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Contributor email : contact.racines.pontaulic@gmail.com

Structure : Réaumur's Gourmet Alley, in Pessac

France

Pessac

New Aquitaine

Solution proposed by : Racines Pontaulic

Difficulty level :

# afforestation # agroforestry # trees

Description

In 2022, the Bordeaux metropolitan area is offering local organizations the opportunity to secure land and funding to reforest the region: this is the “Let’s Plant 1 Million Trees!” project.


In Pessac, an 800-square-meter grassy plot serves as a path for elementary schoolchildren. Quite naturally, the design focuses on crops at the right height for the area’s main users: strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, and blackcurrants, as well as salad trees, hazelnut trees, and fig trees…

At the same time, a number of forest species are being planted to provide shade and enhance ecosystem stability.

From a meadow system, we are transitioning to a young woodland capable of supporting and hosting greater biodiversity, to the delight of the children and local residents alike…

 

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