Urban farming, a green trend in Central America cities
Urban farming is a green trend, popularized due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, it has some hidden risks, that we have to take into account for the health of the people.
Urban gardens could be an alternative to greening a city that grows disorderly, and that has changed its natural brightness for a concrete landscape. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez / Viatori
Ricardo Molina, a member of a Guatemalan NGO, works a project of a urban nursery, financed by Dutch cooperation. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez/Viatori
Ricardo Molina says that he has learned a lot of the way to grow your own plants, so he wants to share his knowledge with anyone who wants. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez/Viatori
Urban gardens also help to improve people's mental health. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez / Viatori
With each harvest, the skill of Ricardo and his team increases. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez / Viatori
The nursery of the park is taken care of by Molina, together with two people who work in the NGO. They are the ones who tell the public about the experience of creating an urban garden. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez / Viatori
The project was a collaboration between the Dutch Agency for International Cooperation in Guatemala and CALMECAC. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez / Viatori
"It is important to learn everything necessary about plants, because that way we have a better appreciation of what the earth gives us" Molina said. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez / Viatori
Visitors to the Ciudad Nueva Ecological Park, located in the center of Guatemala City, have the opportunity to learn about this experience. Photo: Jorge Rodríguez / Viatori
In this urban garden, they grow tomatoes, eggplants, onions and other vegetables. Photo: Jorge Rodriguez/Viatori
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