The idea of organised allotment gardening reached a first peak after 1864, when the so-called "Schreber Movement" started in the city of Leipzig in Saxony. A public initiative decided to lease areas within the city, with the purpose to make it possible for children to play in a healthy environment, and in harmony with nature. Later on, these areas included actual gardens for children, but soon adults tended towards taking over and cultivating these gardens.
C. Dittmann, M. Dittmann, I. Peters, and K. Weller. Generation international - die Zukunft von Information, Wissenschaft und Profession. Proceedings der 31. Online-Tagung der Germany., DGI Frankfurt a. M., Frankfurt am Main: DGI.(2009)
C. Dittmann, M. Dittmann, I. Peters, and K. Weller. Generation international - die Zukunft von Information, Wissenschaft und Profession. Proceedings der 31. Online-Tagung der Germany., DGI Frankfurt a. M., Frankfurt am Main: DGI.(2009)