Huerto del Rey Moro
Seville, Spain · Operator: 近隣住民の自主管理（アソシアシオン）
Overview
A permaculture garden on about 5,000 m2 of vacant land in Seville's historic centre, occupied by residents in 2004 for communal use. Grounded in recycling and self-management, it remains a rare green space and site of environmental education downtown.
Citizen participation
Local residents collectively run the garden through recycling and self-management, opening it for environmental education, leisure and socializing, and partnering with neighbourhood schools.
Operating model
A non-profit, self-managed community garden on a squatted vacant lot, run by volunteers using recycled materials.
Impact
As one of the few open green spaces downtown, it anchors environmental and food education and community life, including a school-garden program reaching about 600 children a year.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
5,000 m² — セビリア歴史地区に残る約5,000m2の緑地。住民が占有して共同菜園・パーマカルチャー菜園に。
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