Mazowiecki PZD

What Mazowiecki PZD does

Mazowiecki PZD (full legal name: Stowarzyszenie Ogrodowe w Warszawie Okręg Mazowiecki w Warszawie) is the Masovian regional branch of Polski Związek Działkowców (PZD), the legally recognized nationwide association for family allotment gardens (ROD) in Poland. The organization manages 28 staff across a Warsaw headquarters and three regional delegatures in Radom, Płock, and Siedlce, and serves individual plot holders (działkowcy) and families renting garden plots throughout the Masovian Voivodeship. Service delivery is community-led: new members join via local ROD management boards and must complete mandatory two-day training at the Warsaw Training Center, with free legal advice available by phone and ongoing workshops in composting, ecological gardening, and plot design.

The core product is the mazowiecki.pzd.pl information portal, built on a standard WordPress CMS, which acts as the primary communication and document-distribution hub. Supporting products include the New Member Training program, a Legal Advice Hotline, Garden Workshops, downloadable documents and forms, regional Financial/Accounting Services (OFK OZM PZD), and the District Review Commission for dispute resolution. The organization also administers the annual 'Mazowsze dla działkowców' subsidy program, which channels Mazovian Voivodeship and Warsaw city government funding to gardens for infrastructure (water systems, fencing, lighting, garden buildings).

The revenue model is a non-profit mix of recurring membership fees (opłaty ogrodowe) collected via individual ROD boards, one-time investment fees (opłata inwestycyjna) from new plot holders, government grants from the Mazovian Voivodeship and Miasto st. Warszawa, and ancillary revenue from the nationwide 'Działkowiec' magazine. Distribution is entirely direct, through the regional office network and local garden management boards. There are no enterprise customers, no investor ownership, and the entity is fully embedded in the statutory PZD framework established by the 1981 Act on Family Allotment Gardens.

Name

Mazowiecki PZD

Legal name

Stowarzyszenie Ogrodowe w Warszawie Okręg Mazowiecki w Warszawie

Website

https://mazowiecki.pzd.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mazowiecki PZD is the Masovian regional branch of the Polish Allotment Gardens Association (PZD), serving individual plot holders and families across the Mazovian Voivodeship with garden plot administration, mandatory member training, legal advice, workshops, and government-funded infrastructure grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Allotment Garden Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAIAFAL

Native, Pollinator & Drought-Tolerant Garden Installations

Home & Personal Services/Landscaping, Lawn Care & Outdoor Maintenance/Garden & Planting Services (Beds, Mulching, Seasonal Color)

SECONDARYAFABAJAH

Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Inputs & Agrochemicals/Agrochemical Distribution & Retail (Farm Supply, Co-ops)

Keywords

• Allotment garden management
• Community gardening services
• Garden member training
• Legal advisory services
• Garden infrastructure funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (opłaty ogrodowe): Annual membership fees collected from plot holders (działkowcy) for garden maintenance, infrastructure, and organizational purposes.
2. Investment fees (opłata inwestycyjna): One-time fees paid by new plot holders for investments, renovations, and maintenance of garden infrastructure.
3. Training and educational services: Free training for new members, with potential revenue from educational materials and publications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mazowiecki PZD (Okręg Mazowiecki Polskiego Związku Działkowców) is the registered gardening association (Stowarzyszenie Ogrodowe) that administers family allotment gardens (ROD) throughout Poland's Masovian Voivodeship on behalf of the national PZD. It sells and delivers three core lines: (1) plot-holder membership and statutory representation, (2) paid member services including training for new gardeners, legal advice and horticultural workshops, and (3) infrastructure investment programmes (notably Mazowsze dla działkowców) financed by investment fees and grants.

