Occupying the garden
HOCCA (Organic Garden of the Center for Agricultural Sciences) emerged on the campus of the Center for Agricultural Sciences of the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC. HOCCA’s purpose was to provide students with the opportunity to learn agroecological principles and techniques. The vacant space on campus was occupied by students without authorization from university management. Later, the initiative's leaders managed to make the “occupation” sanctioned by university as an official extension project in 2015.
" The idea was to claim this space
from the CCA Campus that was idle "
Jefferson - student of Agronomy at UFSC
Project Closure
HOCCA ended its activities as an extension project in October 2019. The lack of organizational and philosophical compatibility were the causes pointed out as causes for the closure of activities. Even so, the project contributed to an evolution of the pedagogical practice of urban agriculture at the university. Below the figures provide a dimension of this contribution.
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17 Workshops
Between March 2016 and May 2019, 17 workshops were facilitated through the HOCCA with a total audience of 345 people.
HOCCA in numbers
60 Students
60 students involved in collective farm work and maintenance.
868 kg of food
868 kilos of food delivered to the CCA university restaurant over a 3-year period.
703 people visited
703 people participated in visits to observe and learn about the gardening practices.
Source: official communiqué on the closure of activities published in the project's profiles on social networks. Link in the Credits section
HOCCA
in Numbers
1043 people reached
The HOCCA extension project reached 1043 people over a 3-year period. Between technical visits, workshops and academics involved in practical activities.
Beyond Gardens
Florianópolis has many urban gardens. Some are private, others are communal. These garden spaces are the part of a web of relationships that extend from the city into the countryside.
Connections
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PACUCA
Community Garden
This agroecological community garden is located in the Campeche neighborhood in Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
PACUCA
Community Garden
The Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture is an agroecological organization that establishes connections between countryside, city and the academic community.
CEPAGRO
CEPAGRO
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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
Agroecology is a way of life and a way of knowing.
Agroecological
Education
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