Horta vertical: um instrumento de promoção da saúde e sustentabilidade em uma escola pública no sertão paraibano.

Abstract

The present study aimed to make a Vertical Garden, through the reuse of PET bottles, allowing the student to rethink their relationship with the environment and healthy eating, in an interdisciplinary approach. The applied methodology is characterized as an action research with a quantitative-qualitative approach. Semi-structured questionnaires were applied, pre and post-test, with students from cycle one of high school (EJA) of a school located in the city of Cajazeiras - PB. The vegetable garden provided a reflection on sustainability and healthy eating, through the reuse of PET and the cultivation of organic food, and also made it possible for students to know the benefits of medicinal plants.