RECREATING (N)A TERRA IN THE MIDST OF URBAN "VOIDS": THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY GARDENS IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF TERESINA

Abstract

This article aims to understand the motivations for the implementation of the community garden project in the Itararé neighborhood, located in the southeast region of the capital Teresina, as well as the initial reverberations after the "launch of the project" in 1987, the focus of this research. The sources used include official documents, newspapers and interviews, in an attempt to achieve a broader view of this historical process. Theoretically and methodologically, the article interlocutes with the research of Verena Alberti (2005) and Paul Thompson (1998) on Oral History, and Michael Pollak (1989), with their writings and contribution on memory, in addition to dialoguing with studies that discuss the history of the Dirceu Arcoverde Housing Complex, based on the research of Cláudia Fontineles and Marcelo de Sousa Neto (2017),  on the city, with Henri Lefebvre (2001), the countryside-city relationship, with Raymond Williams (1989) and the perspective of Edward Palmer Thompson (1998; 2002), on work and experience.  Finally, the study concludes that, although the implementation of the gardens initially had a commercial or educational focus, the discontinuity of assistance by the city government led the horticulturists to develop multiple resistance strategies to ensure the continuity of their work. This scenario directly impacted their trajectories and influenced the development of the project.