Building connections
In the videos below, two farmers, a rural educator and a university professor, share their opinions on how agriculture can establish connections between people in the city and the countryside.
Needing to expand the dialogue
Erika is a Field Educator, trained at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and a member of the Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture (CEPAGRO). She talks about how not all expressions of urban agriculture in the Brazilian context are the same. Some are more collective than others. Some are more focused on issues that are of concern to rural people than others.
Urban people visiting (urban and rural) farms
Chef and farmer, Sônia Jendiroba talks about creating ways for urban people to have more contact with food growing spaces. Sônia, who once had a restaurant in the central region of Florianópolis, today lives on her farm in the Ratones neighborhood, She participates in the Ecovida Network of Agroecology.
Urban people’s responsibility to the land ...
Aderlan is a farmer and sells his produce at the Organic Market of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. In this video, Aderlan reflects on how urban people can help rural farmers by being more concerned about agricultural production practices.
Urban agriculture and food systems literacy
Professor Ilyas Siddique coordinates Applied Ecology Laboratory at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (LEAP-UFSC). He reflects on how urban agriculture plays a fundamental role in raising awareness and embodied knowledge about agricultural production.
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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This agroecological community garden is located in the Campeche neighborhood in Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
PACUCA
Community Garden
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PACUCA
Community Garden
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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Connections
Agroecology is a way of life and a way of knowing.
Agroecological
Education
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Agroecological
Education
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Professor Ribas of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) talks about urban agriculture in marginalized communities.
The Garden on the Margins
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The Garden on the Margins
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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