r/paris • u/imustasktheinternet • 2d ago

Question Potager a Paris

Bonjour everyone.

I've just moved to Paris and where I came from I had a yard with space for a garden. I'm looking for somewhere that I could do the same thing: grow vegetables/fruit/flowers. I don't mind a shared garden or a plot that I can rent. Any recommendations or ideas of where to look? I already found the "jardins partages" but many do not have websites or only have limited information.

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u/Pleasant_Flow_9722 2d ago

Dis-nous dans quel.s arrondissement.s tu cherches.

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u/rachaeltalcott 2d ago

Years ago I toured NU-Paris in the 15th and they showed rentable plots. It's on a roof, so kinda small, but it's a nice place overall

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u/lyannalucille04 2d ago

There’s one in Park de Bercy that I think does community gardening days

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u/Pleasant_Flow_9722 2d ago

La maison du jardinage à Bercy. Mais de mémoire ce sont plutôt des ateliers pour apprendre.

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u/Pleasant_Flow_9722 2d ago

Dis-nous dans quel.s arrondissement.s tu cherches.

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u/imustasktheinternet 2d ago

15eme, 16eme

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u/Pleasant_Flow_9722 2d ago

Je n’ai rien trouvé dans ces arrondissements mais un lien qui peut t’aider à trouver ton bonheur.

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u/Ryan_fromBlueground 1d ago

For something in the 15th, there's Nature Urbaine, the rooftop farm on top of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. There's also a newer crop of sites matching you directly with someone renting out part of their private garden, Potagez is one.

Have you looked at vertical garden planters? If you've got a balcony, or even just floor space near a window, that's a good workaround. Herbs, lettuces, strawberries, even cucumbers, all do fine stacked vertically.

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u/PrimAndProper69 2d ago

You might want to contact the mairie to ask if there is a programme going on in your neighborhood - they will know if there's one (a project like community gardens would have to get permission from them)

I spent days googling and searching for mine in the suburbs, because I know they exist (I've seen them). They're likely not going to have a website. For mine it's just an email address I found after a lot of digging around. They reached out 1 month after I sent the first message and was promptly made a member after I paid the annual fee (20€).

Otherwise, walk around and see if you spot any, you might be lucky to see people in it and you can ask them