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15122 - Produzindo sementes agroecológicas em uma horta comunitária no campus central da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

André Ganzarolli Martins, Ana Paula Tridapalli de Almeira

Cadernos de Agroecologia

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A report on nearly two years of small-scale agroecological seed production through a community garden project on the central campus of the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Florianópolis, Brazil. Seeds were cultivated within small agroecological and agroforestry systems, producing carrots, lettuce, sunflower, beans, green manure crops and others; harvest and storage details are described as crucial steps requiring special attention. The report states that seed production was fundamental to sustaining the plantings and, through donations, supported other urban agriculture and agroecology initiatives.