Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil

With the increase in technologies and the growth of cities, a large part of the population now lives in urban environments and consumes, mostly, vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants and spices purchased in supermarkets and/or fairs. It is necessary to encourage the use and creation of vegetable gar...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Espíndola Assumpção Bastos, Angelita Santos, Pâmela Zottis de Bacco, Jerffson Lucas Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Grupo Verde de Agroecologia e Abelhas (GVAA) 2023-07-01
Series:Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
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Online Access:https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/RVADS/article/view/9831
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author Fernanda Espíndola Assumpção Bastos
Angelita Santos
Pâmela Zottis de Bacco
Jerffson Lucas Santos
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Angelita Santos
Pâmela Zottis de Bacco
Jerffson Lucas Santos
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description With the increase in technologies and the growth of cities, a large part of the population now lives in urban environments and consumes, mostly, vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants and spices purchased in supermarkets and/or fairs. It is necessary to encourage the use and creation of vegetable gardens in urban spaces, in order to promote better health for their users. The present work aimed to carry out a survey on eating habits and other information of a socioeconomic nature, in a sample of the population located in Balneário Camboriú -SC, through a questionnaire. From this survey, 10 people were randomly selected to participate in an extension program, where homegrown vegetable gardens were implemented in their residences using reused Styrofoam boxes. The present study resulted in the elaboration of homegrown vegetable gardens installed in 10 residences, in order to bring practical and theoretical knowledge about the importance of home gardens in the diet of its users. It was found that most respondents consume vegetables and fruits, so if there is a demand for these products, there is also a need to encourage and increase the number of actions to expand the production and consumption of food produced in urban environments, in order to reduce logistics costs and promote fresh and healthy food for the urban population.
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spelling doaj.art-6025b49a868f4b138d1f7ab26efafb9e2023-07-07T12:02:53ZengGrupo Verde de Agroecologia e Abelhas (GVAA)Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável1981-82032023-07-01183Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, BrazilFernanda Espíndola Assumpção Bastos0Angelita Santos1Pâmela Zottis de Bacco2Jerffson Lucas Santos3Universidade Católica do Paraná, CuritibaInstituto Federal Catarinense, CamboriúInstituto Federal Catarinense, CamboriúInstituto Federal Catarinense, Camboriú With the increase in technologies and the growth of cities, a large part of the population now lives in urban environments and consumes, mostly, vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants and spices purchased in supermarkets and/or fairs. It is necessary to encourage the use and creation of vegetable gardens in urban spaces, in order to promote better health for their users. The present work aimed to carry out a survey on eating habits and other information of a socioeconomic nature, in a sample of the population located in Balneário Camboriú -SC, through a questionnaire. From this survey, 10 people were randomly selected to participate in an extension program, where homegrown vegetable gardens were implemented in their residences using reused Styrofoam boxes. The present study resulted in the elaboration of homegrown vegetable gardens installed in 10 residences, in order to bring practical and theoretical knowledge about the importance of home gardens in the diet of its users. It was found that most respondents consume vegetables and fruits, so if there is a demand for these products, there is also a need to encourage and increase the number of actions to expand the production and consumption of food produced in urban environments, in order to reduce logistics costs and promote fresh and healthy food for the urban population. https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/RVADS/article/view/9831Urban agricultureAgroecology.Sustainable production
spellingShingle Fernanda Espíndola Assumpção Bastos
Angelita Santos
Pâmela Zottis de Bacco
Jerffson Lucas Santos
Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável
Urban agriculture
Agroecology.
Sustainable production
title Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
title_full Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
title_fullStr Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
title_short Eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil
title_sort eating habits and use of urban vegetable plants by residents of balneario camboriu santa catarina brazil
topic Urban agriculture
Agroecology.
Sustainable production
url https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/RVADS/article/view/9831
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