Pacho Gangotena showing what fertile soil looks like. As part of the 2010 Groundswell International conference organized by Ekorural in Quito, Ecuador, Ekorural and other Groundswell members visited Pacho Gangotena’s farm in Puembo, Ecuador. We were just the latest of some 19,000 farmers that have come to learn from Pacho over the past two decades. … Continue reading Visit to Pacho Gangotena’s Organic Farm in Ecuador
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Canastas Comunitarias, an Ecuadorian Alternative to Industrial Food Systems
Ecuadorian family with bountiful harvest In the Andes, there have been fundamental changes in production patterns as a result of the different processes of land reform in the region and “agricultural modernization”. Today, the environmental context and local culture are no longer the main determinants of production systems, but rather the habits of unknown consumers … Continue reading Canastas Comunitarias, an Ecuadorian Alternative to Industrial Food Systems
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