Saatkultur* was a non-profit project that collected donations for humanitarian aid through the promotion of bags containing organic seed. The seed assortment included nine edible plants that originated in different countries and continents and have come to enrich our cuisine.
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The integration projects
The seed bags also served as a medium against racism: The backs of the bags contained information about pioneering projects that are committed to the inclusion of refugees and represent mutual cultural enrichment.
The designers
Saatkultur* was also a design project: Nine designers from all over the world designed the covers of the seed bags and captured the plants in a unique and individual way. This graphic series also reflects a cultural diversity.
Double seeds?
Saatkultur* offered seeds in a dual sense – on the one hand the bags contained ecological seeds for gardening and culinary purposes, whereas on the other hand they represented social seeds for social change.
The donation project is now complete
As morethanshelters e.V. ceased operations on December 31, 2025, we will no longer be distributing our seed bags. We will be giving the seeds away to urban gardening initiatives in Hamburg in the spring of 2026.
Saatkultur* was launched in May 2022 in the park of the Schleswig-Holstein State Museum at Gottorf Castle. In 2023, our display cases were showcased in the temporary pavilion of the architecture collective “Frugal Bauen” in front of the Ernst Barlach Haus in Hamburg, and we were also guests in front of the Bargheer Museum in Hamburg’s Jenischpark and in front of the MARKK (Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt). Thanks to our sponsors, we were also able to donate seeds to various urban gardening initiatives. We would also like to thank the shops that supported us, including the museum shop at the Ernst Barlach Haus and Café TIDE Treibholz & Feinkost in Ottensen.
Donations for what?
The proceeds from the donation went to morethanshelters e. V. The organization used half of the amount for a project in the Jordanian refugee camp Za’atari and the other half for the initial care of Ukrainian refugees in Berlin. The donation project is now complete.
