HortaFCUL

Hub No Hub

Number of people in group:

19

Active participants in last year:

125

Group started:

2009

Paid roles?

No

Legal Structure:

Unconstituted (a group of individuals)

How active is your group?

Very Active

Live Projects:

• Community Growing
• Other food projects
• Nature
• Community visioning / imagination work
• Building local networks
• Local economy or new economy projects
• Wellbeing or Inner Transition

https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/sites/default/files/fcul/noticias/Activity_report_%20HortaFCUL_2024_final-v2.pdf

The HortaFCUL project was created at the Faculty of Sciences of the Lisbon University in 2009, led by a group of students interested in the topic of permaculture and how it could provide a solution to some of the current ecological, social and economic problems.

With the support of the college board and the dedication of some volunteers, HortaFCUL is a permanent food garden next to the C2 building, a space that connects agriculture to gardening, integrates a constantly changing social dynamic, a space that is considered the heart of the project.

This project emerged with the aim of raising awareness and demonstrating more ecological practices, based on the ethics, principles, strategies, techniques and tools proposed by permaculture.​​​​​​​​​

It aims to enhance the campus’ ecosystem services and, thus, contribute to the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).