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The plot there is located on the campus of Alfonso XIII for students of Agricultural grow their own fruits and vegetables and is now too small.
Teachers in Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) want to expand the urban garden of the university and make it accessible for everyone with educational and social purposes.
Professor of the Department of Plant Production, Jesus Ochoa, advocates "close the chapter of Hortis Project", with which the University offered courses during 2013 and 2014 courses to train specialists on urban gardens, and open this activity to "society Cartagena to be involved collectively. "
The first step will be a summer to be held later this month, between 21 and 25 September, and the deadline for registration is open.
According to Ochoa, such activities "have many possibilities to education".
Account existing schools and colleges of the town you are launching related to urban gardens to encourage participation and partnership activities.
"I wish there were a specific space where students can do different activities that serve to train students and others," said the teacher.
To do so would need to find another location for the wider urban garden.
Also, remember that the teacher associations organized as Carousel or related Asteamur urban gardens for therapeutic, educational and social activities purposes.
"It is a very beneficial activity in every way" he says.
Besides, UPCT researchers are developing a project for the city of Cartagena to facilitate the implementation of leisure gardens in city parks "that are underutilized."
According to Ochoa, "when people use a space, it protects and thus could reduce its cost by involving the citizen".
Of course, it considers it necessary to establish rules of use for citizens who will make use of the garden "are involved and committed."
Source: UPCT
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