Pedagogical Garden in Villiers-en-Bière - Ekodev Carrefour Accompaniment
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- Year of commitment : 2017
- Address 1 - street : CENTRE COMMERCIAL VILLIERS-EN-BIèRE, France
- Diameter : 500
- Green energies : Other
- Digital services : Waste, Resilience
- Sustainable mobility : Roads, Accessibility
- Water cycle : Collection, Prevention, Protection
- Circular economy and waste management : Preservation of natural heritage, Optimization of ressources, Save of ressources, Organic recycling, Composting bin
- Biodiversity & Ecosystems : / Urban Farming, Roof Agriculture, Shared garden , Green roof, Green and blue corridor, Air recycling, Other, Environment education, Ecosystems preservation /
- Builder
Carrefour Property
Begun at the end of 2015, this Carrefour support project aimed to define the interactions between the Villiers-en-Bière site and local biodiversity, the priority actions
From this study, we have been able to define priority actions and "reflections" on their integration (territorial anchoring). An audit on biodiversity issues was therefore conducted, highlighting various issues: monoculture plots in the surrounding areas involved in groundwater pollution but also several natural areas of floristic and faunistic interest (type I and II), like the Gâtinais Park and the forest of Fontainebleau. The local biodiversity challenges were therefore strong and we have with Carrefour set up numerous actions whose objectives were:
- Work on agroecology in an innovative and educational way
- Integrate local stakeholders: the Bougainvilliers agricultural school, the Villiers-en-Bière district, ...
- Federate stakeholders: employees and customers
- Experimenting with new farming practices: ultra-short circuit, seasonal, ...
- Valuing heritage: parking rehabilitated!
Thus, the most ambitious action addressing some of these issues was the setting up of an above-ground pedagogical kitchen garden, inspired by responsible farming techniques (agroecology and permaculture). In addition, this project has replaced 1200m² of parking space with local biodiversity and its challenges, despite many technical brakes.
Part of the car park has been transformed into a pedagogical garden to share these benefits. Here is a presentation of the project in a few key figures:
- 1200m² of parking have been rehabilitated on the terrace. Strong technical constraints have pushed our teams to innovate in terms of building materials and substrates used for agriculture above ground (mycelialized coffee grounds as a contribution of organic matter).
- 400m ² of flowering meadow, fallow with wet zone to favor the local wildflowers and to attract avifaune (birds) and various families of insects thanks to the varieties melliferous and nectariferous to ensure the pollination of the vegetable garden and the predation of the pests.
- 150m ² of vegetable pans, hundreds of edible varieties: imitating natural associations (agroecology) to allow better growth (mutual aid companion plants), better soil fertilization (water storage and nutrient maintenance in it) while fighting without any chemicals against pests.
- 2 composting platforms: to transform waste created on site
- 1 relaxation area with pergolas bringing shade thanks to climbing plants: to welcome visitors and allow them to enjoy the shade thanks to kiwis (actinidiae), vines, passiflores, ...
- Dozens of artificial facilities promoting biodiversity on site and adapted to the local species to be protected as a priority: bird houses (blackbird, woodpecker, various species of passerines), butterfly house, nest box with wild pollinators (horned osmia, megachiles , ...), hotel with insects (hoverflies, carabids, ...) shelter with bat (species of noctules and rhinolophes), pond, pierced logs, ....
- 4 workshops with families (customers and store employees) to learn the basics of agroecology and plant and sow seasonal crops and function of the "types" of vegetables
The garden is now autonomous and continues to live thanks to the various stakeholders.
Progress Status
Delivered
Data Reliability
Self-declared
Funding Type
Private
Website Enterprise / Infrastructure
https://www.carrefour.fr/http://topager.com/
http://ekodev.com/blog/Ekodev/Le-potager-Carrefour
Sustainable Development
- Workshops with the general public thus creating exchanges and an excuse to discuss food (at the heart of everyone's daily life), agriculture and biodiversity.
- Workshops with employees to create different links and team cohesion.
- 1200m² of parking have been rehabilitated on the terrace. Strong technical constraints have pushed our teams to innovate in terms of building materials and substrates used for agriculture above ground (mycelialized coffee grounds as a contribution of organic matter).
- 400m ² of flowering meadow, fallow with wet zone to favor the local wildflowers and to attract avifaune (birds) and various families of insects thanks to the varieties melliferous and nectariferous to ensure the pollination of the vegetable garden and the predation of the pests.
- 150m ² of vegetable pans, hundreds of edible varieties: imitating natural associations (agroecology) to allow better growth (mutual aid companion plants), better soil fertilization (water storage and nutrient maintenance in it) while fighting without any chemicals against pests.
- 2 composting platforms: to transform waste created on site
- 1 relaxation area with pergolas bringing shade thanks to climbing plants: to welcome visitors and allow them to enjoy the shade thanks to kiwis (actinidiae), vines, passiflores, ...
- Dozens of artificial facilities promoting biodiversity on site and adapted to the local species to be protected as a priority: bird houses (blackbird, woodpecker, various species of passerines), butterfly house, nest box with wild pollinators (horned osmia, megachiles , ...), hotel with insects (hoverflies, carabids, ...) shelter with bat (species of noctules and rhinolophes), pond, pierced logs, ....
- 4 workshops with families (customers and store employees) to learn the basics of agroecology and plant and sow seasonal crops and function of the "types" of vegetables
Governance
Carrefour Interdis
Consortium of companies
Carrefour Property
Other
Private
The Carrefour entity commissioned ekodev to carry out a study on their Villiers-en-Bières shopping center.
The AMO of the project is ekodev which carried out the studies upstream, during, found and put in touch the actors of the project, and managed the valorization and sensitization downstream.
Carrefour Interdis completed the work.
Topager realized the work of the "educational garden"
Lycée Bougainville manages the management and monitoring of the vegetable garden.
Carrefour is the main financier of the project.
Initially a part of the crops of the vegetable garden was destined for the direct sale in store. The quantities being anecdotal, only educational workshops / cooking classes from fruits and vegetables of the garden are proposed.
The management and monitoring of the garden is financed by the training tax of Carrefour.
Sustainable Solutions
- Resources :
- Biodiversity :
- Citizen participation
- Proximity services
- Air quality
- Circular economy
- Infrastructure
- Water management
- Soil management
- Waste management
- Citizen-awareness
- Climate adaptation
Carrefour Pedagogic garden
The rehabilitation of 1,200m² of parking on a floor in a biodiversity area has allowed to accommodate vegetable gardens, aromatic / medicinal plant reserves, relaxation areas and flowering meadow areas.
This project has been realized to allow a strong social and societal impact: this one is open to the employees, allowed to welcome families, customers, general public, during educational workshops; the management is entrusted to the agricultural school Bougainville Agriculture and Landscape.
This initiative is anchored in Carrefour's sustainable strategy to promote the short circuit, responsible food and sustainable production methods.