Autour de Marguerite
The Autour de Marguerite charter
The Autour de Marguerite association is a collective of neighbours who want to promote conviviality around Marguerite Square. Our four main objectives are:
We’re developing a community garden that adheres to the principles of sustainable development so that people can discover or rediscover the skills, knowledge and pleasures of gardening. Our action is structured around three axes:
Respect for people
- Local conviviality: street festivities, events, exhibitions, bookboxes, shared activities, etc.
- Involving isolated people in daily gardening activities
- Exchanges with local schools
- Sponsorship of fruit trees for children
- Exchanges between local residents and users of the nearby sports ground
- Multicultural dimension and multilingual communication
- Promotion of quality food: fruit and vegetables accessible or distributed
- Relations with staff from the City of Brussels and other sister associations
Respect for the environment
- Introducing biodiversity
- Creating a vegetable garden, orchard and gourmet garden in the heart of the European Quarter
- Choosing varieties that are hardy or adapted to climate change
- Refusing to use pesticides
- Caring for birds and insects
- Rational water management
- Active promotion of neighbourhood cleanliness
Respect for the local business model
- Actions supported by the local and regional authorities
- No sale of fruit or vegetables, the aim being to share and donate
- For purchases, priority will be given to local sustainable businesses