Agroecology on the Municipal Agenda
Semear means “to seed.” The Semear Network was formed in 2015 to expand the public conversation about urban agriculture in the city of Florianópolis (SC, Brazil). Shortly thereafter, in 2017, the "Municipal Program for Urban Agriculture of Florianópolis" was created by decree, which is currently called "Cultiva Floripa" (Grow Floripa). This legislative measure may have modest impacts on the increase in agroecology in the city. The achievements obtained by Rede Semear are the result of the efforts of its members: People from civil society, the government and NGOs such as the Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture (CEPAGRO). Rede Semear works by discussing topics such as: healthy eating, awareness, education, integration and health of the population.
Nurse and public employee, Francisca works at the Health Department of Florianópolis. She sees urban gardens as serving an important function in strengthening public health.
Urban agriculture and health
Zenilto works at the Companhia de Melhoramentos da Capital (COMCAP, or the “Capital Improvement Company”), in Florianópolis, Brazil. He talks about the role of public institutions in supporting urban agriculture and their potential to influence food security and public health
Urban Agriculture with Rural Characteristics
Érika is a member of the Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture (CEPAGRO) . She shares her reflections on discussions within Rede Semear about agriculture practiced within the city of Florianópolis (SC), Brazil, and what it means to support urban agriculture in areas that are more rural in character.
Exchanges of information and knowledge
Silvane is a biologist and environmental educator. She talks about Rede Semear as a space for knowledge exchanges
Difficulties to overcome
Alesio is an expert on Non-Conventional Food Plants (PANCs) and longtime resident of Florianópolis. He share about the history food in the city and how it has changed over time.
Florianópolis' Changing Foodscape
Pursuing Change
Daiana is a representative of the Companhia de Melhoramentos da Capital (COMCAP) at Rede Semear. She talks about environmental awareness in Florianópolis and her perception that people in this city want to change their relation to nature.
Municipal Meeting of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture
Since 2016 Rede Semear Floripa organized the Municipal Meeting of Urban Agriculture. The event serves as a showcase and space for discussion about the priorities in the urban agroecological movement.
Municipal Meeting of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture
Common themes
The Semear Floripa Network is an initiative that supports urban agriculture in Florianópolis (SC, Brazil), but it also engages with other political of relevance to the wider agroecology movement, including problems of urban sprawl, pollution and urban infrastructure.
Connections
Discover the project that, through composting, revolutionized a community
Little Buckets
Revolution
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Little Buckets
Revolution
This agroecological community garden is located in the Campeche neighborhood in Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.
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PACUCA
Community Garden
PACUCA
Community Garden
Professor Ribas of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) talks about urban agriculture in marginalized communities.
The Garden on the Margins
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The Garden on the Margins
Political Advocacy
Political
Advocacy
Agroecological movements aim to make changes in political and other institutions that have effects for supporting agroecology in the city and in the countryside.
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The Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture is an agroecological organization that establishes connections between countryside, city and the academic community.
CEPAGRO
CEPAGRO
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Three people involved in agroecological issues talk about the role of urban people in helping to address problems in the countryside.
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Urban People and the Countryside
Urban People and the Countryside
Agroecology is a way of life and a way of knowing.
Agroecological
Education
Agroecological
Education
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