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The promotion of sustainable development and ecological preservation is directly related to environmental education. Universities can provide mechanisms for devising and implementing various sustainability standards in their surrounding communities. This article presents the Horta Escolar Project, developed by the University of Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil, which aims to promote awareness of environmental conservation through sustainable practices in food production. This project resulted from a case study involving both primary school students and university outreach students, aiming to improve knowledge about sustainability and nutrition through the creation of a school garden allowing students to cultivate their own food. This process demonstrated that experiences of this type can effectively contribute to healthy eating and stimulating a culture of environmental preservation.
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The authors would like to thank Christopher Bailey, for his contributions in the revision of this paper. This study was conducted by the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Research Group (GREENS) from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), in the context of the Links Project 2015—Linkages between energy, food and water consumption in the context of climate change mitigation strategies, funded by the Newton Fund, FAPESC—Fundação de apoio à Pesquisa científica e tecnológica do Estado de Santa Catarina and Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK).
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de Albuquerque Junior, C.L., de Farias, P.M., da Silva, F.R., Faraco, R.Á., Berchin, I.I., de Andrade Guerra, J.B.S.O. (2016). University, Environmental Education and Community Engagement for Sustainable Development: A Study of the Horta Escolar Project, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil. In: Leal Filho, W., Brandli, L. (eds) Engaging Stakeholders in Education for Sustainable Development at University Level. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26734-0_18
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