A huerta ( Spanish: [ˈweɾta] ) or horta ( Catalan: [ˈɔɾta] , Portuguese: [ˈɔɾtɐ] ), from Latin hortus , " garden ", is an irrigated 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 .
1-531: A huerta is an irrigated area, or a field within such an area, common in Spain and Portugal. Huerta may also refer to: Huerta Elinor Ostrom has defined huertas as "well-demarked irrigation areas surrounding or near towns" (emphasis added). This agriculture article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Spain -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Portugal -related article
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