Town garden
It is estimated that 800 million people garden in town. And their crops at 15% of world production. Among these gardeners, many live in the countries of the South where it is a livelihood. But also more and more close to us, by need or by choice.
In the United States, examples range from the illegal use of terrain in Detroit in an economic crisis to the official hens, goats, rabbits to Seattle via New York bees ...
In Quebec also the movement is rooted, both among individuals and in organizations. This is evidenced by several projects that have appeared in recent years: Summer School of Urban Agriculture in Montreal, organization Les Urbainacculteurs, Serres LUFA (31,000 PI2 on a Montreal roof for the production of vegetable baskets) and the program of Ricardo - The urban farmer.
12 good reasons to cultivate your garden
There are much more than a dozen but you will have the pleasure of discovering them through practice. To put you in appetite:
1. Taste. No one forgets the flavor of a garden tomato. In addition if it is yours ...
2. Organic. Fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, GMOs, irradiation: not in my courtyard!
3. The "social network": gardening creates links, exchanges (seeds, advice), sharing (crops). Like the good old times…
4. Local production. So not excited, not transported and less polluting than the vegetables purchased which travels 2,500 km on average.
5. Variety and novelty. Alenois watercress, livèche, Thai basil, root parsley: rarely crossed in a spacent ray but easy to cultivate
6. Embellishment. To green our cities and cultivate our land is to improve our living environment.
7. Seasonal vegetables. The right vegetable at the right time and not all at the same time: a pleasure to rediscover!
8. Savings. A small garden is several hundred dollars less in grocery store.
9. Wonder and pleasure. Seeing nature do its work and harvesting your own vegetables: it is priceless.
10. The knowledge. How do our foods push? Essential for children ... as for adults.
11. Food sovereignty. By finding a certain mastery on our diet, we are less dependent on the big channels.
12. Relaxation. By the practice of an external, relaxing and moderately physical activity.
And also: contact with nature, the struggle to urban heat islands and many other virtues ...
source: http://www.mangersantebio.org/