Portal de Murcia
www.portaldemurcia.com
The Councillor for Environment and Urban Quality, Adela Martinez-Cacho, met this morning with Professor of Botany at the University of Murcia, José María Egea, technicians of the Environment and Parks and Gardens, and greater than ten are growing their 'leisure gardens' on a plot of Ronda Sur.
During the meeting they explained the species can be planted at this time (potatoes, garlic, beans ...), they were asked what amount of seed needed and been told how they allocate the various elements needed to grow.
Remember that products obtained from the orchards will be used exclusively for the consumption and seed multiplication of local varieties.
The crops will be performed in organic farming system in order not to handle hazardous pesticides and to guarantee respect for health and the environment.
Although the choice of crop will be free, we are prioritizing the use of traditional varieties of Murcia.
The people who are cultivating these gardens and leisure additionally, with the help of specialized staff to grow traditional varieties recovered, selecting productive varieties and best qualities, choose the best quality seed, seed multiplication of varieties in danger species and establish a breeding program.
This project seeks to maintain the agricultural landscape and crop-associated biodiversity, providing a leisure activity for retired persons or early retirement to help improve their physical and mental and informative space to serve the improvement of knowledge about the origin and the evolution of the garden.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies