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The Women’s Cooperative in El Tizate has a little bit of land and a lot of motivation. The ladies gathered together on a Friday morning to learn how to plant peanuts from our resident peanut expert, Mercedes, and his assistant Alberto. After the demonstration, they also planted some macadamia and citrus trees on the same field.
Mercedes, also a member of the coffee cooperative...
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Our trip to the rural community of Santiago Ixcan included everything you could hope for – it was muddy, hot, sunny and rainy (yes, all at the same time); we met kind, enthusiastic people; we failed miserably to keep up with the pace of the local farmers; there was a lot of waiting and a lot of food; there were lots of bugs and switch grass; and we sweated. Oh yes, we sweated.
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One of San Miguel Escobar’s valuable, yet under-appreciated resources is its homemakers. Mothers, wives, and elder daughters in our community usually have a strong skill set in cooking and homemaking, but those skills have limited perceived commercial value outside the home. Through homestay businesses, we have brought clients to their home, giving the homemaker a chance to feed...
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Coffee farmers in Coatepeque are preparing to reach new markets with the San Miguel Coffee Cooperative. The Coatepeque farmers have overcome a history more difficult than most, engaging the military in armed battle for 36 years. Their swords now beaten into ploughshares and their guns traded in for hoes and machetes, the former guerillas have planted a collective coffee plantation...
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Attention coffee buyers looking for USDA certified organic green SHB coffee: look no further. USDA-certified organic green coffee from Huehuetenango is now available for sale in the United States and Canada. Previously certified for European standards by Bio Suisse, this highly sought after coffee has just been given the coveted USDA organic seal of approval.The rains have come and...
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