On another occasion, Diaby – who was a member of the city council at the time – found a postcard in his mailbox. Diaby suffered through the tirade in silence. He said that Diaby had been gifted his German passport and kicked 'his own people' in the ass. One time, a well-known right-wing extremist in the city filmed and harassed Diaby during lunch in Halle. It is a place where he can relax – which is why it is important to Diaby that the precise location of his garden not be revealed. At some point, though, he heard that there was a saying in Germany: 'The dumbest farmers grow the biggest potatoes.' Since then, Diaby has been a bit more reserved.ĭiaby tries to spend almost every weekend in his garden if his schedule allows for it, planting and watering, weeding and harvesting. When he harvested them, he took pictures and started showing them around on his mobile phone like others might show off photos of their children. Diaby, though, is particularly proud of his sweet potatoes.

'I felt accepted.' The allotment gardeners helped him feel at home in Halle.įor the last several years, the SPD politician has had an allotment garden of his own, and he and his wife grow cucumbers, okra and tomatoes. Diaby enjoys gardening, the harvest it produces and the feeling of community. They would invite him into their garden shacks or to BBQs. 'But in most instances, I was received with open arms,' says Diaby. Of course, he allows, he heard some stupid comments – such as people saying that he was only in Germany for the blonde women, and things like that. The garden colonies survived.ĭiaby says that his work in the gardens was the first time he had really come face-to-face with eastern Germans. In only very few cases did harmful elements exceed threshold values. Later, he examined the root knobs – and found that it was all edible. Diaby went from colony to colony, planting kohlrabi or celery. thesis entitled: 'The Heavy Metal and Nutrient Content of Allotment Gardens in Halle.' Investors at the time were hoping to eliminate the garden colonies, arguing that the soil had been poisoned by East German industry.

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