Plantas alimentícias não convencionais: um diálogo formativo com uma turma de sétimo ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

Brazil is one of the places with the greatest biodiversity on the planet. Nevertheless, such species richness is still unknown to a large part of the urban population. Most large-scale food crops cultivated are not native to our country, besides, they also need many pesticides and fertilizers to produce satisfactorily from the market point of view. As an alternative to this unbridled kind of production, new movements that aim to break with this monocultural logic are emerging, focusing on agroecological productions and the recovery of knowledge about Unconventional Food Plants (UFP). The research had the goal to investigate whether the study on UFP can be an alternative for Environmental Education at school. The research was qualitative with the experience report approach. The theoretical support was based on Marie-Christine Josso (2007), Christine Delory-Momberger (2012), Vandana Shiva (2003) and Valdely Ferreira Kinupp (2007). The workshops took place with a seventh-year class from an school from Santa Maria/RS. The work presented satisfactory results, showing that the reflection and studies about the UFP can be an ally in the construction of the school Environmental Education.