Urban Gardening in Budapest Tams Jakabfy, councillor, Budapest - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Urban Gardening in Budapest Tamás Jakabfy, councillor, Budapest VIII., LMP Jakabfy.Tamas@lehetmas.hu Based on Mónika Bálint moni@zofi.hu

What is it? • Definition (ACGA): • Any piece of land gardened by a group of people. • „It can be urban, suburban, or rural. It can grow flowers, vegetables or community. It can be one community plot, or can be many individual plots. It can be at a school, hospital, or in a neighborhood. It can also be a series of plots dedicated to "urban agriculture" where the produce is grown for a market.” Tamás Jakabfy, LMP, Budapest 2 VIII.

Urban gardens in Budapest Kispest Lecsós Garden Grund Garden Leonardo Garden Tamás Jakabfy, LMP, Budapest 3 VIII.

Future • Trendiness • In preparation... • Survey – Average age: Lecsós 33 years, Leonardo 30 years – Reasons: • No private ground, • Community (but there is a lot of negative experience) • Producing food is secondary Tamás Jakabfy, LMP, Budapest 4 VIII.