Last updated: October 2021
Huerto del Miravete is one of the several school gardens that have been supported by municipal, regional and national policies for environmental education on orchards. Huerto del Miravete was a two-year-long project, for the creation of a school garden and irrigation system for use by students in the elementary school system. (Ref 1)The presented intervention is an effort to introduce students to the traditional orchards of the region and the labours involved with them, and to educate on ecological processes through student participation in the garden.
Miravete Garden
Source: Ref. 1
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social cohesion
- Social interaction
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Preservation of natural heritage
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
- Develop attitudes of cooperation and educate in values among equals, by promoting activities that reinforce aspects such as self-esteem, cooperation, and education.
- Provide positive reinforcement for students with behavioural difficulties and integration in the classroom.
- Learn, appreciate and apply the agricultural knowledge acquired.
- To value agriculture as an option for the future of work, leisure or self-consumption.
- Use the School Garden as the backbone of contents to achieve concrete objectives of the various subjects.
- Value agriculture as a future optional profession, recreational or self-consume activity.
- Invite reflection on healthy eating and responsibility in one's own health.
- Establish external collaborations that provide resources required for the operation of the orchard and its didactic use.
- Use of “grey waters” collected from drainage and fountains to water the garden (ref 1)
Implementation activities
The preparation of the land, installation of the irrigation system, planting, irrigation and plant care as well as harvesting…Cabbage, cauliflower, onions, lettuce, baby lettuce, oak lettuce, chard, spinach, red cabbage, broccoli, beans, peas, garlic, parsley, iceberg lettuce, celery, endive and potatoes. (ref 1)
Participation criteria for joining the Murcia Network of Educational Gardens:
1. To have soil for the plantation of the ecological school garden inside the facilities of the educational center.
2. Designate a teacher, preferably with a permanent position in the school, as coordinator of the school garden, facilitating their dedication to it. (ref 5)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: People with functional diversities
- Young people and children
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Public sector institution
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The IES Monte Miravete Academy initiated the intervention to complement its students' experience and education. (ref 1)
The regional government organizes the regional network of school orchards in Murcia. (ref 3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The Ecological Educational Gardens is a regional initiative that exchanges the experience of different interventions and provides a platform for self-fundraising. (ref 3)
This network is outlined by the 2016 Resolution of the Director General of Educational Innovation and attention to Diversity. (ref 5)
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Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of land
- Provision of goods
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
- Other
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. Educarm. (2014). IES Monte Miravete: Huerto del Miravete. Murcia: Region de Murcia. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
2. Agricultura Social. (n.d.) Plantar Futuro. Murcia: Fundacion Triodos. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
3. EcoSectores. (2011). Murcia pone en marcha la red de huertos escolares ecologicos. Available at: c (Accessed 1 August 2020)
4. Ecos de Miravete. (2014). Huerto Ecologico del Miravete. Ecos del Miravete number 14, p34: Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
5. Region de Murcia. (2011). Programa educativo: Huertos Escolares Ecológicos. Spain: Region de Murcia. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
6- Región de Murcia (CAERM). (2020).Premio de Huertos Escolares Ecológicos de la Región de Murcia. Spain: Murcia Municipality. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
2. Agricultura Social. (n.d.) Plantar Futuro. Murcia: Fundacion Triodos. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
3. EcoSectores. (2011). Murcia pone en marcha la red de huertos escolares ecologicos. Available at: c (Accessed 1 August 2020)
4. Ecos de Miravete. (2014). Huerto Ecologico del Miravete. Ecos del Miravete number 14, p34: Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
5. Region de Murcia. (2011). Programa educativo: Huertos Escolares Ecológicos. Spain: Region de Murcia. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)
6- Región de Murcia (CAERM). (2020).Premio de Huertos Escolares Ecológicos de la Región de Murcia. Spain: Murcia Municipality. Available at: Source link (Accessed 1 August 2020)