Building Greenhouses in Corani Pampa, Bolivia

Building Greenhouses in Corani Pampa, Bolivia

The high tropical village of Corani Pampa, Bolivia, home to 28 families (130 people), is partnering with Mano a Mano to build greenhouses to plant fruits and vegetables. About Corani Pampa Corani Pampa lies at about 6,000 feet above sea level, a modest elevation by...
Hydro-Green Fodder Production for Animal Feed

Hydro-Green Fodder Production for Animal Feed

Last week we shared some of the current experiments underway at Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological Agriculture. This week we are seeing the results of the fodder production experiments, where we can turn 2 pounds of grain into about 10 pounds of animal feed in...
Omereque Water Ponds (Atajados) – 10 Years Later

Omereque Water Ponds (Atajados) – 10 Years Later

In 2010, our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo constructed 153 farm ponds on the mountainsides of Omereque, one of the Cochabamba Valley’s largest municipalities. These ponds, designed to retain water from seasonal rains for use during the increasingly...