URBAN
AGRICULTURE
At the top of the Factory Lisbon building, an organic urban garden will be born to demonstrate the contribution of local production for the sustainability of the HCB food system, as well as the benefits of this implantation in the energy consumption of the buildings.
The project is aimed simultaneously at entities based at Hub Criativo do Beato, such as The Browers Company and Praça, but also at the surrounding community, contributing to the approximation and social interaction between members of the local community and citizens who enjoy the space.
The Browers Company will assess the feasibility of producing hops (a climbing plant whose flower is used in beer production, and which gives it a characteristic aroma and slightly bitter taste), using it as an ingredient in beers to be produced and marketed in its space at HCB, the Brothers Beato.
The Praça will work on the production of aromatic herbs of different species, to be marketed and consumed in its market and restaurant space at HCB. The objective of the experiment is to investigate and demonstrate the feasibility of production in the HCB food chain, optimizing the process to the best sustainability parameters.
With these experiences, it is expected to investigate and demonstrate the feasibility of food production in the Greater Lisbon area and, due to the geographical proximity, eliminate the need for logistics and transport of goods by road, thus contributing to decarbonization.
Through Programa Hortas, promoted by the Lisbon City Council, the neighbours of Hub Criativo do Beato will be able to enjoy their own urban garden, take home the organic vegetables and fruits they have grown, and invest in healthy eating habits. The opening of HCB’s urban garden to citizens aims to strengthen human relationships in the community and promote social inclusion.
Areas of Intervention
- - Buildings
- - Circular Economy and Environment
Public policy coordination and recommendations
- - Startup Lisboa
- - Lisboa E-Nova
Public policy coordination and recommendations
- - Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
- - The Browers Company
- - Praça
- - Factory Lisbon
Stakeholders
- - Entities and the HCB community
- - Local Community
- - Local authorities
- - Civil society
URBAN AGRICULTURE, AN INFINITE SOURCE OF WELL-BEING
LOCAL BEER WITH HOPS FROM BEATO
HERBS WITH A VIEW OF THE TEJO AND AT PRAÇA’S TABLE
CULTIVATE AND SHARE, NEW FRIENDSHIPS FOR LIFE
SOW INNOVATION IN HUB CRIATIVO DO BEATO
The first steps of the Urban Agriculture operation have been taken. The Lisbon City Council’s first cultivation beds were installed on the Factory Lisbon rooftop and planted the first species that will demonstrate the contribution of local production to the sustainability of HCB’s food system, as well as the benefits of this implementation on the building’s energy consumption.
With a cultivation project developed by Noocity, a Portuguese startup specialized in creating sustainable communities in public or private spaces to promote eco-transition, the first varieties of vegetables and aromatics are already growing in this organic urban garden.
The next steps are already underway. Defining the model for allocating plots of this community garden and its respective regulations will be the basis for, together with the Lisbon City Council, main partner of this living laboratory, allowing neighbors and members of the community installed in Hub Criativo do Beato to be able to enjoy the organic vegetables and fruits that will be grown here, while strengthening human relationships in the community, promoting inclusive social dynamics and investing in healthy eating habits.