Product overview

Mazowiecki PZD operates as a regional management body of the Polish Allotment Garden Association (Polski Związek Działkowców), providing comprehensive services to member gardens and plot holders across the Mazovia region. The organization offers an integrated service portfolio centered on its Information Portal, which serves as the primary communication hub for news, legal advice, and member resources. Supporting services include mandatory New Member Training programs, Legal Advice Hotlines, and Garden Workshops covering ecological gardening, composting, and plant cultivation. The organization administers the annual 'Mazowsze dla działkowców' subsidy program distributing government funding for garden infrastructure improvements. Additional offerings encompass District Competitions for gardens and plot holders, downloadable Documents and Forms for member administration, Financial Services (OFK) through five regional centers, and supervisory functions through the District Review Commission. The organization maintains three regional delegations in Radom, Płock, and Siedlce to serve members across the broader region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family allotment garden membership (Członkostwo w ROD) Statutory membership in the Masovian branch of PZD granting individual adult gardeners and their families the right to lease and cultivate an allotment plot within a Rodzinny Ogród Działkowy (ROD) in the Masovian Voivodeship, including statutory representation before public authorities.
• New plot-holder training (Szkolenia dla nowych działkowców) Paid instructional programme (SSI) covering rules, obligations and good practices for adults and families newly taking up a plot in a member garden, delivered by accredited PZD instructors in the Masovian region.
• Legal advice hotline (Porady prawne) Statutory and civil-law advisory service for members and ROD boards, covering inheritance, plot transfers, board disputes and compliance with the Act on Family Allotment Gardens, delivered by the Territorial-Legal Department.
• Gardening workshops (Warsztaty ogrodnicze) Paid hands-on horticultural workshops for plot holders covering cultivation techniques, garden care and seasonal tasks within ROD allotments in the Masovian region.
• Mazowsze dla działkowców infrastructure investment programme Regional investment programme that finances on-site infrastructure improvements for member gardens — such as water supply, fencing, lighting and common areas — using investment fees paid by plot holders, delivered in cooperation with ROD boards.
• OFK OZM PZD shared financial and accounting services Shared accounting and bookkeeping service provided to elected ROD boards and treasurers, helping them maintain statutory financial records and reporting under PZD rules without needing an in-house accountant.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained nearly 400 new members in H1 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zarząd Zieleni m.st. WarszawycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the 'Warszawa w kwiatach' competition. The organization is an official partner, promoting participation of Warsaw allotment gardens in this long-running urban greening initiative dating back to 1935.
• Ogród Botaniczny PAN w PowsinieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Botanical Garden for educational workshops on garden design, plant selection, vegetable cultivation, and ecological methods.
• Ogród Botaniczny UWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the University of Warsaw Botanical Garden for workshops on ecological gardening and plant cultivation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Community Gardening Association: North American membership association supporting community gardens and urban agriculture. Broader in geographic scope but operates a similar member-service model of training, advocacy, and grants.
• Royal Horticultural Society (RHS): UK membership society promoting horticulture through training, publications, shows, and grants. Broader institutional scope but overlaps with PZD on member education, content (Działkowiec vs RHS Magazine), and competitions.

Regional players

• Schreberverband Berlin: Berlin regional umbrella of allotment garden associations ('Schrebergärten'). Comparable to Mazowiecki PZD as a regional governance body for community gardens within a major city environment, with municipal funding partnerships.

Direct peers

• Bundesverband Deutscher Gartenfreunde (BDG): German national federation of allotment gardeners — the closest international equivalent to PZD. Operates allotment gardens across Germany with statutory protections and membership-driven service model.
• The National Allotment Society (UK): UK-wide membership organization representing allotment gardeners and site associations. Highly comparable in structure, statutory role, and member services (legal advice, training, insurance, federation governance).
• Okręg Krakowski PZD: Another regional PZD branch serving Małopolska with the same statutory mandate and service model. Comparable in governance, fee structure, and grant program participation.
• Okręg Poznański PZD: A sibling regional PZD branch serving the Greater Poland region with an analogous service portfolio (training, legal advisory, grant administration). Direct structural and operational peer at the regional level.
• Polski Związek Działkowców (PZD): National parent organization of Mazowiecki PZD, managing the same 4,626 ROD garden network across Poland. Same legal framework, statutes, and member-fee model; Mazowiecki PZD is one of its regional branches.

Others

• Zarząd Zieleni m.st. Warszawy: Warsaw municipal greenery authority and existing PZD partner; comparable ecosystem participant managing Warsaw's public green spaces and co-hosting the 'Warszawa w kwiatach' urban greening competition.
• Ogród Botaniczny PAN w Powsinie: Polish Academy of Sciences botanical garden and existing partner of PZD; runs educational workshops on plant selection and ecological gardening, overlapping with PZD's training content from a scientific/curatorial perspective.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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