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Can Masdeu
Trust T1
- Climate Zones
- Mediterranean
- Regenerative Focus
- Regenerative agriculture, self-sufficiency
About this land node
A community garden on a 2-hectare site in Collserola, occupied since 2001, focusing on sustainable living.
Overview
- Project Vision
- To sustain an eco-community
- Project Purpose
- To sustain a self-managed community through ecological gardening and alternative living.
- Project Title
- Community Urban Garden
- Political Location
- Nou Barris, Barcelona, Spain
Ecology & biodiversity
- Biodiversity context
- High biodiversity
- Ecological corridors
- Links Collserola to urban areas
- Natural boundaries
- Collserola park boundaries
- Ecosystem unity
- Mediterranean forest ecosystem
Climate & water
- Climate Zones
- Mediterranean
- Rainfall patterns
- Rainy season from October to April, drier summers
- Average Rainfall
- 600-700 mm per year
- Temperature Extremes
- 30°C to 5°C
- Average Temperature
- 15-20°C
- Watershed
- Collserola watershed
- Nearby water bodies
- Near streams (1 km)
Land & terrain
- Elevation & slope
- 200-300 meters, moderate slopes
- Landforms
- Hilly forest
- Soil Types
- Forest soil, enriched
- Soil health
- Improving through organic practices
- Erosion risk
- Moderate, mitigated by vegetation
- Renewable resource potential
- Solar energy, agroforestry
People & history
- Land Acknowledgements
- Honors local Indigenous heritage
- Recent land history
- Historically abandoned, now community-led
Regenerative practice
- Regenerative Focus
- Regenerative agriculture, self-sufficiency
- Regenerative Methodologies
- Organic farming, collective living
- Environmental objectives
- Protect biodiversity, regenerate soil
- Community objectives
- Support self-managed living, engage residents
- Community engagement
- Community meetings, open days
- Economic Model
- Collective income, donations
Impact
- Expressed Impact
- Maintained 2 hectares, housed 20+ residents
- Key impact metrics
- Gardens maintained, residents housed
Visiting & links
- Nearest urban centres
- 5 km from central Barcelona
- Website
- https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Masdeu