The ‘Responsible Consumer Cells’ (RCCs) is a project that connects farmers and eaters. A coordinator facilitates this connection by collecting orders from urban people, sharing those with the farmers, and scheduling regular direct deliveries to the city. Eaters participate in meetings and take turns sharing organizational duties, thereby taking some of “responsibility” for the network. The RCCs started as a research project in the Family Agriculture Commercialization Laboratory (LACAF - UFSC).
A university-community initiative
"The product for the consumer arrives fresher, and at a fair price!"
Dulciane - Coordinator of the Responsible Consumer Cells
An Agroecological Project
The farmers who participate in the RCC are agroecological farmers, many are certified by the Ecovida Network of Agroecology.
400 consumers
Most consumers are from Florianópolis .
54 farming families
The farming families are distributed across 16 municipalities in Santa Catarina.
12 cells
Each cell includes a group of farmers who supply a group of eaters with deliveries into the city. To meet growing demand, new cells have been created in Florianópolis and the surrounding region.
7 groups of certified farmers
Farmers are certified by the Ecovida Agroecology Network.
7 tons of food per month
The RCC supplies about 7 tons of food per month.
Responsible Consumers Cells
in numbers
Responsible
Consumers Cells by
numbers
Source: Family Agriculture Commercialization Laboratory (LACAF - UFSC). Link in section Editorial
Ecovida Agroecology
Network
Ecovida Agroecology
Network
This Network certifies agroecological foods, promotes the exchange of knowledge between farmers and provides support for agroecological transition.
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Three people involved in agroecological issues talk about the role of urban people in helping to address problems in the countryside.
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Urban People and the Countryside
Urban People and the Countryside
Political Advocacy
Political
Advocacy
Agroecological movements aim to make changes in political and other institutions that have effects for supporting agroecology in the city and in the countryside.
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HOCCA
CCA Campus Organic garden
HOCCA
CCA Campus Organic garden
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HOCCA was an extension project of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and started as a student occupation.
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