Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

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Monteverde Institute’s ecological garden [PowerPoint]

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Publication Date

January 2009

Abstract

Proposal for a community based educational space demonstrating the principles of permaculture, a nature based sustainable agriculture system. Includes site analysis, methology, and the various components to be included, i.e. incorporating the Monteverde Institute’s iconic fig tree into the entrance, creating an interpretive center, community garden spaces, composting area, sensory garden, bee colony, and species that attract area wildlife.

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

Geographic Location

Monteverde (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)

Format

Digital Only

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For more information or full text, please contact the partners at the Monteverde Institute.

Identifier

M37-00435

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Book

Jardin ecológico del Instituto Monteverde [PowerPoint], 2009

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