El Estrecho Natural Park eco resort, Spain
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Ecotourism is a movement launched in 1990 to encourage travellers to design their trips based around the principles of sustainability, environmental-awareness, and supporting local community.
At Huerta Grande, we are constantly engaged with making our resort more sustainable and environmentally sound. We hope to provide an experience that is enriching for our guests and only enhances, not harms, our local and global environment.
Currently, all of the cleaning products used on the grounds are eco-friendly. In addition, 80-90% of the lighting on the premises comes from energy-efficient light bulbs, including all of the lighting in the cabins and houses.
Our vegetable garden, plants, flowers, and trees are all cared for without the use of any chemical products, relying on natural sources for fertilizers.
Furthermore, Huerta Grande is situated within a Natural Park and is surrounded by local flora and fauna, which any guest can appreciate. By visiting and living a few days in this environment, we hope that our guests will further understand the importance of environmental protection and sustainability. Throughout all of our activities, we aim to create a conversation on the importance of conservation.
We also are constantly engaged in new projects in order to enhance our own sustainability and provide opportunities for guest awareness. The following are a few examples:
• Compost system for food waste to create fertilizer for our gardens
• Sectioned recycling bins in each cabin and cottage
• Partnership with a local EcoCenter
• Eco-tours of local organic farms
Community
At Huerta Grande, we understand the importance of supporting the local economy and acting within our community. We promote all of our active and cultural events for both our guests and those who live in nearby Algeciras and Tarifa, hoping to reach a widespread audience. We hope to create an environment where our guests can meet locals, and vice versa, in order to foster the exchange of opinions and ideas.
There are also different day trips and activities that we are unable to offer (whale watching, windsurfing, snorkling) but that we can faciliate through different local businesses. We have positive working relationships with businesses involved in each of these fields, and coordinate with them to offer these services to our guests.
Furthermore, we are currently developing a series of hiking tours through our natural parks, ¨conocer para respetar¨(know to respect). It is an effort to engage our local community in exploring the wealth our natural parks hold, and to start a conversation on the importance of conservation, both on the local and global level.
We are also building a relationship with a local EcoCenter in Tarifa in order to further support other local businesses and local farmers (the ecocenter recieves products from ecological farmers in the area). We hope to promote our services through the EcoCenter and promote the EcoCenter at Huerta Grande.
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