On Farm Research & Projects

Location: Sangolqui, Ecuador Alum Project Leader: Esteban Vasquez Esteban designed his project working with the Fundacion General Ecuatoriana (FGE), an institution that trains people with disabilities for specific types of employment. The organization already had a class on gardening, but they were interested in trying to develop it more around organic vegetable production. Esteban was …

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Location: Quito, Ecuador Alum Project Leader: Daniel Recalde Paul Alvarez This project consisted of five workshops educating local farmers and community members about the practice of making value-added products from fruits, vegetables and herbs as an alternative income source and for improved nutrition. The workshops were held in the communities of San Francisco, Santa Lucia, …

Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Techniques Read More »

Location: Anocaya, Bolivia Alum Project Leader: Fernando Siles Sainz Fernando’s project served a small community of 47 families in the Andean highlands near Cochabamaba, Bolivia. Working with 23 families he helped the community incorporate bean cultivation into their agricultural systems so that they would have higher income, improved soil quality, and better nutrition. His project …

Bean Production with Organic Composting in Rural Anocaya Read More »

Location: Hambontota, Sri Lanka Alum Project Leader: M.M.P. Manathunga S.M. Renuka Nandana Manike Indika Dissanayaka Saranga Lakmuni Four enterprising MESA stewards combined their recent U.S. training experiences with their own local knowledge to facilitate workshops and demonstrations for 22 community groups comprised of dry-zone rice growers, conventional farmers, womens organizations and youth groups in three …

Raising Awareness for Sustainability in Sri Lankan Farm Communities Read More »