Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development
Alternative Title
Monteverde Institute’s ecological garden
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Publication Date
January 2009
Abstract
Proposal for a community based educational space demonstrating the principles of permaculture, a nature based design system for sustainable agricultural practices. Includes site analysis, methology, and the various components to be included: an entrance that incorporates the Monteverde Institute’s iconic fig tree into the design, an interpretive center, community garden spaces and a sensory garden using species that attract area wildlife, a composting area, and a bee colony.
Resumen
Una propuesta para una comunidad basada en el espacio educativo demostrando los principios de la permacultura, basado en un sistema natural de agricultura sostenible. Incluye un análisis del sitio, una metodología, y los diversos componentes que deberán incluirse, es decir, la incorporación del higuerón del Instituto de Monteverde en la entrada, la creación de un centro de interpretación, espacios para jardines comunitarios, área de compostaje, jardín sensorial, colonia de abejas, y las especies que atraen a la fauna silvestre en la zona.
Keywords
Demonstration gardens, Permaculture, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Futures 2009
Palabras claves
Permacultura, Demostración de jardines, Agricultura sostenible, Futuros Sostenibles 2009
Extent
34 pages
Geographic Location
Monteverde (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Language
English
Media Type
Reports
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
M37-00434
Creative Commons
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hettler, Brian; Fraser, Kevin; and Waery, Amber, "Jardin ecológico del Instituto Monteverde, 2009" (2009). Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development. 226.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sustainable_futures/226
