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Agricultural School management specialists form urban gardens.
Researchers Mediterranean hortofloricultura group taught a training course from October.
The initiative, a European project Hortis Lifelong Learning program aims to boost the creation of these gardens in the region.
These spaces encourage the production of organic food in public places such as gardens or patios community buildings.
The course will be able to carry 25 people.
Selection will be among unemployed adults (preferably) but also active members and volunteers of associations or groups related to urban agriculture and social action (social workers), people involved in urban planning and public health, but also trainers may engage anyone interested in organic farming and urban gardening.
This activity will address, among other things, the implementation of urban garden, the design, planning and land preparation, crop management, ecological management of garden and communication plans of the urban community.
The course lasts for 80 hours.
Classes will be held in October and November at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT).
Hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 to 14:30.
The deadline for registration is September 16.
The urban gardening initiative has a great interest due to the possibilities of producing organic food and greater food security in the cities themselves, responsible for the project stands in Spain, Jesus Ochoa, Department of Plant Production UPCT.
Any urban space is capable of being converted into an urban garden by a neighborhood association, joint ownership of property or even a school.
So anywhere as a terrace, a garden, a vacant or the courtyard of a school may allow develop this activity, according to Ochoa.
Urban gardens are booming in many Spanish and European cities.
Many municipalities are enabling vacant land to citizens who apply for organic cultivation and consumption.
This initiative is provided through the European project HORTIS, which promotes the continuing education of adults.
In HORTIS project, to promote socialization and social inclusion through gardening activities in urban gardens, institutions participating German, Italian and Hungarian in addition to UPCT.
The research group in Mediterranean hortofloricultura shall report to illustrate the content and skills necessary for success in the creation and maintenance of urban gardens, says Ochoa, Department of Plant Production.
Source: Agencias
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