Discovering and learning in the heart of an urban garden

A place rooted in the earth, connections between people

Theme(s)
Duration2023-2025
LocationsSwitzerland - Valais
Partners
  • Les Mains Vertes
Project funding
CONTEXT

Certain food production methods disrupt the ecological balance and weaken human connections.

OBJECTIveS
  • Develop sustainable, human-scale agriculture.
  • Promote socio-professional integration through land work and textile activities.
  • Transmit knowledge related to nature, the environment and living together.
  • Create transitional jobs and strengthen participants’ psychosocial skills.
ACTIONS
  • Active Social Integration Program (SISA) for individuals referred by social services (CMS).
  • Growing fruits, vegetables, aromatic and medicinal herbs by applying permaculture principles.
  • Collaboration with associations and enterprises aimed at developing ecological and responsible agriculture in our region.
  • Public awareness through the creation of an “Educational pathway through an urban vegetable garden.”
© Les Mains Vertes
© Les Mains Vertes
© Les Mains Vertes
Partners

Founded in 2016 in the canton of Valais, Les Mains Vertes is an association that promotes responsible, eco-friendly agriculture while offering meaningful activities to individuals facing physical, psychological, economic, or social challenges. Rooted in a broader movement for social and environmental transition, its work aligns with the goals of Valais’s 2030 Agenda.

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