Category: NewsFeed

Pepper: Plants, Processing and Progress

Doña Rosario, a Guamera (Inga farmer) of 10 years standing, shows off her pepper seedlings which she will plant out and harvest when they are ready. Pepper is the cash crop of choice for...

Our Growing Team

Local farmer Pablo Pinto has now joined the Inga Foundation staff. He proudly sports his new Guamero outfit on his plot in the Cangrajal river valley. A very calm, determined, impressive addition to what...

No More Need to Fear Failed Harvests

The Honduran village of San Rafael is remote; 3 hours steep walk on winding forest paths from the nearest road. Life can be tough when you live so far from vital services like medical...

“Hard to believe…”

“When I visited San Rafael in July, these Inga trees were tiny, newly planted seedlings 50cm high. Looking at the photos now, it’s hard to believe just how much they’ve grown since then!” –...

Interest in Inga Growing in Remote San Rafael

This is Adan Lopez, our part-time extension officer, with his Inga alley plot in the remote rainforest village of San Rafael where he and his family live. Though only 9 months old, the plot...

Establishing Inga-Pepper Demo Plots

We are currently creating pepper demo plots at our new Project Center to show how Inga alley cropping can be used to grow organic pepper as a cash crop. The wooden stakes being put...

Growing a Sustainable Income

As well as using Inga to grow food, families can also use it for cash crops, providing a reliable and sustainable income. One of the best cash crops to grow with Inga is pepper....

Inga Event at the Eden Project a Big Success

Our director, Mike Hands, giving a talk in front of the Inga alley exhibit at the Eden Project earlier this week. The talk was followed by a film screening about our work and the...

Projects Gathering Pace In Honduras

The number of local farmers interested in our work in Honduras is growing week by week. Marvin is one of the newest farmers to make the decision to give up slash and burn and...