Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Vertical planting

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Limited areas for farming vertical planting

In the Palestinian Territories the access to farming land is largely controlled by Israel, not allowing a traditional farmers society to continue its way of living and of prospering. In urban areas without easy access to land, and with restricted movement, urban gardening becomes a survival strategy. The Palestinian market is flooded with subsidized Israeli products, and food sovereignty becomes a political statement and a way to become independent in terms of food production. Vertical gardens can be installed on any wall, rooftop, communal or private.

You don’t need pumps or complicated equipment to start growing your own vegetable garden, you can simply reuse plastic bottles to start!

• Ecology
  • Seeds, Food & Soil

• http://permaculturenews.org/2012/08/30/vertical-gardens/