Eco Amaranth Project Photos PDF Print E-mail

The Eco-Amaranth project uses participatory activities to

  • train farmers how to plant, care for, and harvest amaranth, and
  • teach natural methods of farming and soil conservation.

Read more about the Eco-Amaranth project.

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A proud farmer shows off his amaranth harvest A farmer examines his family's amaranth crop A family checks their amaranth crop Amaranth planting demonstration Puente agronomist explains how to plant amaranth on sloped land Farmers listen to information about caring for their amaranth crop Farmers participate in a cooking demonstration using amaranth leaves Discussion about various insects that farmers may encounter Puente's white Volkswagon Beetle Participants of the Training Farmers project cook amaranth and corn tortillas Farmers check their amaranth plants A farmer reads her amaranth planting guide Puente Local Counterpart Jesus Pacheco Lopez Farmers prepare a compost box Farmers prepare a compost box Puente Local Counterpart, Ezequiel Sanchez Lopez explains the Training Farmers project to a potential participant Farmer sits with his amaranth planting guide Puente Agronomist begins the discussion on making natural pesticides to control insects Farmers prepare a natural pesticide Puente Local Counterpart explains the history of amaranth to project participants Farmers learn how to prepare natural insecticides Farmers are given instruction on planting amaranth Farmers practice planting amaranth on a test plot Puente Agronomist explains how to make natural pesticides Two girls wait patiently as their mother participates in a Puente training Farmers get ready to practice planting amaranth on a test plot Farmers prepare natural pesticide to control insects Farmers prepare natural pesticide to control insects Farmers prepare natural pesticide to control insects Puente Agronomist explains how to use natural insecticides on their crops A farmer prepares a test plot of land to do an amaranth planting demonstration A training participant is given seed to practice planting with Farmers work together to plant their practice plot of amaranth Farmers prepare land for planting Farmers prepare materials to use in their compost Participants work together to create their first ever compost box Participants work together to create their first ever compost box

 

 
 
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