Fruit and Vegetable Preservation Techniques

Location: 
Quito, Ecuador
Alum Project Leader: 
Daniel Recalde
Paul Alvarez
Grant Amount: 
$1000(USD)

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, Miraflores, San Marcos and Ferraviaria Baja, all within the Quito region. Each workshop explored the techniques of canning, pickling, jam-making, produce storage and vegetable drying.

groupcc.jpgMESA's most spectacular fundraising dinner to date! Check out our slideshow of the evening's gastronomic feats, farmer presentations, and dancing!

MESAteaser_ferellen.jpgMESA steward Fernanda Ramos and host Ellen Bartholomew have developed a kid-centered SPRIG featuring garden-to-table education and small grains processing.