MILPA

Milpa, also known as Three Sisters, is a farming method inherited from the people of Central America. It involves sowing three plants together that have beneficial synergies: pumpkin, corn, and beans. Pumpkins have deep roots, drawing nutrients from the depths, and their large leaves protect other plants from weeds and moisture loss.

Beans fix nitrogen from the air with the help of their symbiotic bacteria, rhizobia. Corn serves as a climbing aid for the beans. The flowers and other plants growing in the milpa provide the support team. They attract beneficial animals. The milpa is a beautiful example that illustrates the hidden synergies between plants. It is by working together that we will achieve better yields. Both literally and figuratively.

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Netzwierk Agroökologie

The Luxembourg network of agroecological farms, Netzwierk Agroökologie, was born from small, solidarity-based farming operations. Their shared values and goals are ecological integrity, social equity, and economic viability.

Matériaux & végétaux

Materials: Fertile soil, transpiration irrigation system, irrigation timer.

Plants: pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita maxima, Rouge vive d’Étampes, Ute, Piena di Napoli, Galeuse d’Eysine, Butternut Waltham, Dobosi Sütőtök, Bischoffsmütze, Thai Kang Kog…), sweet corn (Zea mays convar. Saccharate), string beans (Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris) & flowers (Clarkia grandiflora, Lavatera trimestris, Leonotis nepetifolia, Cosmos bipinnatus, Antirrhinum majus, Callistephus chinensis, Malope trifida, Helichrysum bracteatum ‘Monstrosum’, Tropaeolum majus, Celosia argentea var. Spicata, Craspedia globosa, Coreopsis tinctoria, Cleome spinosa, Centaurea cyanus pink, Venidium fastuosum, Calendula officinalis ‘Greenheart Orange’, Zinnia elegans, Alcea rosea, Gaura lindheimeri)

Fédération Horticole Luxembourgeoise

The gardens of the Luxembourg Horticultural Federation (FHL) offer a wonderful showcase of the expertise of companies and professionals in the Luxembourg horticultural sector through eight unusual gardens, designed by seven nursery-landscape companies and a market gardener as part of LUGA.

As an observer member of the LUGA exhibition , the FHL represents 448 small and medium-sized enterprises specializing in landscaping, nursery, fruit growing, market gardening and floral art as well as in professional and continuing training, as well as various themes of business law, thus contributing to the growth of this dynamic and innovative sector.