Inspired by her U.S. training in the GROW BIOINTENSIVE™ method with Ecology Action, Yesica Nina's 1000-square meter demonstration plot is used for training courses in the GROW BIOINTENSIVE™ method serving her community of Sacllo near the Sacred Valley in Cusco, Peru. Courses are geared toward educating women and youth through collaboration with a mothers' association and two local high schools. Training topics thus far have included: techniques to create and maintain soil fertility, raised bed building, composting, transplanting, and seed saving.
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, ..."