest' has been developed, a smart neighborhood compost system that is now also used at 10 other neighborhood green locations in Amsterdam. During activities in the season, the picking garden and the Tuinkafe with tea bar are open. In the meantime, inspiration can be gained about rainwater collection and composting. During OpenTuinenWest, the education greenhouse about (neighborhood) composting is open and there are guided tours along the Waste to Harvest location on the site.

| special flowers | kitchen garden | food & drinks | neighbourhood function | rainproof | local composting |

Since 2014, local residents have been transforming two gardens in the MidWest schoolyards into urban orchards. These are experimental stations for urban ecology, climate resilience, social innovation and bee management. The twelve thousand kilos of tiles of these squares have been transformed into wadis, beds with wild crops, fruit orchards, terraces, ponds, a chicken coop, a neighborhood oven and beehives. The starting point is the experiment. How do indoor gardens become socially valuable, green and climate-resistant outdoor spaces again? How do we create a garden with a lot of biodiversity in this densely populated district, with less than 1 m2 of green space per resident, where people, animals and insects feel at home? Welcome to MidWest.

In 2015, the residents of the Borgerbuurt put their heads together on this petrified square with boring shrubs. They wanted to grow fruit and vegetables here together. The West district was happy to help realize the vegetable garden and the mini orchard with herb garden. Since 2016, dozens of neighbors have been busy fertilizing, watering, sowing and harvesting. But especially with meeting, chatting, helping, cooking and relaxing.

| flowergarden | wheelchair accessible | public garden | kitchen garden |

Often called a hidden paradise, this green oasis in the middle of an urban stone desert. You can enjoy rare plants, chirping birds and small mammals. There are bird groves, thickets, a pool with frogs and a marsh, hedgerows and lots of trees. You really feel like you are in nature here. In addition, the garden has an undeniable social and educational function. School classes go on excursions to experience the variety of nature. There are guided tours, children's activities and a neighborhood party. Sometimes there is a painter's club in the garden or an artist's sculpture exhibition.

| child friendly | rainproof | special flora | special fauna | special trees | toilet |

Here is a quiet green public walking area, in a sustainable car-free neighborhood. The first homes were completed in 1997. 63 fruit trees have been maintained by volunteers for 25 years. Since 2013, the district has been increasingly greened. Stone squares become green areas. There are utility gardens where residents can garden to their heart's content, surrounded by hedges. They attract many birds, including swifts and sparrow colonies. Grass strips have been transformed into long-flowering plots that promote biodiversity. Composting and experiments with water collection, drought resistance and heat stress are being conducted. Every month many volunteers work in public green areas. That group is growing and the greening continues.

Please note: open 12pm - 5pm

| vegetable gardens | wheelchair friendly | composting | social community garden | toilet nearby (with wheelchair lift) | open 12pm - 5pm |

Here are dozens of vegetable garden where often an entire family harvests their produce. There is a lot of attention for flowers, insects, bees, vegetables and fruit. Urban Farming in optima forma.

| kitchen garden | wheelchair accessible |

The WackersTuin is a quiet innergarden behind the Wackers Academy, a classical art academy. It houses a common garden for 30 households. Since 2015, the tiled playground (350 m2) of this old school was transformed into a varied garden. There are 15 vegetable gardens, flowers, trees, shrubs, a greenhouse, a tomato field and a herb circle. Some members have a vegetable garden, others take care of an ornamental garden by growing in the greenhouse. There are also 2 worm hotels to make compost from organic waste, garden waste and coffee grounds. The garden is almost self-sufficient in its own compost. The WackersTuin organizes concerts, an urban gardening course, botanical drawing/painting workshops in collaboration with Wackers Academy and a fermenting workshop. The students of the Wackers Academy also enjoy the garden to draw and paint, sculpt and have a quite lunch.

| kitchen garden | worm hotel | composting | flower garden | toilet | wheelchair accessible | art |

This courtyard with a courtyard garden was built over 100 years ago (1906) on the recently filled-in Overtoom. Female students still live in the eleven apartments

| old courtyard garden | wheelchair accessible | special architecture| toilet |

About 32 years ago, the gardeners started working on this hidden gem. Due to increasing rainfall, the garden increasingly turned into a swamp. In the spring of 2018 they made the garden rainproof. Frogs, snails and water-loving plants are enjoying themselves again. The self-produced insect houses and fountains in the garden complete it.

| rainproof | special trees | toilet | artprojects |

Built in 1932 by Merkelbach & Karsten as one of the first strip-building flats in the Netherlands. Alternating green lanes and parking lanes. The Neighborhood Garden Landlust has been redesigned and furnished, for and by residents.

| wheelchair accessible | special architecture | communal garden|

By sustainably preserving trees, both young and old, we contribute to solving urbanization and climate change. We use this to build a healthy city. To this end, our services are based on sustainability, scientific research, practical insight and natural principles.

| special trees | special flora | special fauna | nationalebomenbank.nl |

Located on the corner of Jan Evertsenstraat and Vespuccistraat, Bar Baarsch is located in the heart of the Baarsjes.

All Open Gardens west visitors can come here on June 11 for a refreshing homemade lemonade or coffee with apple pie for only € 6.50.

| food and drink | toilet | wheelchair accessible | barbaarsch.nl |