Another milestone of the CoFarm4Cities project was achieved by the colleagues of the RKK Institute of Environmental Engineering and Natural Sciences of Óbuda University. They prepared a study presenting the possibilities of applying sustainable technical solutions supporting the efficient cultivation of the land. Exploratory studies were carried out on the territory of the future urban farm designated in the suburban environment of Csúcshegy in Óbuda. Based on these, the document proposes the establishment of rainwater collection that reduces groundwater use, the establishment of community composting accessible to people living in the area, which helps maintain the fertility of the soil, and possible ways to supply the area with energy and renewable energy.
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Field trip on Csúcs-hegy
The lecturers of Óbuda University discussed the inclusion of the CoFarm4Cities sample area in educational tasks during 🔭📖 a field visit. The construction of the city farm continued during the summer with the cleaning of the area 👨🌾, which was carried out by the lead partner of the project – the owner of the Óbuda sample area – Óbuda-Békásmegyer Municipality.
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Biodiversity on urban farm
Beforehand the construction of the CoFarm4Cities project community garden, both native 🌸and ruderal weed species 🏵 are flourishing in the abandoned gardens. As a result of the construction, weed species will certainly be reduced, but the population of steeper plots will provide shelter for native species 🌲🌳. The population will be preserved and the surviving species of the former ecosystem will be preserved.
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Grapes ripen
In the pilot area of CoFarm4Cities’ community garden in Óbuda, there might be a harvest of fruit even before the start of the works 👷: walnut trees and vineyards are also growing. Since the cultivation of the area was abandoned many years ago, the crops 🍇 are certainly chemical-free crops.
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Irrigation water in CoFarm4Cities’ Óbuda community farm
In preparation for the project implementation, a study was carried out on the potential supply of irrigation water. The experts assessed the existing wells on the designated plots and their surroundings and prepared a plan for the necessary developments. The conditions are already in place for two plots of the site, while the groundwater collection shaft and water shafts for mechanical units still need to be built on the other three plots. Although the potentially collected water does not cover the amount of irrigation water needed, it can supplement it, thus reducing the amount of groundwater extracted from individual water supply.
The planned system will also serve as a demonstration, thus helping to raise awareness and provide an opportunity for the quality analysis of collected rainwater. Furthermore, it can provide data on whether rainwater is available in sufficient quality for irrigation or even for use as toilet flush water after mechanical pre-treatment on a simple gravel filter layer.
Figure: Monthly rainfall amount between 2018 and 2022 Budapest, at János hill measuring station
(Source: https://odp.met.hu/climate/observations_hungary/monthly/ in CoFarm4Cities D.1.3.3 Application of sustainable technical solutions in the Csúcs-hegy Urban Farm pilot project (Rita Bodáné Kendrovics Ph.D., Krisztina Demény Ph.D., Csaba Ágoston Ph.D., Norbert Berecz – Óbuda University Rejtő Sándor Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering and Natural Sciences)
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