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Cultivos Urbanos - Santiago Community Urban Gardens

Santiago, Chile · Operator: Cultivos Urbanos (NGO)

Overview

Urban agriculture initiative led by NGO Cultivos Urbanos in Santiago. Encourages citizens to develop a new relationship with nature through workshops on native plants, herbs, and bushes. Integrates indigenous plant culture recovery with sustainable urban agriculture. Operates across multiple Santiago neighborhoods.

Citizen participation

Community participation workshops, native plant knowledge restoration

Operating model

NGO-led community education centered on native plant cultivation

Impact

Revival of native plant culture, development of ecological citizenship, sustainable urban agriculture practice

Crops

  • native plants
  • herbs
  • vegetables
  • fruits

Scale

Multiple community garden sites across Santiago

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