Home vegetable gardens and medicinal plants promoting voluntary work in different social levels

Abstract

It is necessary to do a connection of inter-institutional efforts for motivation the production of for own consumption and of medicinal plants. The works with vegetable and medicinal plants made part of extension projects, offering practical courses which were performed at the backyards of different institutions. Among various works, which were performed or are performing, we have: 1) UFGD performs home vegetable gardens with old people; 2) UFGD and TV Morena, in Dourados, teach to cultivate vegetables for combating stress and for improving family’s menu; 3) Home vegetable garden and medicinal plant garden as way of occupation and of valorization of life; 4) School vegetable garden: UFGD teaches to valorize the earth and to improve food; 5) the University and CMO teach militaries and civilians to cultivate home vegetable gardens and medicinal plant gardens for combating hunger and for improving income; 6) The University and the cultivation of vegetable gardens contribute for eradication of child work; 7) Teaching on medicinal plant and home vegetable gardens in Dourados-MS; 8) WORKSHOPS discuss medicinal plants for more than 14 years in Dourados-MS. Among obtained results by differents works of extension, we can cite: 1) the maintaining of vegetable and medicinal gardens for supply part of institution needs and 2) to show to students of UFGD and to Dourados socity the value of a social work and the importance of UFGD in providing service and improving the well-being of citizen.