A huerta () or horta (, ), from
Latin ''hortus'', "
garden", is an
irrigated
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been devel ...
area, or a field within such an area, common in
Spain and
Portugal, where a variety of
vegetables and fruit trees are cultivated for family consumption and sale. Typically, individual ''huertas'' belong to different people; they are located around
rivers or other water sources because of the amount of water required, which is usually provided through small canals (''acequias''). They are a kind of
market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumer
A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or s ...
.
Alternate definitions
Elinor Ostrom has defined ''huertas'' as "well-demarked ''irrigation areas'' surrounding or near towns" (emphasis added).
[Ostrom, Elinor (2015). ''Governing the Commons'', p.71.]
See also
* ''
Acequia''
*
Irrigation district
*
Horta of Valencia
References
Bibliography
*
Glick, Thomas F. 1970. ''Irrigation and Society in Medieval Valencia.'' Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
*
Maass, Arthur, and Raymond Lloyd Anderson. 1978. ''...and the Desert Shall Rejoice: Conflict, Growth and Justice in Arid Environments.'' Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
* Ostrom, Elinor (2015
990
Year 990 ( CMXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Al-Mansur, ''de facto'' ruler of Al-Andalus, conquers the Castle of Montemor-o-Velho (mode ...
. "Huerta Irrigation Institutions." Pp.69-82 in ''Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action''. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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Agriculture in Spain
Irrigation in Spain
Landforms
Geography of the Region of Murcia
Geography of the Valencian Community
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