THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

 The Vegetable Garden: Identity, Diversity and the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage  is an invitation to reimagine the role of horticulture in our societies — not only as food production but as a powerful cultural and educational tool.

It brings together the voices of scientists, artists, and local communities to explore the vegetable garden not only as an agroecosystem but as a dynamic site of cultural memory, ecological awareness, and creative expression.

Through case studies in Vilassar de Mar’s Hort de la Xinesca and Caldes de Montbui’s Hortes de Baix, the publication examines the vegetable garden as a space of self-sufficiency, multicultural coexistence, biodiversity conservation, and artistic experimentation.

It also highlights how traditional botanical knowledge and contemporary ecological art practices can converge to foster sustainable futures.

Key contributions include:

• Ethnobotanical insights from researchers at the Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB) Teresa Garnatje and Joan Vallès.
  
  
• Artistic explorations by artist Jo Milne using cyanotype as a collaborative eco-archiving technique.
  
  
• Reflections on art-science collaboration by UB Fine Arts professors Eva Figueras and Mar Redondo.
  
  
• A visual and conceptual documentation of the workshops held in community-managed gardens