Agrovilla El Prado

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Spanish
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2001

What we do

La Agrovilla El Prado esta conformada por 14 personas que habitan 5 viviendas, en un terreno localizado en la zona rural de Santa Rosa de Cabal, con una fuerte influencia poblacional y funcional de la ciudad de Pereira.
Además de las viviendas, en un terreno de un poco menos de 12.000 m2, se han establecido prácticas agropecuarias limpias para seguridad alimentaría, recreativas y de conservación ambiental. Adicionalmente se han consolidado relaciones directas con las comunidades vecinas. No se conocen experiencias similares en la región, siendo esta una propuesta viable en distintos niveles personal, comunitario y ambiental como opción para el desarrollo de las zonas suburbanas
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La Agrovilla nació del interés de un grupo de profesionales por compartir su vida y sus sueños a través de una experiencia de comunidad. Inició como una vivencia urbana, en el municipio de Dosquebradas, donde el grupo habitó una vivienda por espacio de 3 años, para trasladarse en el año 2001 a una zona rural en Santa Rosa de Cabal.
Las motivaciones que inspiraron al grupo incluían tener casa propia, vivir en el campo con amigos, alimentarse sanamente, cultivar productos de autoconsumo, compartir las experiencias en la crianza de los hijos y ofrecer a estos una alternativa de vida, aprovechar los bienes y servicios ambientales del lugar y velar por su conservación, proyectar sus conocimientos individuales como profesionales y comunitarios a los pobladores vecinos.
En 2014 fue reconocida como una experiencia significativa de adaptación al cambio climático en Colombia

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  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2001
  • Started living together

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  • Colombia

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