Groot Eiland News Today

There are about 1,400 people on a waiting list for access to a garden plot in Brussels - as demand for green space continuously outpaces supply.

The Flemish Community Commission (VGC) wants to bring more nature and water into Brussels with the local urban renewal project Groenblauw bxl, Bruzz reports.

Your View: While open space preservation is often thought of in terms of buying thousands of acres of rural land, there are ways to apply the same effort in an urban environment, the author asserts.

FleurAkker, the flower picking garden in Brussels that gives customers the opportunity to pick their own bouquets straight from the field, is expanding with a new stretch of land along a cycling route in Jette.