Construção e implantação de horta escolar no Colégio Rocha Pombo no município de Pato Branco com base em elementos e princípios básicos do paisagismo

Abstract

The unfamiliarity about the origin of food, is common among children in different communities. Examples in the world help to clarify for children the origin and functionality of food. The vegetable gardens have been used as an education tool to compensate for this deficiency. In the construction of vegetable gardens, it is common sense to make it in the simplest forms, straight beds with plants arranged in rows. However, as agriculture alone is an art of nature with its textures, lines, shapes and colors, in this project the design tools was used in the construction of the garden, to make the activity more interesting and more attractive for both children and adults. Using design in a practical and functional way. A great example of this technique is observed in the Ornamental Kitchen Garden of the Castle of Villandry, France. The work resulted in a harmonious, balanced and attractive project, arousing feelings of joy and others. The use of the chosen area in the Elementary School Rocha Pombo also helped to promote a better occupation of the space. Transforming it in a revitalized environment. Since this place used to be the playground of the school and was inactivated and without any toy.