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Antonio Chamorro is a neighbor of the prop, retired, who has always had a passion for gardening.

Since the City of Murcia, through the Department of Environment, led Adela Martinez-Cachá, put up the initiative of the leisure gardens, Chamarro can develop an activity you like best: grow your own food and giving them to family and friends.

Chamarro Espinardo has its plot, along with Young Futura, since this leisure garden was put in place is now over three years.

The products are varied Antonio grown (tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, carrots, etc..), Always depending on the season.

The visits to his garden and leisure are almost daily, but in a time now has been paying special attention to two pumpkins that have grown and have reached 15 and 21 kilos.

As the products are grown in gardens for leisure can not be sold, are for personal use, Antonio Chamarro says that the 36 kilos of pumpkin and have recipients.

A whole squash will be for their grandchildren, because "they love the halloween party" and this year "we will do what is usually done on this date with pumpkins," and the other pumpkin, the 21 kilos, the allocated to divide it into pieces to family and friends.

The City of Murcia has the municipality of Murcia with a total of 51 orchards leisure Ronda Sur (10 orchards leisure) in Espinardo (26), in Sangonera la Verde (6) and James the Greater (9).

The wide acceptance and demand for applications to acquire a garden in which to grow, organically, local produce has led to the council of the Environment to seek more spaces to offer this alternative entertainment to the citizens.

So, who heads the council Adela Martinez-Cachá is working to provide more parcels in the hamlet of Churra Murcia.

Leisure gardens are areas that fall under municipal land, which the city of Murcia awarded to citizens for a period of two years, renewable for two more.

Applications to purchase a leisure garden are many and there is currently a long waiting list to buy one of these gardens.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia