Huerta

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into market garden. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2011.

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009)

A huerta (Spanish: [ˈwerta]) or horta (Valencian: [ˈɔɾta], Portuguese: [ˈɔɾtɐ]), from Latin hortus, "garden", is a fertile area, or a field in a fertile area, common in Spain and Portugal, in which a variety of common vegetables and fruit trees, are cultivated for family consumption and sale. Typically, huertas belonging to different people are in groups around rivers or other water source because of the amount of irrigation required. It is a kind of market garden.

Huerta in Valencia, Spain

This agriculture article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v d e

This Spain-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v d e

This Portugal-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v d e