Inga Foundation Blog Blog

Local Farmer Pablo’s Inga Alleys Growing Up Fast

Pablo Pinto, a dedicated and hard working local farmer, was convinced to give up slash and burn earlier this year. This summer he planted his incredibly steep land with Inga seedlings and now, a...

The New Project Vehicle Arrives

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the donors who helped us afford our new project vehicle. It means we can now always get out to support local farmers in the...

Inga Alley Cropping to take root in the Amazon

Meet Don Lucho – a Peruvian shaman who works tirelessly to spread sustainable agriculture amoungst local farmers in the Amazon. He and his wife, Emertia, recently visited our projects in Honduras and, inspired by...

Project Center Demo Plots Growing Up Fast

Our Director, Mike Hands, with the first Inga trees that were planted at our new Project Centre back in July. A few months down the line, and these seedlings, along with the other 20,000...

Pamela Anderson Meets Local Farmers

Local farmer Martin shows Pamela Anderson around his new Inga alley plot and explains the difference the project is making for him and his family.

Pamela Anderson Visits Our Projects

Pamela Anderson made the journey out to Honduras to see for herself how our work is protecting the rainforest and providing families with secure, sustainable livelihoods. Here she is getting stuck in and helping...

Watch This Space

Our Director, Mike Hands, has just returned from an action-packed 3 weeks out visiting our projects in Honduras. Keep an eye on out over the next few days to find out about all the...

One Week On…

And just 1 week on, those same Inga seeds have come to life. Another 6 months and they will be nearly head height. 2 years on and they’ll be part of working Inga alley...

For Safe Keeping…

Inga seeds have no dormancy period which can make logistics a little complicated at times. Often the safest way to keep them for a few days extra while the newest families finish preparing their...

Successful Seed Search

We’re seeing more and more families wanting to give up slash and burn in favour of Inga alley cropping. So many in fact that we’ve been struggling to track down enough Inga seeds for...