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Horta da Lada

Vegetable Gardens

Tipology

Urban Vegetable Gardens

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Address

Largo dos Arcos da Ribeira

Location

Promoter

Municipality of Porto

Area

498 m²

Date of intervention

2016

Presentation

Located in the parish of S. Nicolau, with an area of 498 m², it is composed by 13 plots.

The Horta da Lada is part of the Municipal Network of Urban Vegetable Gardens, which includes 13 vegetable gardens, with 4 hectares of Municipal Vegetable Gardens, where 400 composters are installed.

In addition, it is part of LIPOR’s Hortas Urbanas – Horta à Porta project, which aims to articulate the availability of various local organisations in a network that would enable a strategy for the Greater Porto Region, in the field of home composting, the promotion of organic farming and the creation of urban vegetable gardens.

Partners

LIPOR

Ecological functions

Circularity of materials / resources; Control / reduction of soil erosion; Promotion of biodiversity; Promotion of the nutrient cycle;

Sustainable Development Goals

1. No poverty; 2. Zero Hunger; 3. Good Health and Well-being; 10. Reduce inequalities; 11. Sustainable cities and communities; 12. Responsible consumption and production;

Results

The approximately 400 composters installed in the vegetable gardens allow 120 tonnes of organic matter to be returned to the soil each year.

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