More Than Just a Cover Crop
April 25, 2023
Rather than buying nitrogen to fertilize his corn and bean crops, Isaí is growing his own. Ever since he started farming 18 years ago, he’s watched his yields go down […]
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Encouraged and Empowered
In the message of women’s empowerment she receives from her involvement in this program, Dulce María hears an echo of the way her grandmother would inspire her when she was […]
Environmentally-Friendly Farming “Inheritance”
October 21, 2022
Edén has been a farmer since he was 16, but he only planted basic grains, and just for household consumption. Now he’s got a diversified farm, he’s improving his soils, […]
Friendly With Nature
August 26, 2022
When Martín first heard about an opportunity to farm sustainably in 2018, he instantly recognized that “this was something we needed.” The intervening years have proven him right. He says, […]
Conserving Soils Key to Resiliency
July 28, 2022
Doña Silvia confirms that, as expressed by the subtitle of the program (“Somos Resilientes”), she and her family are indeed resilient. Except for her husband’s seasonal work picking coffee, agriculture […]
Conservation Agriculture Easier on Aging Farmers
June 10, 2022
Joseph joined a Farmer Field School despite other men saying it was “a waste of time.” He ended up mulching a small piece of land just to please the staff. […]
Old Farming Practices Make Way for the New
April 13, 2022
Douglas, a farmer with a carpentry business and a young family, speaks with great love of how his parents involved him in farming from a very young age. “They taught […]
Beyond Traditional Farming
March 1, 2022
José, 24, will tell you that the old saying, “First impressions are lasting impressions,” is untrue, at least in his case. The first meeting he attended with local partner ACJ […]
Emergency Inputs and Training Got Them Through
February 3, 2022
Domingo expressed his gratitude for the emergency inputs and training support he received as a drought devastated the July-November 2021 planting cycle, adding, “We really needed it.” At 63, Domingo […]
Life is Better in So Many Ways
January 12, 2022
Now that they have a tank to store rainwater in, Maribel and her family are no longer completely limited to producing food in the unpredictable rainy season. She says, “Through […]