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The social or community gardens are You can distinguish up to 5 main This classification can include more examples,
formed by a set of urban plots for the as many common objectives can be marked
functions performed by the social
cultivation of horticultural plants, and in each project (scientific, commercial, etc.),
gardens: and the way in which each type of garden is
are based on organic farming. They work
1. Urban: convert degraded or called is susceptible to changes according to
mostly thanks to the agreements the geographical area. The most usual
established by local authorities with one abandoned spaces into useful places, and
orchards are:
or more people for their exploitation. improve the landscape of the city by
adding more green areas to each • Subsistence gardens: as their name
This type of garden is characterized by neighborhood or district. suggests, they have the main function of
having common areas so that all project providing food for the people who are
participants can use a series of 2. Environmental: they act as a filter responsible for the crop, so they are self-
community infrastructure (services, roads, against pollution, acting as a lung and sufficient.
etc.) to facilitate agricultural work. improving the quality of the air with
pure oxygen. • Educational gardens: they have a
pedagogical function, and can be used for
3. Therapeutics: outdoor crops provide school learning, in the university environment
many benefits related to health and or with older people. They are located both
personal well-being, as they help to inside the centers and in external plots.
eliminate stress and lead to moderate • Therapeutic gardens: they are used to help
physical exercise. people with some degree of disability or
handicap, psychological problems, drug
4. Social: community gardens represent a
dependence, etc. They depend on social
great opportunity to carry out joint assistance programs.
activities, either for family, therapeutic,
educational reasons, or simply for • Recreational gardens: they are
hobbies. recreational, so they represent a hobby for
the participants, who take care of the
5. Cultural: through agricultural work the cultivation tasks in their free time, in many
traditions linked to the field and local cases during the holidays.
knowledge are maintained, which are
renewed by the learning and acting of
new actors.
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