Educational Urban Vegetable Garden (ARADD, Casablanca)
Casablanca, Morocco · Operator: Association de Recherche-Action pour le Développement Durable（ARADD）
Overview
An 1,600 m² educational garden in Casablanca irrigated with treated wastewater. In the water-stressed Greater Casablanca region it demonstrates in practice that treated effluent can water green space and, in some cases, produce food — and takes that message to schools, government and business.
Citizen participation
Schoolchildren, students, local associations, farmers and government representatives visit the garden for hands-on learning about urban green space and treated-wastewater reuse. Growing is done with biological methods, and organic waste is composted on site.
Operating model
Run by the NGO ARADD in partnership with the Lydec Foundation, which provides funding and inputs. Irrigation uses treated wastewater from the Mediouna treatment station.
Impact
The organisers report that it has demonstrated the feasibility of reusing treated wastewater for green space and, in some cases, food production, and raised awareness of sustainable water use among institutional, academic and private stakeholders. No participant numbers published.
Land tenure
Crops
- 野菜
- 果樹
- ハーブ
- 苗木
Scale
1,600 m² — 1,600m² を7つの栽培ゾーン（野菜・樹林・果樹・ハーブ）に分け、苗畑と生物多様性区画を併設
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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