Makin nature -based solution visible and promoting soil life through deep mulch gardens in Veszprém, hungary - Biodivercity case study 1.

“How and how often do you water these vegetables?” – asks Iuri Bruni from Siena, which is a frontrunner inItaly promoting community gardens. “No need for watering at all, even in the hot summer period and we donot use chemicals” - says Dr Tímea Szalay, president of the Csalán Association, which manages the threedeep mulch gardens in Veszprém. But she must repeat her answer three times since participants of theBiodiverCity study visit simply cannot believe it. Finally, she shows the difference: the soil under the mulch isblack and wet, while two meters away, in a traditional plot, where there is no covering, the same soil isvisibly much dryer (light brown). “This is a garden where we learn how nature works sustainably…” Written by Ferenc Szigeti-Böröcz, lead expert in BiodiverCity project.