“Yo también trato de cuidarme”: Mujeres y autocuidados en la horticultura de Córdoba (Argentina)

Self-care, from a feminist perspective, is a substantial strategy that enables us to exist and to be in and among ourselves, in order to recognize, take refuge, heal, cure, reclaim, and satisfy ourselves. Likewise, we ask ourselves if self-care is possible when what is imposed is a being of and for others. What vital time remains for "I take care of myself"? And if so, what do these practices entail? From a feminist qualitative methodology, this article proposes to identify self-care practices in a context that, among other ways, is patriarchal. To this end, the accounts of two women horticulturists and caregivers in the green belt of Córdoba are taken as situated and partial experiences. Amidst difficulties and limitations, Sandra and Noemí take care of themselves and each other, actions that contribute to the defense of their territories: bodies, home-orchards and communities. Thus, self-care is a strategy for better-beingin everyday life that is simultaneously "scary," "tiring," "angry," and "very sad." We find in Sandra and Noemí's self-care practices the power to recover threatened vital processes by reclaiming the uncertainty of what they can do, what can be done, and what we can do. Recovering our power is healing for us.