URBAN AGRICULTURE

NETWORK IN BOGOTÁ
BY
LAURA NATHALIA CASTRO FLOREZ
IVAN SEBASTIAN CONTRERAS SUAREZ

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES

IN BOGOTA, SEVERAL URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INITIATED, THE
DISTRICT THROUGH THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF BOGOTA HAS SUPPORTED URBAN
AGRICULTURE NETWORKS IN BOGOTA, IN 2023 A TOTAL OF FOURTEEN NETWORKS
OF URBAN FARMERS IN BOGOTA WERE COMPLETED. THE DISTRICT'S SUPPORT IS
MANIFESTED IN ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THEIR OBJECTIVES,
STRENGTHENING THEIR MEMBERS THROUGH TRAINING, SUPPLY OF PLANT
MATERIAL, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE ADEQUACY OF
PLANTING AREAS.
THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN "A NEW SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT FOR
THE BOGOTÁ OF THE 21ST CENTURY" ESTABLISHES AS ONE OF ITS OBJECTIVES
THE COMPLETION OF 20,000 VEGETABLE GARDENS AND 19 LOCAL AGRICULTURAL
NETWORKS IN THE CITY.

BENEFITS AND NEEDS STRATEGIES DEVELOPED

THESE GARDENS ALLOW THEIR EDUCATION: ELENA VILLAMIL, THE FOUNDER
INHABITANTS TO CONSERVE AND OF THE SANTA ELENA VEGETABLE GARDEN,
STRENGTHEN THEIR GREEN AREAS, OFFERED COURSES ON URBAN
PROTECT THEIR NATURAL WEALTH AND AGRICULTURE TO NEIGHBORS IN HER
MAINTAIN THEIR CUSTOMS SINCE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE COURSES TAUGHT
AGRICULTURE. THESE NETWORKS ARE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES
ALSO CHARACTERIZED BECAUSE THEY OF CROPS THAT CAN BE GROWN IN THE CITY,
DO NOT HAVE A BOSS, EVERYONE HOW TO GROW THEM AND HOW TO CARE
SHARES THEIR OPINIONS AND MAKES FOR THEM.
DECISIONS COLLECTIVELY, WHICH GIVES COMMUNITY: THE SANTA ELENA GARDEN IS A
EQUALITY IN THESE ENVIRONMENTS, COMMUNITY SPACE WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN
ALSO ALLOW THE SELF-SUPPORT OF THE COME TOGETHER TO GROW FOOD, LEARN
GARDEN COMMUNITIES AS MANY ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND SHARE
VEGETABLES, SPICES AND HERBS ARE EXPERIENCES. THIS HELPS TO CREATE A
GROWN AND GIVES THEM A SOURCE OF SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND FOSTER
INCOME BY OFFERING SOME OF THEIR COLLABORATION.
PRODUCTS IN THE FARMERS' MARKETS SUSTAINABILITY: THE SANTA ELENA GARDEN
ORGANIZED MONTHLY BY THE USES SUSTAINABLE FARMING METHODS,
BOTANICAL GARDEN AND THE SUCH AS COMPOSTING AND DRIP
SECRETARIAT OF ECONOMIC IRRIGATION. THIS HELPS REDUCE THE
DEVELOPMENT EVERY WEEKEND IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF URBAN
CITY. AGRICULTURE.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE INNOVATION:

PIONEERED
ELENA
THE USE
VILLAMIL
OF
HAS
URBAN

COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY,

QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY: THE SANTA HER WORK HAS INSPIRED OTHERS TO
ELENA GARDEN PROVIDES NEIGHBORS CREATE URBAN GARDENS IN THEIR OWN
WITH ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY AND COMMUNITIES.
AFFORDABLE FOOD. THIS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE FOOD INSECURITY IS A
GROWING PROBLEM IN CITIES AROUND
THE WORLD.
IMPROVED HEALTH: EATING FRESH,
HEALTHY FOOD FROM THE SANTA ELENA
GARDEN CAN HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OF NEIGHBORS. THIS IS BECAUSE FRESH
FOODS CONTAIN MORE NUTRIENTS THAN
PROCESSED FOODS.
IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT: THE
SANTA ELENA GARDEN HELPS REDUCE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF URBAN
AGRICULTURE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE
GARDEN USES SUSTAINABLE FARMING
METHODS, SUCH AS COMPOSTING AND
DRIP IRRIGATION.
IMPROVED ECONOMY: THE SANTA ELENA
GARDEN HELPS IMPROVE THE ECONOMY
OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS BECAUSE
THE ORCHARD GENERATES JOBS AND
HELPS ATTRACT VISITORS TO THE AREA.
IMPROVED COMMUNITY: THE SANTA
ELENA GARDEN HELPS IMPROVE THE
COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR
NEIGHBORS TO GATHER AND WORK
TOGETHER. THIS CAN HELP CREATE A
SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND REDUCE
SOCIAL ISOLATION.
REFERENCES
ESTAS SON LAS CUATRO REDES DE AGRICULTURA URBANA EN BOGOTÁ | BOGOTÁ MI HUERTA: EL HOGAR DE LA AGRICULTURA URBANA . (DAKOTA DEL NORTE).
HTTPS://BOGOTAMIHUERTA.JBB.GOV.CO/ESTAS-SON-LAS-CUATRO-REDES-DE-AGRICULTURA-URBANA-EN-BOGOTA/
CATORCE REDES DE AGRICULTORES URBANOS/ (JARDIN BOTANICO DE BOGOTÁ.) HTTPS://JBB.GOV.CO/CON-LA-DE-USAQUEN-BOGOTA-YA-CUENTA-CON-CATORCE-
REDES-DE-AGRICULTORAS-Y-AGRICULTORES-URBANOS/.
MAYORGA, YJ, & MAYORGA, YJ (ND). HUERTA SANTA ELENA, AGRICULTURA URBANA EN BOGOTÁ. WWW.RADIONACIONAL.CO .
HTTPS://WWW.RADIONACIONAL.CO/CULTURA/TRADICIONES/HUERTA-SANTA-ELENA-AGRICULTURA-URBANA-EN-BOGOTA.

1. HOW DID YOU FEEL WORKING ON THIS TASK?

WE FELT VERY GOOD, SINCE IT WAS A TOPIC TO INVESTIGATE AND IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THIS TYPE OF PROPOSALS THAT ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN THE
CITY OF BOGOTA.
2. WHAT DID YOU LEARN WHILE DOING IT?
WE LEARNED A LOT OF NEW VOCABULARY AND DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ABOUT HOW URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY,
IMPROVING LIFE IN SOCIETY AND HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT.
3. IN WHAT AREAS DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO IMPROVE?
WE COULD IMPROVE TIME MANAGEMENT, SINCE COLLECTING INFORMATION REQUIRES DEDICATION.

WE THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB, OUR GRADE IS 1.