A atividade pesqueira tradicional no município de São Borja – RS como ferramenta de educação ambiental informal e valorização do saber empírico – um estudo de caso

Abstract

Too much demand for profit progress triggers the purchase of cheaper, industrial food products. Such foods are produced on a large scale amd drastically hamper the survival of small rural producers, and often do not take into account tje “origin” factor of inputs, generating a strong tendency for human societies to distance themselves from food and to ignore the origin of the food. The visibility of small producers through Gastronomy is, effectively, a solution that can reduce the unbridled consumption of industrialized/processed foods and give greater visibility to different food culture options. Through the case study, the present work had as one of the objectives the search and understanding about the perspective of those who live from artisanal fishing activity in the municipality of São Borja – RS and the development of interdisciplinary strategies within Environmental Education, Gastronomy and the traditional riverside communities. The conclusion of the study highlighted, in a national and regional context, serious difficulties related to the way of life of these riverside families: lack of recognition and appreciation, laws and norms not consistent with the reality of these families, lack of government support and obfuscation of the food industry linked to the difficulties generated by the pandemic. The solution factors found refer to the development of workshops as supportive proposals to exercise the counterpoint to the immediacy and absence of commensality, as well as the diversified incentive to buy, know and establish direct contact with small producers in different areas of food.