Nature Based Solutions

Horta de Paranhos

Vegetable Gardens

Tipology

Urban Vegetable Gardens
Urban Vegetable Gardens

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Address

Therapeutic Urban Farm - Magalhães Lemos Hospital;

Location

Paranhos, Paranhos

Promoter

Municipality of Porto

Area

44.214 m4

Presentation

Horta de Paranhos, which was inaugurated in March 2021, integrates sustainable agricultural practices and promotes the strengthening of the local community. It has an area of 860 m² and 31 plots that allow the practice of organic farming and offers training in the area and in composting. The products are for self-consumption and water is provided, as well as an individual composter and a communal shelter for users to store their tools.

Horta de Paranhos is part of the Municipal Network of Urban Gardens, which includes 14 vegetable gardens, with 4 hectares of Municipal 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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