Montevideo Community Gardens Program
Montevideo, Uruguay · Operator: Intendencia de Montevideo (Programa de Agricultura Urbana)
Overview
Community gardens run as part of Montevideo's urban agriculture program (PAU-IMM), supporting family, community and educational gardens and embodying a distinctly Uruguayan style of participatory urban agriculture.
Citizen participation
Neighbours run agroecological gardens in the city and its periphery, coordinating with neighbourhood councils, community centres and municipios, including gardens created through the participatory budget.
Operating model
A public/collaborative model linking the city's urban agriculture program with the University of the Republic, combining social inclusion with the agroecological transition of food growing.
Impact
A 2004 census showed urban agriculture spread across 75% family, 19% community and 6% institutional/educational gardens; the program has grown in tandem with participatory budgeting and social inclusion initiatives.
Land tenure
Gardens are set up on public spaces and neighbourhood land in the city and its periphery, used by resident groups under the municipal urban agriculture program.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
2004 census: ~75% family gardens, 19% community, 6% institutional/educational; coordinated through municipios and participatory budget
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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