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Puente a la Salud Comunitaria (Puente) promotes the indigenous grain amaranth as a way to improve life in rural communities in Mexico.

Amaranth is a natural and sustainable solution to many of the health problems faced in developing countries.

Join us in spreading the word about this exceptional plant!

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Puente sends a short electronic newsletter to friends and supporters every two months. The newsletter includes stories from the field, information about events, and other pertinent news from Puente.

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Amaranth in the News

Check out the links below to learn more about amaranth.

Solving Kenya’s Food Crisis, One Indigenous Crop at a Time (Sept 2009)

Man Breaks World Record for Tallest Amaranth Plant (Jan 2009)

Kenyan Government: Poverty Eradication Commission funds Amaranth Promotion

Amaranth: The ideal crop to add to a small farmer’s polyculture in developing nations? (May 12, 2005)

Grain Amaranth: A Lost Crop of the Americas

Archives

In March 2007 Puente was invited to speak at the Clinton Global Initiative. Read more.
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We Reached Our $10,000 Goal! Thank you to all of our individual donors that helped us achieve the SG Foundation’s matching grant. And of course, a big thank you to the SG Foundation for the matching challenge!


Participatory Approach Donors and interested parties often ask Puente how we assure the sustainability of our projects in the long-term. Our answer is simple: we help the communities help themselves. Read more!

What is Food Sovereignty?

Puente recently incorporated the concept of food sovereignty into our mission.

What is Food Sovereignty?