Post on 27-Apr-2015
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Edible LandscapesEdible LandscapesPlanting on Low-Cost Urban Housing Communities
GK Project in QCGK Project in QC2
For the requirements of a graduate thesis, one student, Ms. Julieta Santos was motivated to conduct a project through applied, participatory approach in developing a micro-urban agriculture to a socialized housing, a Gawad Kalinga Project in Brgy. Kapit-Bisig, Central Avenue, Tandang Sora. In presenting her knowledge and skill in landscape architecture to improve the community (about half a hectare of lot) by using edible plants as landscape design elements, Ms. Santos was able to encourage participation of the residents to plant and improve their place. As a form of evaluation to note the changes and improvements, the users were surveyed before the commencement, during and after the project was implemented.
For the requirements of a graduate thesis, one student, Ms. Julieta Santos was motivated to conduct a project through applied, participatory approach in developing a micro-urban agriculture to a socialized housing, a Gawad Kalinga Project in Brgy. Kapit-Bisig, Central Avenue, Tandang Sora. In presenting her knowledge and skill in landscape architecture to improve the community (about half a hectare of lot) by using edible plants as landscape design elements, Ms. Santos was able to encourage participation of the residents to plant and improve their place. As a form of evaluation to note the changes and improvements, the users were surveyed before the commencement, during and after the project was implemented.
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Urban Agriculture in QCUrban Agriculture in QC
4ExamplesExamples
MethodologyMethodology
Economic Parameters Survey of what is “affordable cost” for
the residents of low cost housing Survey of affordable materials Behavioral Analysis Survey of gardening & maintenance
procedures normally done by residents
Garden Types Survey of common plant species
grown in low cost housing
Criteria in Choosing MaterialsCriteria in Choosing Materials
allow growth of native plant species or natural vegetation
Allow growth of edible plants as food for residents
Aesthetically pleasing flexible to create
dynamic planting designs
Easy to maintain
7Criteria in Choosing MaterialsCriteria in Choosing Materials
use of recycled materials,
sustainable & environment-friendly
Locally produced or abundant
affordable to local residents
easily installedwill last for the
intended period of use
A Housing Community A Housing Community in Pasay Cityin Pasay City 8
A student organization based within the UPCA called the University of the Philippines Circle of Landscape Architecture Students (UPCLAS) embarked on an extension project to incorporate landscape design elements in a socialized housing community in the Philippines. A community in Pasay City, which also receives support from various agencies such as the Saint Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC), Technical Assistance Organization or TAO-Pilipinas and Habitat for Humanity, became the recipient of the landscape design efforts of these LA students starting the 2nd semester of 2006-2007. Not as a class requirement to fulfill, but through the efforts and motivation of the LA students in that organization, they were able to implement their design skill and knowledge to improve a community.
A student organization based within the UPCA called the University of the Philippines Circle of Landscape Architecture Students (UPCLAS) embarked on an extension project to incorporate landscape design elements in a socialized housing community in the Philippines. A community in Pasay City, which also receives support from various agencies such as the Saint Hannibal Empowerment Center (SHEC), Technical Assistance Organization or TAO-Pilipinas and Habitat for Humanity, became the recipient of the landscape design efforts of these LA students starting the 2nd semester of 2006-2007. Not as a class requirement to fulfill, but through the efforts and motivation of the LA students in that organization, they were able to implement their design skill and knowledge to improve a community.
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Housing Housing Community in Community in
Pasay CityPasay City
Suggested MaterialsSuggested Materials
Plastic Bottlesrecycled
container for plants and substrate
Hanged steadily on walls
small plants or edible herbs may be planted here
abundant supply
Suggested MaterialsSuggested Materials
Rubber Potsrecycled
container for plants and substrate
Hanged steadily on walls, railings
small plants or edible herbs may be planted here
abundant supply
Suggested MaterialsSuggested Materials
Chicken Wire / Alambre
criss-crossed to allow vines like ampalaya or upo to climb on them
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Suggested MaterialsSuggested Materials
Bamboo Polesbamboo poles
are converted into long vegetated modules
planted with lettuce, mustard greens, kamote or other herbs
Suggested MaterialsSuggested Materials
Coco shellscontainer for plants
and substrateHanged steadily on
wire mesh or coconets
small plants or edible herbs may be planted here
abundant supply
Edible Plant PaletteEdible Plant Palette
Origanum vulgare (oregano)
Osimum basilicum (basil)
Andropogon citratus (lemon grass)
Pandanus amaryllifolius(pandan)
Brassica rapa(petsay)
Brassica integrifolia(mustasa)
References: Books• Undan, Rodolfo C. Urban Agriculture: A Step-By-Step Guide to Successful Container Farming in the City. Foresight Book Publishing & Distributing Co., Inc., Quezon City. 2002.
• Sundiang, Cynthia Morales. The Edible garden: Urban Agriculture in Metro Manila. University of the Philippines College of Architecture Master of Tropical Landscape Architecture Thesis, 1994.
• Santos, Julieta. Raising the Scale of Micro Urban Agriculture in a Socialized Housing Community. University of the Philippines College of Architecture Master of Tropical Landscape Architecture Thesis, 2010.