Case study on social innovations: home garden in residential area.
Location: Padua, Italy
Typology: Home garden
Urban area: Inner city – building – rooftop
Innovation type: Social innovation
Main functions: social inclusion – community development – food self-production
Users: Private users – Neighbours
The home garden under assessment is managed by a family with the aim of evaluating the potential food production of home gardens. The family produce and consume the garden outputs.
Crops: 13 crops and varieties
Techniques: Soil production with combined fertilization
Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Use of renewable resources: 100% manual practices – Industrial compost
Sustainable practices: Local production – Local varieties – Seasonal production – No packaging use
Other products: –
Sanyé-Mengual, E., Gasperi, D., Michelon, N., Orsini, F., Ponchia, G., & Gianquinto, G. (2018). Eco-efficiency assessment and food security potential of home gardening: A case study in Padua, Italy. Sustainability, 10(7), 2124.