Dez 05 2023
How a barren avocado plantation became a forest garden
Español: Cómo una plantación de aguacates desnuda se convirtió en un jardín forestal
Polski: Jak naga plantacja awokado stała się leśnym ogrodem
Deutsch: Wie aus einer kahlen Avocadoplantage ein Waldgarten wurde
View of Finca Leukeña from the outside. A conventional field in front.
Plants grow almost everywhere on earth if we let them grow. New green, fertile oases can also be created on soils that have been degraded by civilisation (from the Roman Empire to EU agricultural policy) – whether in southern Europe, Germany or anywhere else in the world. The important thing is to restore the soil and water balance. This does not require expensive technology, but careful observation and many manual labour.
In 2015, the conversion to permaculture began on part of the site in southern Spain. The larger part of the current garden area was added in 2017, meaning that just over half a hectare is now being converted. Previously, the site was a pure avocado plantation that was conventionally cultivated with artificial fertilisers and pesticides. The soil was rock-hard from the sun, bare, almost without vegetation, with lots of stones. The avocado trees only bore a few fruits. mehr »
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