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The agroecological transition is a slow, non-uniform agricultural, political, economic and socio-cultural process. In Brazil, the diversities are proportional to the size of the continent, a fact that makes it important to report the most diverse successful experiences in order to contribute to the construction of this transition process. Considering the need for a transition with biological efficiency and respect for sustainability, several properties have opted for a change in their "conservative status". From the articles found, the study of Silva; Gemim; Silva (2020) entitled "The complexity of four practical experiences", published in the GeoPantanal Journal in 2020 was selected to demonstrate characterization of all stages, dimensions and levels of agroecological transition. Thus, this article aims to identify the agroecological transition processes in family farming. The picked study brings production units in different transition stages that made it possible to achieve a proposal to identify the transition processes. Of the four producing units, we chose to analyze the exemplary case of unit 3, as it characterized all stages, dimensions and levels of agroecological transition. There was a comparison of the data found with the bibliographic review pertinent to the theme, showing that a successful agroecological transition is possible and providing information to farmers who choose the agroecological transition.

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Agroecology has presented itself as an excellent research tool in understanding the countless ways that people relate physically, culturally and spiritually to the environment.However, little attention has been given to ecologically sustainable alternative practices as ways to reduce the impacts generated by traditional production and that cause damage to biodiversity, especially in quilombola (slave-refugee) communities, where the human-plant relationship is very intimate. In this context, the present work aimed to carry out a survey of agroecological practices developed in Brazilian quilombola communities, which are communities where direct descendants of the slaveswho were brought to Brazil, at the time of their colonization by the Portuguese, live. The research consists of a literature review with a qualitative approach, in which articles available on the Google Scholar platform were selected. Thus, in light of the studies analyzed, it was possible to describe agroecological practices present in quilombola communities, such as: Management of heirloom seeds; Use of the moon phases for guidance on plantations; Production of native seedlings, and even verifying the efficiency of the application of participatory methodologies such as Agroecological exchanges in backyards to learn about the practices and limitations encountered by residents in food production.

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