Agostinho Salgado
Gardening across generations and the charm of working in a garden filled with stories
Agostinho Salgado has been working at the Botanical Garden of Coimbra University (JBUC) for over 30 years, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and becoming a gardener. On International Fascination of Plants Day, celebrated in May, we went to JBUC's greenhouse to discover the story of one of the gardeners of the University of Coimbra.
Watch the interview (click to open YouTube and turn on closed captions [CC] for English subtitles):
Content Production and Editing: Catarina Ribeiro and Inês Coelho, DCOM
Image and Video Editing: Marta Costa, DCOM
Image Editing: Sara Baptista, NMAR
Translation and subtitles: Diana Taborda and Karine Paniza, DCOM
This interview was conducted during the COVID-19 Pandemic