Urban Agriculture Community System - SARE Grant Management System

LS14-263 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2014: $250,000.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2018

Grant Recipient: Metropolitan University

Region: Southern

State: Puerto Rico

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Maria Calixta Ortiz

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

Description:

First systematic documentation [in Spanish] on the operation of urban farmers that includes active urban gardens and a base-map of the potential lots for urban gardens in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project has enhanced a learning community among students, planners and local farmers, as well as has reinforced the knowledge exchange among cooperating farmers. As a result, the Network of Urban Urban Gardens in San Juan has been reactivated, where two collaborating farmers were appointed as coordinator and sub-coordinator of the Network.

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Authors:

María Calixta Ortiz, Universidad Metropolitana
Wanda Crespo, Estudios Técnicos, Inc.
Katia Avilés, Universidad Metropolitana
Eva Bayona, Universidad Metropolitana

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers

This product is associated with the project "Multisectoral and Transdisciplinary Coalition to Spearhead the Development of a Cohesive Network of Local Limited-resources Urban Community Farmers for Sustainable Agriculture Using the Capital City of Puerto Rico as Case Study"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.