Rose garden

Agroecological garden

The Agroecological Garden is a pedagogical and demonstrative collection spanning 3140 m ² ( Figs 1N View FIG ; 2B View FIG ). It prioritizes species with potential uses in urban agriculture and strengthens educational activities conducted with communities in urban gardens within the city. The collection aims to research and implement technologies adapted for agroecology, as well as to recover and conserve rustic agro-food seed varieties. It includes a vegetable garden where edible, aromatic, medicinal, and culinary plants are grown, a vermiculture area, and a seed center with an agroecological focus. Native plants in this garden include Bogotá tea ( Symplocos theiformis (L.f.) Oken), Andean cereals such as amaranth ( Amaranthus caudatus L.) and quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa Willd. ), and commercially important vegetables such as lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) and Swiss chard ( Beta vulgaris L.).