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Inga taking root in El Pital Village

Having finished planting his first plot of Inga alleys, local farmer Martin is now starting on a second. Today Pablo, another Inga farmer from the village, called in to lend a helping hand with...

A Great Piece of Appropriate Technology

We teach every farmer who joins our projects to make these A-frames which allow them to work out where the contours lie on their land so they can plant their Inga alleys on contour...

Paulino’s New Inga Alleys Rapidly Taking Shape

Though still less than 6 months old, local farmer Paulino’s Inga alleys are rapidly taking shape. 18 months and they will be ready for use, freeing Paulino from the long weeks each year he...

A Life Line For Farmers on Steep Mountain Land

Marvin and his family are yet another example of a Honduran family forced to make a living on incredibly steep land like this.  Through taking up Inga alley-cropping, these families can stop the constant...

Inga Foundation May Expand Its Work to Haiti

Haiti is infamous for the level of deforestation across the country and soil erosion is a huge problem for local farmers. Two members of Haitian NGO the Lambi Fund recently came out to Honduras...

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...