SUSTAINABLE URBAN GARDEN MANAGEMENT

Urban gardening activities can encourage lifelong learning among adults by fostering the acquisition of key competences that are fundamental for each individual in a knowledge-based society. The following educational materials were designed within the context of the European project Hortis – Horticulture in towns for inclusion and socialization (526476-LLP- 1-2012-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG-GMP), bringing together the urban gardening experiences from the partner cities, namely Bologna (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Budapest (Hungary) and Cartagena (Spain). Each partner contributed with its own knowledge on a specific topic in form of an e-book, which successively evolved through an empirical approach of knowledge transfer and participatory review, toward a common and transversal vision of urban agriculture. The outcome of this participatory process are five knowledgeable e-books covering different topics such as Sustainable Community Gardening in Cities (e-book 1), Sustainable Urban Garden Management (e-book 2), Urban Garden Cultivation Systems (e-book 3), Simplified Soilless Systems for Urban Vegetable Production (e-book 4) and Zero km Agriculture: An urban consumer’s manual (e-book 5). We hope these material will bring a new dimension to your work and inspire you in turning your life and city greener