Got goat milk? MESA alumnus Marcia Reyes has made it her business that students in Fiscal Cascol High School in the Manabi Provence of Ecuador have a delicious source of calcium in the form of local goat milk. Participants in her project learn that farm-fresh goat milk is nutrient-dense and economically-viable as an alternative to cow’s milk. They get hands-on practice in animal husbandry and milk production techniques.
In June, program manager Leah Atwood attended MESA’s second Ecuadorian Alumni Reunion. Over 25 Steward alumni from eight different provinces were there, traveling up to 12 hours to reach the highlands of Riobamba.
Kevin Cody, a graduate student at UCSC has been awarded a grant to study MESA! To “assess the potential to ‘scale-up’ innovations in sustainable agriculture (SA) through a case study of the organization, ..."