Author: Mike Hands

We are now nearing the end of year 7 of the foreseen 10-year Program, Land for Life. In this second 5-year phase, the aim has been to reduce emphasis on establishing Inga alley plots...

A large, new nursery has been established high up in the Cangrejal catchment at Rio Viejo. This is close to the point where the track for the communities of the Los Limpios sub-catchment joins...

Maize is now growing healthily on a soil that had been unable to produce a crop for decades! The plants are flowering and forming mazurkas. Dwarfing the pruned Inga (which are there), Señor Victor...

Field operations in our Land for Life Program have continued to exceed targets and, in spite of the past two years’ extreme “El Niño” climatic phenomenon, we have achieved all our stated objectives for...

“Criollo” Cacao derived from original stock in the Los Limpios basin. This Cacao is from seed taken from huge, ancient trees which had been planted by the aboriginal Maya inhabitants of the basin centuries...

Look at the transformation and progress of our seed farms. The seedlings are then used locally and across the region to help families start the Alley Cropping process.

Field operations in our Land for Life Program have continued to exceed targets and, in spite of this year’s extreme “El Niño” climatic phenomenon, are well on-track to achieve all our stated objectives for...

Here is a great image of Luis and Abraham amongst a healthy crop of Malanga (Colocasia esculenta) between the Inga Alleys. This is the famous Taro of the western Pacific and New Guinea. This...

2014 was a difficult year with “El Niño but much progress has been made! here is a brief summary of our wins and challenges! Extension of the Guama Model The team has continued to...