Database research record2025·Brazil (Salvador)
Entre mãos e mutirões: o caso da Horta Comunitária Zeferina Beiru em Salvador - BA
Joeli Silva de Souza, Lucas Barbosa Lima
Humanas Sociais & Aplicadas
Urban Farm DB summary
This qualitative case study investigated collective work parties ("mutirões") as an intervention strategy at the Zeferina Beiru Community Garden in Salvador, Brazil, from 2016 to 2022. The study found that mutirões were a positive strategy for the garden's creation, maintenance (2015-2019), and reactivation (2022). These collective efforts involved children, youth, and neighbors from the community and surrounding areas.