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Sustainable food
Vegetable gardens at the foot of each building: the ambitious plan of Lausanne – Vegetable gardens foot each building:
The city wants to triple its urban gardening offer by 2030. Consequently, This project is part of a larger agricultural policy including educational farms and support for short circuits.
Posted today at 1:35 p.m.
The City of Lausanne strengthens its commitment to urban vegetable gardens foot each building: agriculture by adopting a new notice for the period 2025-2029. Nevertheless, According to a press release from the municipality published this Monday. Furthermore, this new policy aims to facilitate gardening, increase the presence of fruit trees in the city and support short circuits, while drawing up a positive assessment of the actions carried out since 2018.
Since the adoption of the “Balconies in the Fields” report seven years ago. However, the urban gardening offer has tripled and now has twice as many beneficiaries. Meanwhile, All family gardens are cultivated in organic today. However, More than 1,400 fruit trees were planted, including a large orchard in Rovéréaz, against only 550 trees in 2017. The city has invested 5.1 million francs to modernize agricultural operations and encourage short circuits.
Significant advances towards sustainable agriculture
Organic -grown areas vegetable gardens foot each building: have tripled to reach more than 25% of municipal agricultural areas. while 31% of total areas are cultivated without synthetic phytosanitary products. Six farmers and farmers in eight now practice short circuits. The pop-up room has enabled 25 producers to enhance their local products. About twenty events were organized to publicize the Lausanne agricultural heritage.
The new 2025-2029 policy revolves around four main axes. Urban gardening will be extended with support for the creation of vegetable gardens in individuals. The objective for 2030 is to offer a possibility of gardening at the foot of each building. The know-how developed with associative planting will be transposed to orchards.
New farms. reinforcement of local sectors
Support for farmers will be strengthened with support to organic transition and low carbon production. A new educational farm and an urban vegetable gardens foot each building: farm will be created. The water supply of the Amburnex pasture will be improved and “open farms” will be organized.
The local sectors will be consolidated thanks to the work in progress. provided for in Rovéréaz and the Châtelard. The City will support the development of a solution for collective catering and public establishments. The financing of these measures will be provided by the Fund for Sustainable Development as well as by cantonal. federal subsidies.
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