U_GARDEN

Promoting capacity building and knowledge for the extension of urban gardens in European cities

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During the summer our Polish team began working on the shared garden with the local community of the Muranów district of Warsaw.

Working with drawings and maps - they set directions for future actions together!

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Although similar, a local seed farm🌱 focuses on cultivating and maintaining locally adapted seed varieties, while a living genebank 🧬aims to preserve genetic diversity within plant species that are important in agriculture.

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🌊🦪 Marine allotments are used to grow bivalve mollusks, such as oysters, mussels, and clams, as well as seaweeds. They help preserve marine habitats and biodiversity while providing a sustainable source of seafood and seaweed products.

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⬆️🌱 Vertical farming is a cutting-edge agricultural approach in which crops are grown in vertically stacked layers that frequently incorporates controlled-environment agriculture and soilless farming techniques like hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics.

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Rooftop farming is a popular form of urban agriculture. This involves growing food on the roofs of buildings, which can be a great way to utilise unused space in cities. 🏙️🎍

Find out more about urban garden practices in our research paper - https://t.co/mVw3pt3NmV

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Aquaponics is a type of sustainable farming where fish are raised in tanks and their waste, in the form of ammonia, acts as a nutrition source for plants, while also cleaning the water.🌿🐠

Find out all the advantages in our article:
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By integrating perennial plants into urban agriculture systems, agroforestry can help to promote biodiversity, improve soil health, and provide multiple benefits for urban residents and communities. 🐞

Find out more in our research - https://t.co/mVw3pt3NmV

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To properly address the problems and the climate crisis, we must incorporate greening cities into design methods, and urban farming must play a role in how cities meet at least a portion of their food needs. 🏙️🌳

Read the full research paper, here - https://t.co/mVw3pt3NmV

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Come with us on a tour to our Urban Garden in Braşov, Romania! ⛰️

Designed and built by Agentia Metropilitana Brasov, the garden is 100% organic!

Thanks to Lucian Dragomir for the tips and tricks and to @beiaconsult for the tools installed that measure air and water quality.

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Discover some tips for protecting your garden against insect pests. 🪳🪰🌱

Here we uncover the marigold and the horsetail, which are essential plants that keep your vegetables protected, and free of toxic chemicals.

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Our partners, @beiaconsult, helped in monitoring the health parameters of the urban garden in Brașov, Romania.

They are measuring:
💧 water quality
🌬 air quality
🌥 weather updates - temperature and humidity

The system will alert if the accepted paramenters are exceeded.

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Last weekend we came together in the beautiful city of Braşov, Romania, to discuss updates on U-GARDEN Project. 🌱

We visited the fruitful garden created by Agenția Metropolitană Brașov, with the help of @beiaconsult, and learned good practices for natural farming. 🧅
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☔ Not even the rain could stop the kids from learning about #urbangardening 🌱

They visited the urban lab in Brașov, Romania where they found out about the vegetables and fruits planted, they visited the tree area and planted their own seeds for the future harvest.

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The main part of the urban garden in Braşov, Romania has raised beds for vegetables, berries along the fence, trees in the back, and beches for spending time outside. 🫐🌳🌿

Thanks to Agenția Metropolitană Braşov and @beiaconsult for the amazing work they have done so far. 👨‍🌾

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The pond built by Agentia Metropolitană Braşov is ready to host fishes and ducks form the local zoo. 🦆🐠
@beiaconsult provided the equipment to measure the water parameters.

The pond was built in order to create a small ecosystem to provide shelter for local passing birds. 🐦

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We are excited to show the progress of the urban graden în Braşov, Romania, implemented by Agentia Metropolitană Braşov, split into 3 main areas:
the pond, agriculture and relaxation, and trees area.
They will serve as a local ecosystem and will be an education spot for schools.

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Indulge yourself in the beauty of gardens: nutritious foods, colorful flowers and regenerated soils. 🍓💐🍆

#urbangardens and #agroforestry principles can help us create green living spaces within cities that provide improved health, environmental benefits and economic gains. 🏡

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Lilla Änggården is a great example of #urbangardening done right!

The green market garden is created with the aim to involve residents and increase knowledge of the city's green living environments by making the ecological, social and economic values ​​visible.

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At Naturbruksförvaltningen we are observing the power of #agroforestry in action! 🌳✊️

Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees into crop and animal farming systems to provide better yields, nourished soil, health and increased crop returns.

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With a goal in mind to write a handbook about #agroforestry systems in Europe, Mauricio Sagastuy has been visiting several agroforestry farms to learn firsthand from farmers.

The conclusions so far?
Find out in the article: https://t.co/tyhWDEVPyI