MESA Alumni are spreading agroecology and food sovereignty around the world! From Peru to Kenya, here is how two Alums are sharing their talents and expertise. Peris Nderitu, Kenya MESA Steward 2011 This past December, former MESA Steward Peris Nderitu facilitated a “Culinary Art Skills Exchange” on traditional food and seeds from Eastern and Southern Africa. Facilitated by the agriculture biodiversity community (abc) in partnership with the Farmers Association of Community Self-Help Invest Groups (FACHIG …
MESA announces Certificate in Applied Agroecology Program! Enroll before March 1st
We are proud to present our groundbreaking Certificate in Applied Agroecology Program (CAAP), completely online! Unlike any other online platform in the world, our Certificate in Applied Agroecology Program is open-sourced, community-based, and provides deeper context to support hands-on training. Revolutionize your agricultural education! Drawing on agroecology’s ancestral roots in the Global South, this course will give you the technical and theoretical toolkit needed to face an increasingly globalized food system. You will leave this course with an excellent …
Voluntariado enfocado en el beneficio de café en GNSE, Tailandia
Posición abierta para voluntaria/o con experiencia y conocimiento de diferentes procesos de beneficio del café Con: GNSE Organic Forest Coffee Project, Chiang Rai, Thailand (El Proyecto de Café Biológico del Bosque de Green Net Social Enterprise en Chiang Rai, Tailandia) Periodo– Agosto 2017- Febrero 2018 (incluye 2 meses para aprendizaje del tailandés y 5 meses en la zona de producción durante el periodo de la cosecha) Historia del Proyecto- Green Net www.greennet.or.th lleva más que 20 …
Conferencia de Productores de Semillas Orgánicas: Organicology
Conferencia de Productores de Semillas Orgánicas: Organicology 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 Inscripciones Abiertas Únete a la Alianza de Semillas Orgánicas (Organic Seed Alliance) para el evento de semillas orgánicas más grande de los EE.UU. Amplía tus conocimiento y habilidades sobre semillas, escucha lo último en investigación científica , y descubre nuevos recursos y herramientas que te ayudarán a crecer y vender más semillas. Juntos estamos cambiando nuestro sistema alimentario, una semilla a la …
Lessons and Unlearning on Resistance and Regeneration in Standing Rock
By Leah Atwood, Director of Programs and Partnerships As many already know, but perhaps not enough, Standing Rock is not about white people’s experiences or an opportunity to promote the work of organizations in the nonprofit sphere. So I will try not to do that. Instead, I aim to share what I learned that can be useful to amplify awareness and action. Standing Rock is about a more recent and visible movement to protect sacred …