Bela Flor Respira
Bela Flor Respira (BFR) is an urban agroecology and permaculture project that began in a social housing project in the Campolide neighbourhood of Lisbon in 2018.
General introduction
BFR translates as "The lovely flower breathes". It was developed by the Portuguese NGO Circular Economy Portugal and is an example of a Social food movements project based in the parish (local governanmnet) of Campolide. BFR is a community project aiming to create urban agroforestry with a teaching centre in the centre of Lisbon. With the evolution of the project, it began to be called ComBOA (with GOOD, in Portuguese).
BFR's goal is to encourage families to separate organic waste for composting in urban gardens located in the neighborhood itself. The compost products will be used as a natural fertilizer for organic plants, fruits and vegetables grown for local consumption. In this way, citizens are directly involved in closing the cycle and making cities greener.
Main insights on/for sustainable just cities
Suggested key readings & links
Link to other Wiki-pages
- Community gardens and food
- Social food movements
- Nature-based solutions
- Regeneration of disused urban land
- Sharing and cooperatives for urban commons
- Policies and practices for inclusion of disadvantaged groups
- Urban development through cultural solutions
Further reading
Links
- Website https://belaflorrespira.wixsite.com/agrofloresta
- Facebook: Bela Flor Respira - Agrofloresta Urbana de Campolide - Comboa https://www.facebook.com/belaflorrespira/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/belaflorrespira/
- Circular Economy Portugal (Portuguese NGO) http://www.circulareconomy.pt/ Circular Economy Portugal
- Telephone: (+351) 919574811
- Email: belaflorrespira@gmail.com
Publications
Other Social Media Reports
- Lisbon Municipal Council (CML), Facebook, 3 October 2020: https://www.facebook.com/camaradelisboa/posts/3636226666397257
- Lisboa Green Capital 2020, Facebook, 3 October 2020: https://www.facebook.com/LisboaGreenCapital2020/posts/338231370840955
Video Reports
- Faz Faísca (Make Sparks) on RTP TV, 17 Jan. 2021. Season 3, episode 36 (From 18:20 mins): https://www.rtp.pt/play/p7301/e518391/faz-faisca
- BELA FLOR RESPIRA, video by Syncview Imagem e Meios, June 2019: https://vimeo.com/423651934?1