german kitsch the garden learn. in the 19th century city populations blue and green spaces dwindled their divisions of allotments gave poor families some outdoor space and the opportunity to grow their own food this self-sufficiency proved vital during the 2 world wars in communist east germany leaders originally viewed these individual god noises with suspicion but they soon softened to the concept once they realized that hobby gardeners could help make up the shortfall in fresh fruit and vege today it s not about the subsidy and more about lifestyle. doesn t it s like such a thing. for teaching but i got. told . there are about a 1000000 allotment gardens in germany the capital building boasts the most but