Urban orchard-gardens: a small area in the city
August 1, 2011
The urban orchard-gardens are now a reality with many years of experience in many cities. The social, cultural, economic, educational and environmental benefits that generate this type of facilities, make it a very respondent occupational equipment.
The urban orchard-gardens Gitma are installed without any kind of work in an urban environment, forming a grid of varying forms, surrounded by a perimeter closing, which is included at least one point of water, a regulatory sign and service of waste collection and composting. Each user has a garden, in which work, according to the proposed operation rules.
In addition, they meet a number of practical improvements both in general construction to the promoter, as the end user:
- Accessibility:Cultivation level is elevated to 700 mm of soil, which makes it totally accessible, making it a very comfortable working height for all and especially for elderly and people in wheelchairs.
- Autonomy and economy of water:They operate autonomously, without water or electricity installation. Throughout its interior, is a large cistern or tank of water, that is reused in irrigation, achieving a total economy of water.
- Include Accessories: These gardens also contain a hand pump of water, a box of tools with key, a sink and a mobile seat, to work comfortably sitting around the garden. It also provides a single closure, for the protection of plants, in more exposed areas.
Modular equipment
The equipment of urban orchards Gitma is a modular system of medium-density polyethylene parts, arranged in trays of growing to a height of 700 mm, with a constant width of 1600 mm and a length variable, on the basis of a standard measure of 3,600 mm
All modules are hollow and a cistern or deposit of a minimum of 900 liters of water, from rain or in the absence of water network, which in any case, is reused in irrigation by means of a hand pump.
The set also contains a box of tools with key and a sink and, Additionally, a mobile seating to work comfortably sitting around the garden.
* Registered in the OEPM design
