Today we met with Samari from our Hotel, Sueno de la Campana or “Dream of the Bell.” It is part of economic stimulus project funded in part by a Spanish NGO. As the project nears economic sustainability, their focus has shifted to job training and getting certified by the Rainforest Alliance to increase their visibility.
Next we met with Adec, another farmers’ co-op that manages programs to help diversify agricultural products to mitigate the effects of crop loss due to unpredictable weather. They also manage a seed banking program to empower farmers who don’t have the capital to purchase new seed varieties. Farmers participate in the “pound for pound” program where they receive a “loan” of free seeds that they are required to “repay” after they harvest.
Finally we met with another group of women artisans who make jewelry from local seeds and nuts.
7 de Julio de 2011
July 7, 2011 by mikebraypdx
