Hello to all,
I´m heading back to the U.S. this a.m. after some very productive days at our Mayan Training Center in Guatemala. Helping to provide food for Mayan families in the region via training at our educational center is our focus, where AAV is teaching families to ¨build¨good soil from depleted soil. Families in three villages are currently making ¨green¨compost and preparing vegetable beds with a ¨deep-dug¨method designed to support at least four companion vegetables. This technique, developed by our agronomist friend, Cesar Garcia Linneo at the San Carlos University in Guatemala, is just one of the techniques used in this unique food-growing program. It will ultimately revolutionize the Maya´s ability to feed themselves.
¨Feeding¨the soil, creating close spacing for seedlings, and planting ¨friendly¨plants with each other that deter insects, are just three of the techniques of the program.
More news to come after the big bird sets down in Miami and I can begin to post some exciting new photography.
Frances
