1. MURCIA HUERTO
PROJECT
The Huerto Project will allow impoverished
people in Murcia to have access to locally grown,
organic vegetables. We will cultivate land which
belongs to a local environmental association and the
harvest will be donated to charities and those in
need.
Pictured: the uncultivated land we will use for organic farming

2. About the Land and the Project
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The land in the area was terraced by the Moors in the 9th
century and had been left uncultivated for many years.
The farming at the association is all organic and there is an
open plot of uncultivated land for us to use for the Huerto
Project.
The association is 100% environmentally sustainable and
uses windmills, a natural spring , and reservoirs for energy
and water.
We plan to introduce many indigenous plants to the
cultivated land alongside the fruit and vegetables, helping
to conserve biodiversity in the area.
The project will also provide the opportunity for volunteers
to learn about organic farming and its environmental and
health benefits.

3. Here are the first
irrigation pipes going in at the
farm and an organic
cucumber, just one of the
many vegetables that will
grow on the plot.

4. Organic lettuce and kale being grown in
in water conserving straw covered beds.
In addition to the
environmental and
nutritional benefits,
many people feel that
organic vegetables like
these taste better.

5. The farming technique
will aim to enhance
the local ecosystem,
enrich the soil,
conserve water and
produce a variety of
high quality
vegetables
Potato varieties being grown in soil enriched
with natural manure.

6. Volunteers from local communities will
donate their time to farm at the huerto

7. Indigenous plant varieties that could be reintroduced
to the area alongside the cultivated land.

8. We will bring our vegetable harvest to local food
banks that are currently feeding people in need in
Murcia.
The three local organizations pictured below have
been pre-approved for this project.