Santiago Urban Agriculture: Cerro Navia & Ñuñoa Municipal Gardens
Santiago, Chile · Operator: Cerro Navia & Ñuñoa Municipal Governments
Overview
Santiago municipalities (Cerro Navia, Ñuñoa) fund approximately 35 community urban garden projects focusing on neighborhood initiatives and environmental themes in public spaces and residential complexes.
Citizen participation
Neighborhood residents organize and manage community gardens with municipal funding and space provision
Operating model
Public-funded citizen agriculture projects with non-profit community management
Impact
Establishment of ~35 community gardens in Santiago, citizen-led food and environmental education, neighborhood community formation
Land tenure
Public spaces and residential complex grounds provided by municipality
Crops
- vegetables
- fruits
- herbs
Scale
Cerro Navia: ~20 projects; Ñuñoa: ~15 projects
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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