Argentina: In Rosario, Urban Farming’s Future Remains Uncertain
Renowned for its urban agriculture initiatives, the Argentine city is struggling to convince the next generation that working the land is worth the effort.
By Skylar Hartgerink
Pulitzer Centre
July 6, 2026
Excerpt:
At 47, Liliana Sosa is the youngest gardener at Hogar Español and has worked there for almost 20 years. For her, it is a place of autonomy. She took over her father’s plot, which he began after Argentina’s 2001 economic crisis, and she takes pride in being “the owner of her own life,” free from the rigid constraints of a boss or a clock.
Recently harvested squash from Hogar Español orchard park in Rosario, Argentina. Image by Skylar Hartgerink. Argentina, 2026.
“It’s your schedule, you manage it,” she said. “But it’s also like any job—if you don’t work, you don’t get income.”
That income is often hard-won. Sosa is honest about the hardships: blistering heat, bitter cold, pouring rain, and the constant risk of losing an entire season’s work. She recognizes that this might be what is keeping young people away.
She recalls a state program that sent 15 young adults around 18 years old to the garden for a six-month period to promote careers in agriculture. Once their salaries ended, every single one left. “They didn’t connect with the earth,” she said. “They didn’t connect with this kind of discipline.”
Paula Córdoba, a coordinator for Rosario’s urban agriculture program, notes that this disconnect is part of a fraying link between ancestral knowledge and a viable livelihood. Unlike the 2001 economic crisis that forced thousands back to the soil, today’s families often opt for faster returns through small businesses and social media, unable to wait until harvest time for income.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/argentina-in-rosario-urban-farmings-future-remains-uncertain/
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