Urban farming is not common in Latvia as there is plenty of farmland, but Latvians enjoy spending free time in rural areas growing food. Families will rent, buy, or inherit plots of land for gardening vegetables, fruits, berries, or raising chickens and bees as a hobby or commercial business. This tradition is passed down through generations, with families starting seedlings indoors and planting gardens to provide themselves with natural, homegrown food for winter by pickling vegetables. Some families also keep bees, chickens, or rabbits on their plots.
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Urban farming in Latvia
1. Urban Farming in Latvia
MULTIDISCIPLINARY FLIPPED LEARNING WITH ICT
ERASMUS+ KA2 PROJECT
2015-2017
Daugavpils Saskaas School/Latvia
2. Urban farming as such is not typical of Latvia as we have a lot of
empty fields and farmland.
3. Latvians like to spend their free time in the
countryside.
O So, what we do we rent or buy a piece of land (or
usually we inherited it) for gardening and growing food
plants. And families grow vegetables, fruits (apples),
berries, or do beekeeping or even raise chickens.
O This tradition is passed from generation to generation. It
can be both commercial gardening or just a hobby.
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5. First, we grow seedlings on the
windowseel.
Then, we plant them in our garden
6. This way we provide ourselves with
natural food.
In a sense, it can be called allotment or
community garden.
7. And now we will show you some photos of our
and our teachers gardens.
