Yesterday I went with some Caritas employees who work in a
project in La Labor, Ocotepeque, to protect the Güisayote Natural Reserve which
is a major watershed for Honduras, as well as El Salvador and Guatemala.
Earlier this year the donor, CORDAID of the Netherlands,
added a component to encourage organic agriculture for those who live or work
the land which is at the nucleus of the reserve. A young man with university training
in agriculture is working with them.
This was one of several workshops Rafael has led and had
twenty-three people from three different villages. What impressed me was the participation
of a varied group of people – from some adolescents to older men and women. I
think there were also more women than men present. One community, Llano Largo, couldn’t
bring all the people involved in their project. It was great to see the enthusiasm of the participants.
This session was focused mostly on the use of
micro-organisms for fertilizer, pesticides, and more.
Some photos follow. More can be found in
this set on my Flickr
site.
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| In a field in Pashapa |
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| Rafael explaining how they would test soil for types of fungi |
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| Preparing a jar for the soil test |
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| Preparing the barrel for the wet mixture |
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| Mashing garlic for the wet mixture |
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| Adding vinegar |
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| Taking notes |
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| Taking notes |
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| Adding alcohol brought on a few laughs |
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| The "salad" mixture (chile peppers, aromatic leaves, garlic, vinegar, alcohol) |
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| Adding water |
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Preparing the dry mixture
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| The barrels set aside to ferment |
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