COUSIN partner Aprisco planted this academic year’s educational garden at San Martín School (Garganta la Olla), a partner in the “Farmland biodiversity for rural wellbeing” living lab.
The same approach was followed as last year’s garden, focusing on legumes and their ecosystem services (LegumES project), planting small experimental plots of monocultures and mixed crops of fava beans, lupins, and peas, as well as barley, oats, and wheat.
This year, crop wild relatives (CWRs) were introduced alongside these species. Many of them, such as Avena barbata and Hordeum murinum, originate from the Aprisco gene bank, while others come from further afield, including Pisum fulvum, which was sown thanks to the collaboration of Diego Rubiales (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas – CSIC).
An entire bed of brassicas has also been added, where, thanks to Ferdinando Branca (University of Catania), we were able to sow Brassica oleracea selvatica as the central queen. Finally, a small lettuce plot was established, featuring different cultivated varieties together with Lactuca serriola, also provided by Aprisco.
Watch the video made by the school!
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