“All fruit comes from the backyard”: productive yards as a source of income from fairgrounds of the Municipal Market of Montes Claros / MG,Brazil

Abstract

This work has the objective of presenting some observations on the management practices
and the cultural relationship created between the productive yards of some market stalls, traders
and producers of vegetables and fruits, of the Municipal Market of Montes Claros, MG.
The analyzes contained in this article were made from participant observations and interviews
with the fairgrounds. The selection of the fairs that participated in this research occurred randomly
during trips to the municipal market. We interviewed a total of 8 fairgrounds that live in
the rural area of the city of Montes Claros. The fairgrounds of the Municipal Market of Montes
Claros / MG, which produce and market their own merchandise have backyards with productive
diversity, exchange seed and popular knowledge. Women are the most involved in introducing
and managing crops in productive farms. It is from the yard that originates most of the
products marketed by the traders, who sell from fresh fruits to the processed ones, such as
sweets and jams that are also made with the production of quintals.