Recovering of cultural patrimony and of seeds genetic resources. The gardeners of the region grow seeds and observe all the cycle, put the seeds in the bank and exchange them with other gardeners. Simultaneously, documentation about the characteristics of the seeds is elaborated.
Good Practice Topics
Type of Tool
Objetivos
What makes it a good practice or tool?
This practice allows gardeners to network and share resources. It promotes intergenerational dialogue. It is an innovative methodology to conserve cultural patrimony.
Materiales
Aplicación
Evaluación
Evaluation
Positive: participants are more collaborative and there is a general feeling of personal satisfaction
Consejos
Aims and Outcomes
AIMS
- Conserving old local vegetable varieties.
- Recovering the agricultural knowledge and the culture associated to the country and cookery.
- Promoting the use old varieties in organic gardens of the region.
OUTCOMES
- Agricultors are able to decide about their own genetic resources.
- Agricultors are able to exchange information and seeds.
- The values of agroecology and importance of local varieties are spread.
- Self-consumption gardens are self-managed.
- A dialogue is established with the elderly.
